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How to safely distribute closely growing saplings around a bigger pot?
I have a pot of very closely growing Chili Pepper saplings and I'd like to distribute them around a bigger pot, but I don't think their roots will allow easy separation. Is there some way I could ...
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What to look for in a robotic lawnmower?
The idea of a robotic lawn mower is appealing, but it seems that most of the robotic lawn mowers currently on sale are overpromising their delivery somewhat. Amazon reviews are in many cases a mixed ...
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Why can't I get reticulation to work in spring?
Spring has sprung and it's time to turn on my reticulation (bore).
My retic worked back in May but now (October) I turn it on and no water comes out.
I can hear the pump going but no water comes ...
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What are these little plants with round leaves, growing in my potting soil?
I have plants growing in my seedling pots that I didn't put there. The potting soil says it's weed-free. What are these plants?
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Do Bloomerang and Josee lilacs rebloom as well as advertised?
Looking through catalogs, I see pictures of lilac bushes in full bloom with sunflowers blooming nearby, illustrating how well they rebloom during the season. If I bought one, should I expect that or ...
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What nutrient solution is best for hydroponic basil?
What hydroponic nutrient solution is best for growing basil?
I'd prefer to know what characteristics to look for rather than a particular brand or product.
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Plant coming up under creeping junipers and in other parts of perennial gardens
As I said above I just noticed shoots of plants coming up throughout my garden. They are a red color tip attached to very long bright green/yellow roots. Would like to know what this is and how to ...
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Sub-irrigation planter bucket setup
After doing some research around sub-irrigation I think I've come up with a cheap method of creating a SIP pot (the 20L pails are expensive in Aus)
9.3L Bucket
~40cm length of 2" Corrugated Drain ...
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Finding a woodshark sub model number
I have a Woodshark 1975, serial number starting with 02224D and with a display number 38CC EM. How do I find which variety of chainsaw I'm dealing with? I'm looking for a replacement bar, oil cap, gas ...
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Need to identify this plant please?
This plant comes up every year growing through gravel in a part sunny, part shady position in garden. It comes up in August and flowers late August to late September ( its still in flower now). It ...
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What are some non sweet white corn varieties
I've had some grilled white corn in some parts in south Mexico, prepared in different ways, they're all pretty good and non are sweet, I've been looking to grow some but most of the seeds I find say ...
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Can I salvage an over-watered tomato plant?
I've never tried growing tomatoes before and I recently went out and bought a tomato plant for my balcony. I initially re-potted the plant in too small a planter, so I re-re-potted it a week later. ...
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What features should I look for in a low pressure water timer?
I harvest rainwater in a four hundred liter ( 90 US Gallon) container that has a drop of about a foot to where I want to add the water. It would save me some time if I could program a timer to turn on ...
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Are volunteer gooseberry bushes worth saving?
I bought an Oregon Champion gooseberry bush last year. I was weeding near it just now and found several volunteer gooseberry plants in a clump a few feet from the parent bush, like they grew from a ...
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How to take care of an avocado plant in the chihuahuan desert?
A friend of mine gave me an avocado plant that she grew from seed. She kept it primarily in a well-shaded patio. I don't have such a patio... in fact, I have a non-shaded house with frequent strong ...
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Is it too late to start outdoor aquaponics?
Is it too late to add edible fish for an aquaponics project in zone 7A? It looks like I may be too late for fingerling tilapia.
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How do I stop palm trees from sprouting from the side?
My 6-7 year-old outdoor date palm trees are growing side-sprouts, resulting in multiple trunks. How do I prevent this from happening?
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Does fish emulsion work as a foliar fertilizer on needle leaved evergreens?
I know how fish emulsion works as a foliar spray on deciduous shrubs, but will it work on needle leaved evergreens such as mugho pines and junipers? If not, what should be used for comparable result?
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How often should I water a Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'?
How often should I water a Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'?
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Transplanting into seedling starter?
I have four apple tree seedlings that are in one pot and they're getting too big to get enough light for each of them. I have some pots that I bought to transplant them, but I bought some of this.
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Brown turkey fig dormancy time
We picked up a brown turkey fig tree last summer. We plan in keeping it in a large pot rather then in the ground. We have a small space and understand they have a good sized root system. Plus we live ...
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Mexican Avocado tree grown indoors 1½ years old has round spots on leaves
I have a Mexican Avocado tree growing indoors in the winter (we live in the Northeast) outdoors in the summer. It has developed white round spots and the edges to the inside are becoming brown and the ...
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How long do Nepenthes leaves last without traps
My nepenthes ventricosa x mira has lost two of the four traps it had when it shipped in but the leaves are still living, kinda growing, and are healthy. But I am wondering how long will they last.
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My habeneros have shrunk over winter!
Since we don't get frosts, I kept my chillies over winter, replanted them into beds, and most have survived very successfully. I was excited to see them flower early in spring, however the fruits ...
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brown patches on acanthocereus tetragonus (fairy castle cactus)
I've had this pair of fairy castle cacti for several years now, and they've done fairly well. However, I noticed today that they have developed brown patches over most of their stems and a few areas ...
