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OT: Did everyone get the plants I sent out?
Just wondering. I mailed a bunch of boxes out last week to assorted people here and have no idea if they arrived. Sorry to do this here, but I don't have everyone's email address.
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Seed Saving Basics
Snagged in news for some....good place to start for those new to saving seed. http://www.seedsave.org/issi/issi.htmlCharlie
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What are the bare spots in my lawn?
I live in Cincinnati Ohio, and my backyard, in the sunny portion of it, has bare spots that have been gradually growing over the last years. One of them is about 10 by 20 feet. Areas away from the...
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Where to find hand pump for well?
I have a shallow well, and in the summer the water level drops to about 10 feet. Do they make hand pumps that can pump water from that depth? Any ideas where to find one? My water supply is plentiful,...
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Having a lovely garden whilst keeping pet rabbits
our rabbits are caged. >Is there anything we can do to remove weeds from our lawn without >harming our bunnies?
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Turning clods
This morning I automatically dug and turned a plot where I had cleaned out old veg and about to plant new seeds. Got to wondering WHY it is important to turn the clods of earth. I've "always" done it,...
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Compost topdressing
Zone 5A, Rhode Island, Very sunny lot. Does anyone have experience topdressing their lawn with compost? Can I do it now? Does it help? What should I know??? I've got a typical builders lot with...
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where can I buy trailing rosemary online?
Hi everyone, I moved to France and I am trying to set up a garden. In my area I can't find trailing rosemary. Any suggestions on a good variety? Thank you, Alexandra
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Any Tips On Pond
We are in the process of making a small pond for coy fist and lillies. Here is a small slide show of it, link below. We are debating weather to cement it or get heave duty plastic. Im tired of plastic...
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Any new stuff?
Anyone trying new crops this year? Some of mine are: Green Zebra tomatoes Black Cherry tomatoes Pink Oxheart tomatoes Quadrato D'asti Rosso sweet pepper Amish Lamb's Tongue lettuce Italiko Rosso...
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Composting urine
I know that using your "wee" on a compost heap is okay as it's high in nitrogen, and that you can compost almost anything that once lived, however, my question is one that i'm sure hasn't been asked...
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tool for cutting wire fence
Can anyone recommend some sort of cutter that can cut wire fences? I have a rusty one I want to remove.
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Help! What Tree is it?
Hi All, i'm new to this but really need some help with identifying a Tree in my neighbourhood. Im no gardener so please accept my apologies for the poor description or lack of knowledge. In our...
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OT...Got Garden? Daily Food Crisis in the News
All you pollyannas can just move along, nothing to see here. Everthing will be taken care of. Just a temporary glitch in the matrix. Here is today's small sampling of "food insufficiency" stories....
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Noisy garden equipt
One of the biggest complaints around here ( coastal) is gardeners using those loud gas-powered mowers & blowers which are also described as polluting. (One gardener I had used an electric one.) Just...