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Banana tree fruit pods
Please Help! One of my banana plants bloomed the other day. My problem is that the pod, which is purple in color is not all complete. This has happened several years now. Five or six leaves, one at a...
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18 years ago
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pruning advice for bhutan pine / pinus wallichiana
hi, i just bought a 2 foot bhutan pine in a pot. i'm a real novice with gardening and would just like to provide the best conditions i can to allow the tree to grow healthy, and keep it under control,...
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18 years ago
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Can this Costco 4ft Rhododendron be saved
I purchased a 4ft Rhododendron from Costco for half-price thinking I might be able to get it healthy..it seems Costco did not water these plants and they looked it but I picked the best of the lot. I...
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19 years ago
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plants named Peter
Hopefully some of you may be able to help I have three Sons Peter, David and Alden In an effort to get them involved in the Garden, I am trying to buy some plants that they can 'adopt' I have planted...
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19 years ago
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wild flowering plant indidinous to britain but not switzerland cira 1905?!
Hello, i'm reearching for a BBC TV drama and I just wondered if anyon can suggest a wild flowering plant that can be bouhgt in flower NOW that would have appeared in the british isles in the early...
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19 years ago
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Formula for how much dirt?
I want to create a raised flower bed. Is there a way to figure out how much dirt I will need? I want the flower bed to be relatively circular, about six feet in diameter, and about six inches deep. Is...
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19 years ago
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Aloe Vera Plant and Freezing weather
Oops...I accidentally left my Aloe plant outside and we had a hard freeze:( From the tips to about halfway down the plant, they are brownish yellow and squishy. The rest of the plant looks fine....
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19 years ago
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When's The Best Time To Plant Sod In Zone 8?
When's the best time to plant Centipede grass in the Florida Panhandle (Zone 8)? Is it okay to plant between now and the first of February? I'd like to do the job while the weather is cooler. Or...
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19 years ago
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Acer Campestre - Proximity to House
Hello all you tree experts out there! Our developer planted three Acer Campestre close to our house when i was built eight years ago. These are now fifteen feet tall. I a wondering if they are a...
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19 years ago
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bloodleaf is wilting -- contradictory advice
Hello, For all of the following you may safely assume that I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!!! Feel free to use very basic terms. I have a bloodleaf, potted outdoors. It looks a lot like the picture at is...
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19 years ago
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Magnolia or Mountain Laurel
x-archive:no Zone 8A, Dallas Texas. I have a plant that has popped up in two different places. Both areas are shady and wet. One is by an outdoor water facet we use to put water in a dog dish and near...
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19 years ago
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French Drain - Gluing Pipes?
I'm installing a surface drainage (for downspouts) and subsurface (french drain) system in my backyard. I was reading a pamphlet of one of the piping mfgs (I think it was NDS), and it said to glue all...
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19 years ago
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air layer birch trees?
Is it possible to air layer birch trees? How large of a branch can you use? Is it too late to do it this year? Thanks Gary
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19 years ago
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How Often Can I Apply Epsom Salts for Blue Spruce?
I have read on these newsgroups that one teaspoon of Epsom salt mixed in a gallon of water will help blue evergreens to be extra blue. I apply the teaspoon of Epsom salt dissolved in a gallon of...
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19 years ago
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Anyone have Creeping Fig planted aorund their place?
Am looking for a good evergreen fairly fast growoing vine to cover up my chimney in the shaded side of the property. Had considered dutchmans pipe, english ivy and creeping fig. I know a lot of homes...
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19 years ago
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Ash tree sticky deposits
I have a large ash tree (in the UK) - it appears to have started to drop sticky deposits that look just like granular sugar. Problem is it's all over the patio, and gets picked up on shoes etc, as...
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19 years ago
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Can I MOW over BURLAP?
Greetings. Trying to resurrect my lawn after seeing it destroyed by house renovations (expansion). It never grew well along the shady side of the house, and now that area is a six-foot-wide path the...
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20 years ago
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Vermiculite alternative for square foot gardening? (2023 Update)
Hi all, I'm a complete newbie when it comes to gardening and am trying to start a plot using the concepts of He suggests a mixture of 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 coarse vermiculite and 1/3 compost. Problem is...
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20 years ago
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Lawn mower just fell in the pool...
Seriously! Just wondering if anyone here knows what I should do before I take it to the shop tomorrow. Thanks
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20 years ago
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MONTMORENCY CHERRY seeds needed
Hello, I am seeking some MONTMORENCY CHERRY tree seeds. Does anyone have some they could spare? chaz
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20 years ago
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