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tree care (2025 Update)

-- FREE Tree Care Information. Top Quality Stuff. http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/SHIGO/ Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr....
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by enviro
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by enviro

Vertical cracks, trunk of Asian pear tree

I noticed jsut today that one of my Asian pear trees has vertical cracks in the bark (I hope only in the bark) on the t...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by vpn1
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by vpn1

soils

does anybody know how to get a soil analysis of a particular region, i don't mean the simple soil tests for gardeners, b...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by owensjp
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by owensjp

Composting milestone

Hi, As of this month I've been composting kitchen scraps and brown paper products for roughly 4 years. At an average of...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sfrom
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by sfrom

2,4-D

To whom it may concern, I would like to know where I can find the product 2,4-D please. By any chance, if you know anyon...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cbrosseau
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by cbrosseau

Magic Tree Stump Dust

I recently removed a maple tree that had grown up between the neighbour's lot and mine. Problem is that the tree has ac...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Bill
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by Bill

Wild Strawberry

Hi all, I hope someone can help with this, I have been yanking wild strawberry plants out of my yard until I am blue in...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lauragilbert
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by lauragilbert

Decaisnea Fargesii - blue pods and black seeds

Have collected some seeds from plant I wish to move, but as insurance, I wish to also start off some seeds. Unfortunate...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by muddywellies
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by muddywellies

Oxalis deppei - overwintering

It's my first year growing Iron Cross oxalis deppei. I'm just southeast of Chicago, about a mile or so from Lake Michig...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jrstark
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by jrstark

American Meadows

After searching the net for wildflower seeds and asking here, I settled upon American Meadows, http://www.americanmeado...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mea
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by mea

ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN

I have info available to help people who are interested in creating an English cottage garden - anywhere in the world. E...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Philroyyoung
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Philroyyoung

URGENT!!! - need advice re. greenhouse 6mil poly

Problem: We are about to stretch 6mil poly film over a new 24'x72' greenhouse. I am afraid that I will "tear" the 6mil...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by genes
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by genes

wintering elephant ears

From Chicago, I planted some nice black elephant ears pretty late (August). They took well in my garden, so in October...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by guglielmoportas
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by guglielmoportas