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Autumn Bliss
My Autumn Bliss raspberrry bushes, about thirty, have produced excellent crops for the last 6/7 years. This year about half of the bushes are short in growth and have light green leaves. They are not...
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nice wx not
lovely weather for ducks
 
Cistus 'rock rose' - will it drop leaves in pool?
I would like to plant a row of the evergreen Cistus 'rock rose' along the swimming pool. I am not sure if this plant is mostly litter-free. Does it drop leaves anytime like when old growth turns...
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Japanese beetles on basil
Is it legal for them to attack my basil? This is ridiculous. Last year it was the pole beans. Today, the basil. Don't give me any of that BS about picking them off by hand. There are hundreds of them....
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The going rate for a proffesional gardener?
Hello there, what is the going rate in your respective neck(s) of the woods to pay for a qualified gardener/horticulturalist? Round here (edinburgh/scotland) it seems for someone to do simple tasks...
 
Dying Tree Fern
Hi I'm new round here and this is my first post. I have a 6 year old dicsonia antartica which stands about 6' tall and is planted under a cherry tree facing north is a reasonably shady position. it...
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Gardening Tool
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Last Child in the woods NYT
"How to lick a slug" A taste "Paul, a fourth grader in San Diego, put it this way: ³I like to play indoors better, ¹cause that¹s where all the electrical outlets are.² Paul was quoted in a...
 
SQUASH VINE BORER MOTH SPOTTED
Ok last time I grew pumpkins, these boogers destroyed my plants and I had them in EACH VINE. I'm growing squash plants now, and I do NOT want to go through this again. I have spotted the moths, and...
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Cucumber leaves mouldy
My cucumber plants are just starting to bear and my healthy plants leaves are turning mouldy. It has been cool and dry and I have been watering around the base of the plants. The fruit are starting to...
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Asian Longhorned Beetle Survey?
Yesterday's mail brought something unexpected: a "Dear Citizen" letter addressed to "Mr. & Mrs. Kiewicz" from the USDA asking us to survey our yard and neighborhood street trees for signs of Asian...
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Why are my tomatoes not ripening?
Very strange. I'm in eastern Virginia -- Northumberland County, along the Potomac River. Last year as we were building our house we planted a dozen or so tomato plants along the back of the lot and...
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Pollan Good Read On Cooking
Hmph! Why wasn't I invited? I'd have done such a meal real justice and homage (just try getting my snout away from a trough with such treats in it...........)
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Paulownia tomentosa seedlings
Hello. As im aware from searching the net trying to find any information on this tree, alot of people find it invasive and therefore irresponsible of me to try and grow this wonderful tree. But the...
 
Any indoor plant watering machines/gadgets?
Hi, In my flat, I have a 3 meter tall 'money tree'. It's very beautiful, but sadly it's loosing a lot of leaves, mostly because it isn't being regularly watered. I spend a couple of weeks, most...
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