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Does Ranunculus come back?
I put a bunch of yellow Ranunculus about 1-1/2 months ago; cost me quite a bit. They looked gorgeous, then began shedding blooms. Question: Do they re-bloom? I have little experience with bulbs, etc;...
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will herbicide used in killing Chinese Elms harm surrounding plants?
I have 4 trees I need to kill. I was wondering if the stump/tree killer will harm plants surrounding the trees. Will it leach out from the roots?
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Are Bell Pepper Seeds Slow To Germinate?
Ten days ago I planted eight Big Bertha bell pepper seeds in peat pellets. I have them in small plastic cups which I placed in a zip lock bag along with a damp piece of sponge. They are also on top of...
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Water from the top of my pool Tarp. Good for anything??
I'm in Zone 5 and It's still one month if not 7 weeks maybe before I open my pool. In the mean time I've 4 months of snow water and ice that has melted on the top of my closed pool. Tons of leaves and...
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How tall does a Goldcrest cedar grow?
Hi, Last summer, among the beetroot and other veggies in my back garden in Oxford UK, I planted a 'Goldcrest cedar' (not sure what this is exactly). It's grown maybe an inch or two and is currently...
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How long do gladiolus take to bloom
I got some glad bulbs. The directions say I can plant them here in New York (near Albany) from April to June. I'd like to time them to be in bloom for a summer party but I need to know roughly how...
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Strawberry Tree
Hi, this is my first time, so hopefully I will get this right. I have a Strawberry Tree which is growing quite tall & I want to cut it down a little. When is the best time to do this??
 
Killing Bermuda grass
OK, late last summer I poisoned all the Bermuda grass that was taking over everything. Now in those areas I have numerous weeds here and there that are nice and green. I wanted to wait until the...
 
I have 2 massive pots to fill and i don't know what with?
We have just moved house and the previous owners have left us with these enormous pots and we just don't know what to fill them with? Can anyone make any good and perhaps unusual suggestions? Many...
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Little Yellow Eggs found in plant compost! Pictures attached
Im repotting a house plant into a larger pot and im using some compost from another dead house plant that I throw out 6 months ago. However ive found little yellow eggs, the size of pepper corns in...
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Systemic Weed Killer
If I paint on systemic weed killer to unwanted Lily of the Valley, will this damage or kill the roots of the other plants that they are tangled in with?
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Iodine In PA Rainwater (Article)
Yoy can read the article here but if you Google ( Iodine in PA rainwater) you can also find more info. on it....
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Land Value
Hello all My first post here so appologies if this isnt relevant to the section. A neighbour ownes a bit of land at the end of may garden and he has informed me that he is interested in selling it as...
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Hyacinth bulbs
Just planted out some hyacinth bulbs, only been out just over a week and look like they are about to flower,apparently you only get about three weeks of flowering then its time to deadhead them ready...
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First Acid Rain.....Now Iodine Rain
A few years back acid rain was in the news. Now we have iodine rain! They tested rain water here in Pennsylvania and found the iodine level 1300 times higher than federal standards. The nuke disaster...
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