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Gardening

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1. Any fracking going on nearby?

Mon May 29, 2017, 02:06 PM

May 2017

The soil might be poisoned.

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This is my last year trying to grow tomatoes in Oklahoma. [View all] redstatebluegirl May 2017 OP

Any fracking going on nearby? kimbutgar May 2017 #1

Not that I am aware of most of it is at least 40 miles from us. redstatebluegirl Jun 2017 #20

2015 was my last year. CrispyQ May 2017 #2

Have you tried raised planting beds? Best_man23 May 2017 #3

The bag retains water a lot better than a porous clay pot does Warpy May 2017 #8

I can understand Bayard May 2017 #9

Yes, I bought varieties that are for the Oklahoma hot sun. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #11

I had to give it up a couple of years ago. lpbk2713 May 2017 #10

Where are you getting your seed or plants? Runningdawg May 2017 #12

I went there and those are the ones in the ground right now... :-( redstatebluegirl May 2017 #13

Well that sucks..... Runningdawg May 2017 #17

What's the bee situation there? N_E_1 for Tennis May 2017 #14

I figured out the cost to tomatoes grown packman May 2017 #16

I'm beyond frustrated by this craptastic spring in the Northeast. NutmegYankee Jun 2017 #19

What are they doing, exactly? What kinds of tomatoes NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #22