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Pen Pals Wanted

HI Gang I'm Derryl, a Horticulturalist, Journeyman Landscape Gardener. I live in Calgary, Alberta. Zone 3A, 90 day fros...
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posted by derrylkillan
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Getting rid of Lily of the Valley

I have an approx. 12' x 12' bed in front of my house that gets totally taken over by Lily of the Valley in the spring/s...
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posted by eatwelbwel
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Getting rid of geraniums!

Our garden has been taken over by what we think are geranium "An Folkard" - it's pretty when it flowers, but the troubl...
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posted by GeorgeToll.2dh1dt
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fertilizer

I live in Indianapolis. I went out to get some lawn fertilizer this afternoon. Traditionally I usually buy a fertilizer...
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posted by keith_nuttle
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Weigela question ....

Hi everyone ! I have this ten year old Weigela that is growing beautifully by a walkway . Some of the branches are taki...
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posted by straydog49
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overseeding - how to?

Overseeding sounds simple, but is it? Do I just spread grass seed over the areas I want to seed, and water daily, or mus...
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posted by nobody
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lawn roots

Hi: In a healthy lawn, how deep should the roots be? I've been told it is better to soak the lawn every 3rd day or so i...
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posted by irish4boy
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riding mower leaking gasoline

The gasoline line from the gas tank to the carburetor in my riding mower has no shutoff valve. It is a carbureted engin...
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posted by EtherJones
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by EtherJones

Unknown bugs populating brussel sprout leaf

Does anyone know for sure what bug this is? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8318991913753851458&hl=enThey're po...
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posted by jabowery
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Yarrow not flowering

I have two yarrow (Achillea millefolium) that I bought last year as plants. This year one is in the ground and the othe...
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posted by rosefam
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catalpa trees

I have a question to put out there. Yesterday, i was playing with a Catalpa pod; peeling off the outside and stripping...
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posted by florencelebassoon
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These lawn mushrooms are no fun guys!

You pour a cup of morning coffee and glance out over your lawn. Wait a minute! What are those little white bumps? They...
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posted by earl
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forcing corn to form more ears?

Anyone happen to know of any way to (hormonally) force corn plants to form and set more ears? I have been curious about...
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posted by fuzzhead72
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Does cedar mulch kill plants and shrubs???

i have read so many things that say that cedar mulch slowly kills plant and shrubs by leeching the nitrogen and nutrien...
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posted by sockiescat.2dc7po
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by sockiescat.2dc7po