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Do I need to "age" mulch?

My county gives away free mulch. People bring in downed trees, branches, etc. to the county dump, where it is ground up...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by billo
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by billo

Hardy Hibiscus hasn't shown sign of life yet.

Hello, I'm in zone 5. I bought a hardy hibiscus (the lable said zone 5) from local nursery last fall, and planted it ne...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cherubhollyhock
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by cherubhollyhock

Weed ID on the Web

Something which of late has been much on everyone's mind ;-) Some great online resources for weed ID: Virginia Tech Wee...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by fletcher
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by fletcher

Declaring war on spider mites

Anyone tell me how to effectively eliminate spider mites on house plants (dracaena, aspidistra, etc)? I have tried spra...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nobody
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by nobody

Weird Moonflowers

Last year I harvested the seeds from the two moonflowers vines I had growing. I took the seeds out of the pods after th...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mea
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by mea

Cordyline propagation

Does anyone know how Cordyline (Ti plant) propagates?? Can I propagat it from cane pieces? - ev www.flowers-power.co --...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by eve.18jr5e
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by eve.18jr5e

Help with ID?

Can anyone help me out on these volunteers? Noxious weeds or diamonds in the rough? I'm located in the Portland OR area...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

Petunia Bugs

I've got a hanging basket with Wave Petunias from a nursery. I noticed this year that the petunias are sticky--like fro...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by reader
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by reader

Spots on bark of elm tree and dogwood tree

I have a 5 year old elm tree and a 3 year old kornus cousa dogwood tree. They both have almost moss like spots on the l...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jannibaby
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by jannibaby

Blue shrimp plants

I am south of New Orleans. Is that zone 9 or 10? I bought some blue shrimp plant seeds. I haven't had a chance to plant...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by perrylep
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by perrylep

Red twig dogwood problem......

My sister just planted a 4 ft. tall red twig dogwood (about a month ago), and it seemed to be thriving. Now she's notice...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ljadkins
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by ljadkins

Help me pick a tree?

Hello all, :) I'd like an evergreen for the backyard. Conditions: Climate: Los Angeles Soil: Clayish Sun: Full Area: Mi...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by
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tomato advice please

My tomatoes are 8+ ft tall but don't fruit as well as I'd like. Does anyone know of a treatment to get them to fruit mor...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cthompson7
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by cthompson7

Yucca planting

Need some advice We have yucca that grows here wild in South Dakota; I am looking at digging some up on a friends land...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dr_e40
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dr_e40

Growing Zucchini

Can one of you experienced gardeners tell me why all of the longer stems that run along the ground from my zucchini pla...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rcochran
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by rcochran