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Intruder
Can any one help. I have these two intruders in my garden and having trouble identifying them. I am sure one is a weed but the other is a shrub or tree sucker from some where. I have attached a couple...
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Pruning OK now?
I have a dogwood that is growing fast. In fact, so fast that there are branches heading for my neighbors garden. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to nip them off during this season? Thanks
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Yellowing Courgettes
Hello All, I have some courgettes on my allotment plot and while most are ok, some are turning yellow at the ends. Any ideas? its not like blossom end rot as they still seam sound but are turning...
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Planting White Clover In Cantaloupe Mound
My cantaloupes aren't being pollinated very well this season. I did notice that in my front yard, the honey bees are really working the white clover. This gave me the idea that next year perhaps I...
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Joining two patios
I have a patio that goes across the back of my house and am going to put another one at the top of the garden on the left hand side. Have you any ideas of how to join these two patios with some kind...
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Recommendation for dilution of selective herbicide chems
I want to use up this old bottle of Spectracide's Weed Stop for Lawns, but unfortunately the label is all kinds of gone. And that's beside the fact that I really don't want to just spray it all the...
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Recomendation for a small tree puller
I have all sorts of volunteers growing on my property - privet, fig, walnut, etc. If I cut them off they just grow back, After looking online I discover that there are four manufacturers that are in...
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Roses
Two of my tea roses have too many canes coming from the middle of the root stock. Would now be a good time to prune those canes out, or should I wait until late winter? Thanks Freckles
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Tomato wilt!
Damn, damn, damn! The deadly wilt strikes again. We (Santa Monica CA) had a bad spell all over town about 3-4 years ago. Why does this (*&^$%^))_* strike every few years -- and why not, come to think...
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Why No Flowers ?
Hi, Live outside of Boston. About a month and a half ago I bought a package of "wildflower" seeds. A very good, well known, brand, but I don't remember which. Also, some top of the line potting soil....
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It may be true what I read about heirloom plants..........
I have heirloom and hybrid tomato plants this season. Now I realize the season is still early but the hybrids seem to be out producing the heirlooms at least three to one and in some cases more than...
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Patio awning - shade disrupting plants
You may need to find other plants that are happy with the newly shaded area. When plants get less sun and lower temperatures than they used to get, some will tend to stress out by yellowing leaves,...
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Gardens of the National Trust by Stephen Lacey,(1996, Hardcover)
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Hydroponic ornamentals
A while back, I set up a hydroponic drip system that supported tomatoes and jalapeno peppers. It was very successful . . . but eventually . . . ugly as hell. A sprawling mass of stems and leaves. The...
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Your opinion on these tomatoes please
From the research I've been doing, it seems certain tomatoes do well in most any part of the U.S. I'm from Pennsylvania zone 5-6 and plan on giving these a try next season. They are: Lemon Boy, Early...
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