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Runner Beans

Has anyone else been having trouble with runner beans this season? I've put three sowings in so far and got about 20 ou...
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posted by andrew.notathomepearce47
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by andrew.notathomepearce47

Natural gardner - the cat

My cat seems to be doing a pretty good job of keeping the garden free of pests this year. Normally he's pretty obliviou...
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posted by m44_master
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by m44_master

Hoop green house covering

Could someone point me to a website that offer a covering thats easy to secure to the pvc hoop green house of to the bas...
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posted by andrewc
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by andrewc

Two ? favorite garden mistakes I've made

Early on I went with a shotgun approach just purchasing one of various varieties to see what would do well here. Learne...
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posted by b2forewagner
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by b2forewagner

compost pile questions

A couple questions about my compost piles (plural) if you will. How often do you water them? I've noticed that with all...
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posted by m44_master
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by m44_master

Resource for OK wild flowers?

Does anyone have any links or know of any books on Wildflowers and grasses in Southeastern Oklahoma? I am trying to ID t...
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posted by gmduggan
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by gmduggan

Ground Cover Suggestion for Mulch ??

Hello, I have a lot of mulch in my new garden. Is there a type of ground cover I can buy that will work even though I h...
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posted by none
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by none

Drip Irrigation and Landscaping Fabric

Hi! I am going to be installing a drip irrigation system for my shrubs. Some sites say to install the lines above the m...
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posted by wiz561
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by wiz561

you think you got problems with clay???

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/science/space/11marssoil.html"After days of struggling with sticky Martian dirt, the...
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posted by dr-solo
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by dr-solo

Apple Tree questions

I have a large old apple tree in my back yard. I'm guessing it's ~100 years old based on the neighborhood and the numbe...
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posted by giganews
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by giganews

unusual foxglove?

i have a number of standard purple foxgloves in my garden,they have self seeded for many years.I noticed one of them wa...
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posted by philh.2c78566
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by philh.2c78566

Exciting "no dig" article

This is from LA Times today. http://tinyurl.com/5bam5vabout a local man who does "no dig" gardening atop mounds of hay,...
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posted by Persephone
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by Persephone

Cutting back Honeysuckle

Can I trim back my Honeysuckle at this time of year and can I take cuttings, if so what is the method I should employ, t...
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posted by Gladiobean.2c73109
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Gladiobean.2c73109

Trimming rosemary

I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong when trimming back my rosemary. I clip the branches about midway to keep the...
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posted by m44_master
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by m44_master