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Student Research into the Gardening Lifestyles Future
0.5 Yes but this is a motherhood statement, nobody will answer "no", well maybe Brooklyn1 if his haemorrhoids are playing up. Face to face contact with competent enthusiastic mentors not bubble-brain...
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How to ensure Trees Survive in the Planting season
You're beginning to sound like a salesman. So if you are dealing with sterilized soil or toxic mine tailings that have never supported a biotic community, it may make sense to use mycorrhizae on...
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A little help needed.
Hi Everyone I have just moved home to Wales and have my first ever garden. One BIG problem. Its 80ft Long by 40ft Wide and is all grass. I want to put in as many seeds as possible next year but I...
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IDNature guides
Stumbled here note the cross post.
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Multi-colored fall leaves. . .
We have planted coral bark Japanese maples (sango kaku) for several years, mostly with good results. Our present one, which is five years old and about 10 feet high, produced a surprise this fall: The...
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amaryllidaceae
Hallo I am a private collector of Amaryllis hybrids and Hippeastrum species in the Netherlands. I have a nice collection but I am still searching some special Hippeastrum species. Perhaps there are...
 
Mycorrhizae - The Benefits
Hi all, Whos heard of mycorrhizae and what it does? Had some great results with this increasing growth rates and improving strength and water drought stress. Thought i would share a really easy to...
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Winter dreaming - small tree
OK - I'm southern NH, but have to treat this area of the yard as warmish Zone 4 - the wind really creates a very cold microclimate on that side of the yard, especially around the proposed site - aka...
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Need perennial that like lots of water
Hi All, I have an ellipse at the edge of my lawn where I intend to grow perennial flowers. I love Hollyhocks, but the one in the front of the ellipse always die on me from all the water that soaks...
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Blueberries in So. Calif coastal
My nursery (Armstrong) advertises 2 blueberry varieties that (I assume) can be grown in this mild Mediterranean climate: Sunshine and Bountiful Blue. $29.99 for 2 gal. Some advertised to bear next...
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_the earth moved_ by amy stewart
a light read, well worth the time and a change of pace from other fare. songbird
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fig tree
My fig tree in a large pot had 20 figs this year -usually has 5 or 6- but they fell of when nearly ripe. My daughter says it is because I didn't water it in the hot weather. I thought figs liked it...
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Freeze green onions?
I need to pull a lot of green onions before they go to seed. Don't have any way to use them all up at once. Thought of cleaning, dicing, and freezing. Anybody done this? Does it work? Quick replies...
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OT Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Composer, Dies
Try to taste this one. Górecki: Symphony #3, Op. 36, "Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs" - 1. Lento, Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma Cantabile 26:47 Dawn Upshaw; David Zinman: London Sinfonietta Górecki: Symphony...
 
Coffee grounds
There was a long, detailed article today in Dave's Garden about using coffee grounds to feed one's plants. Anybody have extensive experience with this? Mine is limited to dumping the grounds on Friday...
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