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First time mistakes?

I was going thru these posts and it got me to thinking about when I first started gardening. One of the mistakes that I...
11 comments posted 23yrs
posted by roseb441702
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by roseb441702

Mini Pumpkin Question

I have had good luck so far with my first attempt at growing small pumkins. I started with the seeds for "Baby Boo" and...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by bennettjc
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by bennettjc

Plant marker

Has any one tried the Avery weatherproof labels for marking plants? Thanks in advance Gary Plant grower wantabe
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posted by kargarman
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by kargarman

Re: Deadheading Zinnia question

> > I know on a rose bush, once the bloom dies, you prune it back to just above the > first five-leaf stem. This will c...
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posted by ach7h
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by ach7h

Any Walnut Tree Experts here?

I want to ask when the best time to graft English to black root stock is. Can I do it now. There are some donor English...
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posted by jhultman
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by jhultman

sickly looking habanero

This is an update to my last post on June 13, 2003, regarding the habanero that lived on the porch and had powdery mild...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by MOO112
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by MOO112

where is the hosta seed on the plant?

Where on a hosta is the pod that contains the seed? I have read that some may be sterile, how can one tell this of a pla...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by hudsonk
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by hudsonk

Photos

I have shared the following photo album(s) with you: album 08/06 Here's how to view my pictures: http://www.snapfish.co...
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posted by starlord
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by starlord

Small (8" high) perrenials

Can anyone suggest a combination of small perrenials, maybe 3 or 4 varieities that are.... Easy to grow A maximum of 8"...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by maberger
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by maberger

slightly ot, was re: chemicals

I found this article to be of enormous interest: Garbage into Oil! http://www.discover.com/may_03/featoil.html
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by djb
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by djb

Question about irrigation system valve box

Hi, I noticed that after a good rain storm, the valve box of my irrigation system is flooded. I would expect this since...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by shrek
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by shrek

What's eating Mom's tomatoes??

My elderly mother called me tonight and asked me to put a message on "that thing," and that is what I am doing right no...
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posted by Ferrante
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by Ferrante

Black oblong pellets near tomato fruit stems

A while back, I caught a caterpillar on a huge Better Boy tomato. I ended up pruning the caterpillar in half as he was...
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posted by salty
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by salty

Re: "Chemicals"

There is a huge difference between natural chemicals and synthetic chemicals. Indeed, herbicides like atrazine are abso...
18 comments posted 23yrs
posted by animaux
18 comments posted 23yrs posted by animaux

Angel's Trumpet-short lived flower?

Anyone growing these (Brugmansia, formerly was datura meterloides--spelled from memory) I've got one growing (all white...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by reader
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by reader