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Jalapenos don't get hot if weather is not hot?
I had a neighbor say that jalapenos don't get hot of the weather is not hot. I don't know if it's true or not, but my jalapenos are very mild this year. Is this true about jalapenos? No hot weather,...
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Any new ideas to get rid of moles?
My battle with moles in my lawn has continued for about 5 years. I have not tried too many products and my best weapon against moles has been a spring loaded trap which drives 2 sets of prongs (about...
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Another Bee Bites the Dust
I have a pond, so they can get water there if they're thirsty. there are flowers all around, so they can get nectar. this one insisted on drinking from my Coke can. glad I heard her before I drank...
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Lawn care tools
Next year I will be taking care of the lawn rather than using a local lawn services, I simply can't afford it any more. Besides my lawn mower, edge trimmer and leaf blower are there any other tools...
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SOS with Sand stone flag stones
I have these awful sand stone flag stones as a patio. I did not put them down my Dad did. I have moved into my parents ol house with my kids. Knowing my Dad they were probably very expensive and look...
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Powdery Mildew starting on squash
A few of my squash plants have developed powdery mildew. Last year I lost all of my pumpkins and squash to this. Has anyone had it start, and then was able to stop it from spreading? If so, what did...
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Any decent way to nix out quackgrass?
My front yard is infested with this stuff, used to think it was all other kinds of noxious weed, but finally pulled some of it, did the identification via examining the stems and leafs, and zeroed it...
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Lawn
No pictures available. Have some kind of foliage that is very similar to St. Augustine. However, it grows much taller/quicker. Its seems to be a grass type. Blades of it are sectionalized into 3...
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Brugmansia sport?
I have 'Peaches and Cream' and every year one of the limbs is almost albino. I'd go as far as to say it is even a dwarf on the plant. I think I'm going to root that part and see how it does in a pot...
 
Composting toilets
Has anyone tried or used a composting toilet? I was reading about it today, enjoying my day off, and after looking at a video clip of the Sun Mar systems it sounds pretty good for a small house with...
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Please Help Support a BAN on Primate testing in Europe
To: All European Citizens who care about Animals This is a critical time. The European Commission (EC) is currently revising the law - known as Directive 86/609 - that governs animal experiments...
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Best shade tree for So-Cal (zone 9 or 10)
Hi guys/gals, I don't know much about zoning (or trees) but I looked up my area and it is a zone 9 or 10 in socal. I was hoping to plant a fruitless mulberry tree because of the fast growing and...
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Spiders on my bushes
We have been spraying our bushes and with no avail, we still find fine webs. Our concern is will our bushes become diseased? Thanks. Claire
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Strange Plant with Explosive Seed Pods
Hi All, Came across a strange plant about 4' tall, with very small yellow flowers. If a branch is disturbed by shaking or hitting, seeds are explosively shot-out in all directions with quite a bit of...
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Too late to plant herbs?
Is it too late to plant herbs and perennials? Or perhaps a different way to say this, is there a better time this year to plant herbs and perennials? Specifically I'm thinking of Thyme and Echinacea....
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