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Squash or gourd? Monster plant growing from mulch put on empty bed
Please help me identify this monster plant. It grew by itself late July. Yellow flower, somewhat a rounded star shape, indented leaves, some with whitish patches, yellow round smooth "fruit", small ...
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Ideas for a good green mulch for a shady area?
I'm trying to start cultivating a shady plot of dirt where nothing currently grows. The soil is quite compacted, and I think the first thing we need is a green mulch or cover crop that will do well in ...
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Would this citrus fertilizer be suitable for chili peppers?
I bought a bottle of organic fertilizer which is in liquid form. The instructions are in German but the merchant here labeled it as "organic fertilizer for fruit" so I just bought it.
Now I found out ...
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What kind of ivy plants are these?
My family and I recently moved into a new home, I noticed these ivies everywhere in our backyard and I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what they are.
I know little of ivies/vines and I am a ...
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Please suggest an apple variety that will grow well in Long Island NY without pesticides
I am planning on planting 3 to 5 apple trees for eating, baking and cider. My wife keeps telling me to get some heirloom varieties but I am not sure which ones and where to get them.
I am looking ...
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Can I espalier a regular black cherry tree starting with 1" trunk, 6' tall?
Question is in the title. The espaliers at my local tree nursery are grafted and already started, so they'll stay short and espalier like. But can I just do this with these two cherry trees?
I ...
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Will Chanterelle mushrooms grow under some shrubs?
I would like to grow some Chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius) under some shrubs in my yard. Will they grow in the narrow space between the shrubs?
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Can a single young bulb of cymbidium mini survive?
I had a beautiful yellow cymbidium mini. Once I forgot it in heavy rain and in time it rotted badly. I dried it out, cut the rotten parts and left one old, slightly decayed bulb with the flower, but ...
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How should I dethatch zoysia without harming it?
Is there a method to dethatch zoysia best without harming the runners? I went over a small portion of my lawn yesterday with a thatch rake, and came up with a ton of thatch, but felt like I was ...
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What is this leaf miner / tenter in my small bush/tree?
I have a small bush/tree. I don't know exactly what it is. What I see is the new growths folded over onto each other, and connected together. When I pull them apart, I can find tiny white worms with ...
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What is this small woody plant?
This plant is in a pot on a balcony. It is a perennial that survives below freezing temps. It produces small white flowers terminally from time to time. The plant needs little care. I would like the ...
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pondplants with a lack of nutrients?
I have a gardenpond (roughly 16000 litres) which is crystal clear. The pond contains no fish, only amphibians and insect life and a lot of plants. some plants, like the pondweed are real hardhitters ...
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How can I remove dirt that has blown into my landscaping rock?
We have an empty field by our house that is being made into a subdivision, and now that they have started work on it the wind has blown 6 to 8 inches of dirt in certain spots in among the rock in my ...
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What might a UK seed packet labeled “crfincr” contain?
I have a packet of seeds labeled only: "crfincr". Any idea what they might be?
A clue in how this name is constructed is given in another packet labeled "baswlk" which means "basil (wilkinson's)".
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Nepenthes ice watering
I have read about watering orchids with ice which slowly releases water and doesn't over water and I figured watering my highland nepenthes with frozen distilled water would be a good idea and they ...
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Transfering a swamp oak from pot to ground
I have an interesting project going. I was visiting the 911 Memorial site in NYC last fall. There are MANY swamp oaks planted on the grounds and in the footprint of where the twin towers stood. The ...
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What preventative action should I take against Fruit Fly?
I am in Sydney, Australia. This coming (arrived?) summer I have several fruit trees which will be bearing fruit for the first time. This includes a peach tree and nectarine (both of which already have ...
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What's making holes in the trunk/stem of my succulent?
Something is making holes in the stem/trunk of my succulent, and is now making holes in an offshoot. When I stick my fingers in the dark hole, it feels gritty.
I don't see any insects in the hole or ...
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My artichoke plants won't produce buds
Last year I started a number of artichoke plants over the winter. I wasn't successful in giving them enough cold weather in order to bud the first year so I covered the plants with leaves in the fall ...
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are all my praying mantis dead?
i purchased a praying mantis egg case and put it in my greenhouse (to help get rid of an aphid infestation. nothing seemed to happen for the longest time but now it looks like there are hundreds of ...
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Is it too late for this tomato?
I started these tomatoes on the soil and they where kind of crowded, I place 2 of the largest ones in a separate container and they already have 2 tomatoes and lots of flowers, these where the others ...
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Why are my French Cobra bean flowers not being pollinated?
I have French Cobra bean which I heard is supposed to self pollinate. In the mean time all the flowers just dry out and fall off leaving a small stem behind. It's the first time I grow beans and I ...
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Help identifying plum tree
Location: Maine
Fruit: blue/purple, small, oblong (long)
Blooms: small, white
Leaves: small
Tree:
more bush like - no single trunk, 4-5 main branches split off at base
at ground
10' tall/wide
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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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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.
