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How do you measure soil PH???

I'd like to measure the PH of my soil. I have PH paper. Stick it in a liquid, compare color to chart and I have the PH....
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posted by spamme9
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black lawn

a well known lawn company as applied 2 treatments of autumn and winter chemical on my lawn in the space of four days .t...
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posted by laddie007.9a34d16
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Organic Tomato Magic!

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posted by dnaura.k
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Tomatoes

Is it springtime yet?
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posted by shilot
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damage to my lawn?

I have a good quality lawned garden, but I am thinking of buying a log cabin to use as a garden home office. I am worri...
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posted by deezine.9854ef6
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Looking for a natural, biodegradable mulch mat

Hi folks, I'm new to the boards, and am happy to meet you all! I live in SoCal, and am looking for recommendations on a...
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posted by flying_tigger_at_yahoo_dot_com
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ground cover

just started reading here. have to redo the yard as it was destroyed when the new house was built. Know nothing about t...
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posted by rgrass
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How large is your lawn?

Let's have fun. How many square feet of lawn do you care for? I originally underestimated my lawn's size because I thou...
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posted by nowhere
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Crab Grass.

Some background: So I bought this house two summers ago. When I moved in it had been empty for over 6 months. The lawn...
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posted by gonzo
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Henbit and vinegar

Five-percent white distilled vinegar from the grocery store will kill henbit, a cool-season annual weed. But I think th...
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posted by nowhere
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Eliminating zoysia without chemicals

Everyone knows zoysiagrass is a tough grass to get rid of. Why anyone would want to get rid of it, I don't know because...
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posted by nowhere
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by nowhere

Strawberry-like weed in lawn

Would anyone know what kind of weed the photos below show? It's some kind of trefoil weed, I think, because the leaves...
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posted by nowhere
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by nowhere

Zoysia versus Bermuda

My neighborhood is mostly zoysia lawns, but there are a couple Bermuda lawns down the street and a fair number of cool-...
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posted by nowhere
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Purple Nutsedge versus Zoysia

If purple nutsedge establishes itself in small spots of bare earth where there was no grass (for example, where a veggi...
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posted by nowhere
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by nowhere