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making my own landscape timbers??
I was planning on building a bunch of shelves in my basement, and bought a whole bunch of reclaimed 2x4's. Then my parents gave us a heavy duty plastic shelf, which impressed me, and I decided to use...
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Which flower is this please?
Please identify this flower. you! sherman http://www.itsgreece.org/flower_1.jpgThank
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Tree roots - can I cut them at all?
20+ years ago I planted a silver birch sapling which is now a beautul mature tree and the pride of my garden. At the same time I laid a york stone patio right next to it. Unfortunately (if not...
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Chipmunks
Hi all, I seem to be having a excessive amount of chipmunks around my house. I started catching them in my have a heart trap and letting them go about 1 1/2 miles away from my house in a nice wooded...
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Bugs bummer
OK, me again. My zuke leaves are covered din dark copper colored spots. What kind of bug can this be?
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How To Fix/Repair Rock Salt Burned Yellow Lawn!?
Hello All, This question I am asking is not a problem that I have, but a problem that I am trying to help someone with. I have an eldery 85 year old neighbor, that I am trying to help out. Here is the...
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Cucumber leaves riddled with holes
Well it looks like my little garden is under full scale onslaught. I must have just had dumb luck last year. So now my young cucumber leaves are heavily damaged. Last night they were fine, this...
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What weed is this?
have taken a picture of the weed in my garden that is driving me crazy, and I can't for the life of me find anything on the internet that looks like it! Unfortunetly, the purpose of my garden is to...
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How do I get two main stems per tomato plant?
My tomatoes this season will be tied to stakes and I'd like to prune them to produce two main stems. I'm not sure if I allow the sucker to grow above the first flower cluster OR is it the sucker below...
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Plants that pretty much stay in their place.
I've had no problems with cone flowers or Japanese holly or maples. I sort of like invasive plants but as I age I'm thinking more varied pines about. SLOW GROWING. Only thing I fight with vigor is...
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Treating lily beetle
I currently do not have lily beetles on my lilies this year. However I am going away in a weeks time for 2 weeks. Can I spray the lilies with provado before I go, even if there is no infestation? Or...
 
So. Calif garden site?
I looked in for such a NG. I know I saw one years ago, but now can't find. It would help to correspond with gardeners in the same general zone on specific plants/problems. If you know of such a NG,...
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Is Sevin A Good General Purpose Insecticide?
I've noticed tiny pin holes in the leaves of my bell peppers, egg plants, ground cherries and cantaloupe. My neighbor told me that he uses a product called Sevin that comes in a spray bottle ready to...
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Spinosad
I am facing a real problem with these damn leaf miners. Last year they were no problem but this year they are possibly going to wipe out all by cucumbers and squash. I applied Spinosad in hope of...
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Toxic Rain From Gulf Oil Leak
I was just wondering if we could get toxic rain from the chemicals used on the gulf oil leak? Many of our storms here in the eastern half of the US originate in the gulf. If this would be the case, it...
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