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Throw Dice, Guess Rose

The previous owners of my house bought a rose bush and apparently, their thinking (?) process involved this: "What woul...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dishborealis
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by dishborealis

Aechmea Faciata question

I think the plant that I have is a "Silver King". It has beautiful leaves with dark stripes on them. I've had the plant...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by googlemail2003
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by googlemail2003

Coffee Grounds in Compost

I finally got myself a compost bin to speed up the process rather than my old method of "till it under and wait". I've...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mysterionNOSPAM
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by mysterionNOSPAM

Coldframe Question

Last year I built a coldframe. My wife moved three flats of marigolds into it and something promptly ate the tops off o...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rnharsh
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by rnharsh

Potting in Compost?

Should I pot simple plants in compost or soil? Also - Bay trees - should they be planted in soil or compost - a few died...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jim
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by jim

Poison Ivy replacement

So if I win my current battle with two 25ft poison ivy bushes (currently going at them with Roundup and triclopyr in va...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by runderwo
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by runderwo

overseed or rototill

forgot to say. start rototilling and there will just be bocu weed seeds that will sprout. dont disturb the top layer of...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dr-solo
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by dr-solo

Dead Lawn: New Topsoil or Rototiller?

Hi Everyone, The former owner of a house we recently moved into did not care for his lawn and it is mostly dead. I want...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by A2Zlps
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by A2Zlps

Help for a canna novice

Hello all. For what ever reason, my mom gifted me with a canna tuber (Madame Butterfly to be specific). OK - there is s...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cherylisaak
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by cherylisaak

Mulch damaging foundation

Has anyone had issues with mulch eroding their foundation? I have poured walls and the put dark hardwood mulch against...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by john.speakman
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by john.speakman

Termites in Compost

Hello, I have a compost bin, with a lot of black gold brewing in it with worms, beetles, centipedes, millipedes and now...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ken.kamdar
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by ken.kamdar

Peach Tree Borer Treatment?

Anyone know what the current recommended treatment is to PREVENT peach tree borer attacks in the West Texas or Desert S...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by joshhemming
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by joshhemming

my daughter's pea plants

2 years ago, my daughter who was 6 at the time grew some oriental peas. The pods were flat and very sweet, and the vine...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by BearDrummer
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by BearDrummer

Garlic question

2+ months ago I harvested my Garlic crop. Planting some lettuce today I dug up some garlic bulbs I had missed. Several...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by roblyn
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by roblyn

Azalea bushes

greetings all... I just found this group and have a question about Azaleas. I have several in my yard. They are one of...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by r_dison
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by r_dison