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New Restaurant - "Acer Griseum" - Free Buffet 24/7
With all the Canada geese I decided I needed a bird feeder instead of my usual tossing seed out my window... my chickens found it within 12 hours... New Resto: you can eat buffet: a party crasher:...
 
Big a$$ scary insect
I assume you would recognize a mantis Dobsonflies or stoneflies might fit even though they have two pairs of wings and dobsons don't have bright yellow legs. Some stoneflies have yellow legs try...
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my sweet corn seems to be dying
I have a strip of fertile ground on the south side of our house that gets full sun. It runs east-west along the side of our garage, with no trees or shrubs anywhere nearby. The area is about 25' long...
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Hi does anyone know what these two spiky things are, please?
Hi There!! First question = what are these plants both called? Second = Is it worth raising the "bush" from seeds? Third = Will the other more feathery plant actually flower at some point before it...
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Zukes not fully developing
My zuke plant, I only have the one, is acting oddly. So far it has started 4 zukes. Two I hand pollinated the others were bee pollinated. In each case they grew to about 4 inches in length and then...
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earwigs and corn
Hi Guys, The local earwigs seems to love my corn. Any organic/natural way to defeat them? Any words of wisdom? I read to roll up some newspaper and wet it down. They would hide in it during the day....
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Silver birch
How hardy are silver birch trees. We have one that is close to our house and getting tall enough that it could start hitting our eaves in a strong wind. I am going to take the top-most bows off with a...
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Peach question
We got peaches! Sweet huge peaches. On some of them, there is a clear hard little blob on the outside of the skin. On dissection, the spot on the skin and the clear blob are the only blemish, there is...
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Yet another plant ID, please
This thing came up in a railing planter recently. It's about a foot high now. I decided to leave it there until I could determine whether it's something I want to toss out or transplant and keep. live...
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Powdery mildew on squash - any cure?
Once again it is mid/late august, and the squash plants are pumping out zukes like crazy. And, right on schedule, the powdery mildew is starting to appear. Has anyone had any success fighting or even...
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How much extent the chemical which are used in planting affect our health?
Hello guys, How much extent the chemical which are used in planting affect our health? I really want to know as its important to our health.
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Mystery Animal Damaging my Lawn
In the last few days, an animal of some kind has been making its way across my garden and those of the three houses next to me. It has tunnelled under the fence leaving a hole that might allow a small...
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Today
I was very busy mowing today, and afterwards checked my new fruit trees, I have a lot of delicious plums (Mt. Royal), they're small but very tasty... next year they should be larger. be a few hundred,...
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Sycamores
Sycamores: View picture of Platanus Species, American Sycamore, American Planetree, Buttonball Tree, Buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis) at Dave's Garden. All pictures are contributed by our community.
 
Gardening on Rock
The location of my garden is on rock. On caliche. I could pick another spot, but this one is convenient, and another would be much farther from the house. Digging down more than a foot or so hits...
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