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How to keep chipmunks out of my garden?
Forget rabbits, I have a fence around the garden, my real pest problem is chipmunks. I've got a fence, with some below ground barriers, to keep larger pests out and to keep them from digging but the ...
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What to do once flowers have bloomed
I am new to having a garden as I have only just moved into my new house. I have some basic questions regarding flowers after they have finished blooming. My mother-in-law planted some daffodils and ...
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1answer
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proper drainage in aluminum foil dish, container
I have a bunch of aluminum foil dishes that are maybe 3" deep:
I'm going to fill with soil and put on the roof of my apartment building. How should I prepare the container? Specifically, how do I ...
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1answer
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transplanting seedlings, why? why not put straight in ground?
I just started gardening, and I'm getting really into it. I live in an apartment and I've been planting seeds in containers and putting them on my balcony. I read the instructions on the seed packet ...
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2answers
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Does dawn dishwashing detergent kill plants (shrubs & flowers)?
Yesterday I was talking to my neighbor, and he was telling me he was cleaning the trim on his house with Dawn (dishwashing detergent used in the US) mixed in water. I thought I read somewhere that ...
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3answers
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why does my grass have bright green patches?
My yard is about 6 years old (new house). When we put the yard in, the seed was equal parts Fescue, Rye, and Kentucky Bluegrass. We live in NE Ohio.
About 2-3 years ago, we started getting these ...
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1answer
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What is causing thin asparagus spears?
We have a 6 to 8 year old bed of asparagus last year late & now this year the spears only grow to about 1/8 of a inch thick & kind of stringy.
What is causing this?
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9answers
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How do I apply spent coffee grounds as a fertilizer?
I've read that spent coffee grounds work well as a fertilizer. But the methods of application are all over the map. Some indicate using it in compost, others suggest spreading it and broken ...
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3answers
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How much ash can I use on a lawn?
On occasion I end up burning some oak branches in my firepit, which gives me some ash that I typically throw out. At times I have heard it may be beneficial to use it in the lawn, although I already ...
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1answer
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Can someone help identify these two groundcover plants?
I am trying to identify the purple flowers (and the groundcover plant that they grow from.) The light green leaves on the left of the photo are NOT the same plant. Those leaves are the same as the ...
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2answers
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What's wrong with my chili bush?
I've had a chili bush I grew from seed for about a year now, and it's finally growing into something resembling an actual bush (rather than just a seedling) and it was going great until the last few ...
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2answers
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Should I re-pot an Aloe vera when it is still blooming?
My Aloe vera flower is in full bloom, and some of its petals are starting to fall. It also has some sprouts.
Should I wait until the flower has completely died down to re-pot the new sprout?
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1answer
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How to kill a butterfly bush [duplicate]
I have a large butterfly bush in my back yard that has grown up between fences (the previous homeowner put privacy fence on either side of a chain link fence, so its impossible to get to all of the ...
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1answer
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Snipping First Tomato Blossoms
I just planted my tomatoes, and on the advice of my neighbor, I snipped the first blossoms. After reading other's advice, I think I made a mistake. Will my plants still bear fruit?
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What is an aggressive grass that will grow from seed in Maine?
My lawn is a hodgepodge of different grass types - notably Bermuda grass on my front lawn.
Is there a grass that you can seed that will push other grasses out?
For reference I live in Maine.
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1answer
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What is your method of protecting evergreens in the winter time?
I am trying to get a small sense of what most people do to protect their evergreens in the winter.
I personally wrap about 15, 10' arborvitaes each year and going up and down a ladder and around ...
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1answer
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Relocating an apple tree - when should this be done?
A long time ago (about ten years), I put some apple seeds in the ground, and now I have an apple tree. The only problem is that it is too close to the neighbour's house, and might do some damage to it ...
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2answers
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How to reseed my lawn?
A friend of mine told me I should spread seed and then put a half inch of soil over it. I have about half an acre of lawn so this would be a LOT of soil. Is there any way to just spread seed and still ...
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1answer
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What care does yucca need outdoors in New Hampshire?
I live in New Hampshire and have a nice group of yucca plants on a hill. I am wondering how often they bloom and do I need to do anything special for it? It has bloomed twice but not last year. Do I ...
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2answers
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Lawn Mower thinks blades are always on?
I've got a used John Deere LA145. After using it perfectly a few times, it started developing some issues that I am 99% sure has to do with the mower "thinking" the blades are engaged when they ...
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1answer
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How to get rid of Smilax aspera
I need to clean and restore an old olive plantation which was not cultivated for around 20 years and is now covered with weeds, bushes and spruce tree. I'm new to olive trees but have clean almost ...
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1answer
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How do I water my full grown cherry tree?
I bought a house three years ago, the cherry trees appeared to be fruitless. This year they flowered and now have cherries all over them. They are very large adult trees. Do I water them? How often ...
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How can I stop a dead tree's roots from popping up in the grass?
I dug up a tree a year ago and the roots seem to still be spreading under ground. Every once in a while I will see it sprout above ground. I keep pulling it out but it comes back. How do I kill ...
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1answer
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How to trim spent flowers from a sun star (Ornithogalum dubium)?
I've read several online guides about taking care of sun star plants, but I'm confused about how to trim off the spent flowers. The instructions say to "remove spent flowers from the base, and another ...
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3answers
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Is this normal for a push reel mower?
