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the green gardener
created: Jun. 11, 2008
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Calling All Optimistic Gardeners!
The Green Gardeners are here and we're looking for a few green thumbs. Fertile minds, gardening hints and secrets, and nature topics welcome.
about the green gardener
If you're a gardener by nature, even if your thumb's not always a vibrant green, then we'd love to have you join us. Share tips, best (and worst) practices, secrets, and good old garden lore with GOLO's Green Gardener Group.
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GOLO member since September 9, 2007
August 19, 2008 5:56 p.m.
GOLO member since November 21, 2007
August 8, 2008 7:25 p.m.
If you want to fertilize every time you water, you need to dilute the fertlizer even more. I think there should be directions on the fertilzer telling you that.
The wrong kind of fertilizer and TOO MUCH will kill.
GOLO member since July 15, 2007
August 8, 2008 7:38 a.m.
GOLO member since November 21, 2007
August 7, 2008 7:30 p.m.
GOLO member since July 15, 2007
August 5, 2008 4:53 p.m.
GOLO member since November 13, 2007
August 4, 2008 12:44 p.m.
GOLO member since November 21, 2007
July 31, 2008 10:26 a.m.
Uneven watering - Another possibility for what causes bitter cucumber is if a cucumber goes through alternating periods of drought and overwatering, the stress from this can cause the plant to produce bitter fruit.
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/what-causes-bitter-cucumber.htm
GOLO member since July 15, 2007
July 30, 2008 2:47 p.m.
I hope that someone has some real knowledge of what can cause the problem that Lawpirate inquired about.
For the fun of it, I'll share something that my hubby told me - an "old wives' tale", if you will, about keeping your cukes from tasting bitter. The saying is: "when you cut off the end of a cuke, rub that end on the other end of the cuke, and it won't be bitter".
Just a little fun, but I know that I won't be the only one to try it!
GOLO member since September 20, 2007
July 30, 2008 9:53 a.m.
GOLO member since July 28, 2007
July 29, 2008 9:15 a.m.
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