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plant before or after rain?

I finally have my first garden put together and am ready to plant my first seeds (beets, arugula and peas). We're suppo...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lauraremovethis
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by lauraremovethis

Japanese Maple Volunteer

My neighbor has a J. Maple, and every year about this time (Mid-Atlantic), I find some tiny little volunteers in the la...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jc_va
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by jc_va

How to tell if a Dogwood is dead

I tried to transplant a 6' Dogwood over the winter. I got some of the near-surface feeder roots so it would have a chan...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tadamsmar
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by tadamsmar

Chionanthus virginicus - to pot or not to pot?

By all accounts this is a beautiful tree. Mine is just 3' high and making its first leaf buds just now. It's in a warm...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by muddywellies
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by muddywellies

Desmodium callianthemum

It's an exciting time of year with 'old friends' popping up all around and waiting to see what new ones turn out like....
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by muddywellies
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by muddywellies

compost on lawn

I have never used compost on my lawn. It's a 3 year old lawn. We have lot of clay in this area (zone 7b/8a). There's qu...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tedneeley
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by tedneeley

Mattock

Anyone know where I might buy a light weight mattock with a waist-high handle? Had a great one but can't keep the head (...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pixi
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by pixi

magnolia tree

We have had a magnolia tree in the ground about 4 years now. It was about 6 feet high when we planted it, and now it is...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ed
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by ed

More Japanese questions

I had a young, grafted laceleaf JM that died above the graft over the winter. Below the graft it is now producing beaut...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Lorbilek56
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Lorbilek56

Strange Beatle

My granddaughter caught a strange beetle on my sliding glass door. I live in zone 8, Oregon. I posted a picture of it o...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by acarter
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by acarter

Jim Elbrecht - please advise re snowball plant

Jim - Another question has arisen. The link of the Japanese snowball plant was exactly like the plant I had. Please tak...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by limey
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by limey

Planning for fall bulb planting

Hi- I want to plant a bulb garden this fall. I live in San Antonio zone 8B. It does not get really cold here so I don't...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jstubbs358
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by jstubbs358

Bayer Tree and Shrub Insecticide

I have borers in my Himylain Birch and would like to try Bayer's Tree and Shrub insecticide, but it is unavailable here...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Franktrem
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Franktrem