I have this mower. It worked great last year, but this year it's left my lawn looking like the photos in this album. Believe it or not, I mowed that grass yesterday (not even 24 hours ago).
It is ...
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2answers
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Will a branch on a small tree always be at that same height?
We have a lot of trees on the farm (Apple, maple, pear, walnut, oak...) and I've been reading about pruning lately. One of the things I stumbled upon is that when a tree is say five feet tall and has ...
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1answer
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Should I pinch early pear blossoms to encourage stronger tree and better season?
I have a young pear tree that has several varieties of pears grafted on it. It is starting to blossom. Should I pinch these early blossoms? Will the tree divert resources to making more leaves and ...
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1answer
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What options except cutting the tree down do I have if a fir tree is growing too high?
There's a fir tree that is now about seven meter tall and continues to grow and will reach something like 20 meters height. The tree is too close to buildings and too close to plants and so the shadow ...
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1answer
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Can I selectively control the spread of Vinca with Roundup?
I don't want to kill it, but I want to keep it from leaving my mulch bed and wandering into my lawn. If I spray the edges of the mass, will it only kill a small amount, or will it kill the whole ...
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2answers
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What is the name of this purple leaved hanging plant?
One of my hanging plant's name I don't know, can you identify it? here are its pictures:
Full Plant:
Leaves Front Side:
Leaves Back Side: (Purple side)
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1answer
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What is the name of this apricot and yellow rose?
I am looking to id this rose:
Click photo for full size
I am no rose expert, and did a search for apricot yellow rose and there are a million of them. I could just root one, but I would like to ...
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Why has our lucky bamboo turned yellow?
Our lucky bamboo has turned yellow in a very short time, after we've had it for almost 2 years. We've trimmed all yellow leaves, and changed the pebble to clean the green algae - what else can be ...
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What is the best type of soil for growing an indoor avocado plant?
Do you know what is the best soil for an avocado plant? Would it vary depending on the breed? What would be a good recipe for this soil (for growing indoors)?
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When should I pile more dirt onto a growing potato plant?
I've heard that I should be piling dirt onto my potato plants as they grow so that I end up with little mounds.
My potato plants have started to poke through the surface. Should I totally cover ...
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2answers
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How do I get rid of white flies on my basil?
I've recently noticed that my basil and other herb plants are infested by tiny white flies. They spread out like snow-flakes when I spray the plants with water, and there are scary looking number of ...
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Squirrel and crows eating rose buds and leaves of plants
In my all balcony areas we've Indian palm squirrel, crows and Pigeons which comes and eat leaves of plants, I've searched for owl statues but at stores they tell not to keep owl statue at home hence ...
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1answer
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How to replace my gas hedge trimmer rope starter
The rope starter for my Craftsman Gas Hedge Trimmer disconnected from the engine while pulling to start.
Please explain how to reattach this rope starter. I am a DIY individual.
Thanks for your help.
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How do I water my two apple trees?
I have two apple trees. I have lived here for three years and I am sure they are a couple of years older than that. They are both producing fruit but I do not know how to water them. Do I put a ring ...
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When planting grass plugs how far apart should they be?
When planting grass plugs how far apart do they need to be if i'm planting saint augustine grass?
Is there anything else i should consider before planting plugs?
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1answer
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How do I fix the worst lawn on the street?
I inherited this Picasso last year when my wife and I bought our first home. Now, there is plenty of potential, but first and foremost I want to remove all the vegetation I don't want, which ...
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In the south, what are the advantages of saint augustine grass
Are there any advantages of growing saint augustine grass in the south for residential lawns?
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0answers
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succulent with rubber plant-like petals, had small yellow flowers when blooming
Got this houseplant as a gift few years ago; lost track of its name; is leggy with rubber plant-like folliage. Has not bloomed again; had small yellow flowers when I got it.
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Growing in the Tropics
Can I grow peonies, camellias or magnolias in the tropics/Philippines? or at least a good substitute for those I have mentioned.
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How do I quickly remove crabgrass without too much manual labour?
My backyard is being overtaken with crabgrass again. It started later this year than last. In the early spring, I rented a de-thatcher/powerrake and cleaned up the year of alot of dead material (to ...
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What type of lawn damage is this, and what do I do about it?
I would like to give my front lawn a little TLC this year.
I don’t really know a lot about lawn care, (other than mowing it) so I am looking for some general advice. Does this look like a seeding ...
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Care for young Raspberry plants
Last fall I planted 4 raspberry plants from Burpee. They grew a little and then it got cold and they went dormant. Now that it is spring they have been growing again. They are still very small and ...
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Keeping mulch from washing off of banks / step inclines
I have mulched multiple hills and am always looking for ways to keep mulch 'glued' to hill sides. Switching to decorative shale is unfortunately not an option.
I have tried three things:
Ground ...
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Is it possible to propagate a Rose from a cutting?
I have a rose that has suffered some wind damage.
Before it dies I would like to take some cuttings to propagate. Can anyone advise if this is even possible and/or offer some guidance if it is?
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Lawn repair / treatment ahead of spring?
Towards the end of summer and for the whole of winter the lawn at the back of my house has been ignored. It now looks more like a farmers field and needs some attention!
There are photos here ...
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How do I repair my lawn this late in the year?
It's mid-November and we just had our driveway expanded. Now the lawn in the region is absolutely thrashed. Re-reading my contract with the driveway crew, they were very clear that the landscaping ...
