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Lots of Flowers, but No Fruit

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A frustrated gardenerd wrote in recently:

"Having a little gardening crisis - I planted a second round of zucchini and cucumbers in September. They are large now and have produced many flowers, but no fruit! Other things I planted at the same time are doing well. Beans and peas aplenty. I know pollination is an issue, since what few bees there are right now are OBSESSED with the eucalyptus tree on the other side of the house, not my garden - but I've added some sweet alyssum pots to the garden area, and even poked at the flowers with ...

Read more about the article Gray Water for Vegetables?

Gray Water for Vegetables?

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A forward-thinking gardenerd wrote in this week:

"I am considering a gray water system to use on a vegetable garden. Is this safe to do? If so, is it considered organic?"

My first thought was, no - it's not really safe to use, but it might be with the right system.  Then I took to the cyberspace waves and found a few bits of information:

In many states it is actually illegal to use gray water on vegetable gardens.  You should check with your municipal sewage service to see what laws apply where you live.

In states where gray water systems are legal, they ...

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Indoor herb gardening

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While Spring is just around the corner, many people are itching to have fresh herbs at the ready.  In places where temperatures remain chilly at least until April, what's a NYC foodie to do?  Her question reads: "What do you suggest for those of us who love to cook with fresh herbs, but are stuck living in charming, yet space challenged studios in NYC?!  It's really winter out here, so I would plant indoors.  I get lovely even, but indirect sunlight all…

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