Growers Forum

This discussion group was created to allow a space for curious growers to help each other be successful. It is currently free of charge to participate. Request Access here. Please respect the following guidelines:

  1. Be thoughtful, thorough and intelligent with your comments and questions. A quip or single sentence won't be helpful to anyone, but a carefully worded query or observation will be.
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    • Freshness
    • Amendments
      Amendments includes everything you add to your acreage to help those plants grow. Think compost, fertilizer, mulch and beyond.
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    • 2 years ago

      Todd Parlo

    • Books
      This is the space to recommend some of your favorite horticulture related tomes. This may be a gardening book, a plant or soil science textbook or maybe just essays and reflections of farming.
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    • 2 years ago

      Andy King

    • Disease
      Plant diseases can make growing plants more difficult, but there is hope. Let's learn about them, find remedies and share our experiences.
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    • 2 years ago

      Todd Parlo

    • Farms
      This is the space to plug your favorite farm. The best insight will come from those you have visited, folks you know, but especially those those that set the bar high for good farming practices, ingenuity and dedication to their community and the environment. Sure this could be your own farm, a local haunt or one you magically stumbled upon during a trip abroad.
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    • 2 years ago

      Todd Parlo

    • Memberships and Certifications
      There are great many organizations and certification bodies a farmer or homesteader may join. Some set rules and require inspection. Some pride themselves on providing aid and advice. What do we know about these bodies? What are your experiences with them?
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    • 2 years ago

      Todd Parlo

    • Pests
      Pests can be, well, a pest. Insects, deer, gophers and bears can be just a few of many interlopers in the garden and field.
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    • 2 years ago

      Todd Parlo

    • Plant People
      Who are your heroes in the world of farming and horticulture? A hands in the dirt farmer, a scientist, a cider maker, or maybe a writer or speaker? This may be someone unknown that is a personal friend, a superstar or one gone long ago. Who is someone that made a green mark on you?
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    • Pruning
      An often necessary part of healthy tree, bush and vine management. Here we discuss the many approaches and experiences involved.
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    • 2 years ago

      Todd Parlo

    • Species
      This space is specifically for species discussion, that defined in scientific nomenclature. For example, malus coronaria and malus domestica are species (g-s) but McIntosh is labeled a variety (or more correctly a cultivar). So, here we would discuss the malus domestica species in general (this being the pool of domesticated produce apple), but the McIntosh chat should be located in the Varieties pages.
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    • 2 years ago

      Todd Parlo