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Gardening

Curmudgeoness

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3. No one has a black thumb!

Reply to Aerows (Original post)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 11:13 AM

Aug 2015

There are lots of reasons why things don't work out the way we hope. Sometimes, it is as simple as planting in the wrong place. Or it could just be a bad year for gardens (temperatures or too much/too little rain). Your soil might need augmented with organic material, and if that is the case, working on it over the years will allow it to get better every year. There are so many reasons for poor vegetable performance, and I don't know all the answers, but I do know that you will get better over time.

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I need some help with gardening. [View all] Aerows Aug 2015 OP

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No one has a black thumb! Curmudgeoness Aug 2015 #3

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Hot as hell Aerows Aug 2015 #5

Try this. NCarolinawoman Aug 2015 #6

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