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Why are 2 rosemary plants in the same potters getting woody at a very different pace
I recently bought a couple rosemary arp plants and have them in my mini indoor greenhouse. Ive been noticing that one of them is turning woody at a much faster pace whereas the other has almost all ...
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Phototropism on rosemary plant
Do rosemary plants exhibit phototropism? I bought a rosemary plant from a nursery with its woody stem not perpendicular to the soil surface (about 50 deg between the soil and the stem). While its ...
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What variety is my mint plant/why does my tea taste grassy?
I bought my mint plant from M&S in the UK in a pot, i've had it about a week and plan to re pot it into a larger pot in about a week where it will be permanently outside on a roof terrace (though ...
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How to save my ill-cared for bay leaf tree?
This potted bay leaf sits on my deck and doesn't look too good. I'm not even sure what's going on- I know we got a lot of rain in San Francisco the past 10 months... Too much or too little sun? Maybe ...
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Can all plants grow inside all year round?
I live in an apartment and both the entire south-east and the north-west sides are huge windows, so I have lots of light coming in (I think I have about 6h 40m on the shortest day of the year).
I ...
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What are the light brown spots on coriander leaves?
In the last 2 days I noticed there are light brown spots all over my coriander leaves. It's in a pot placed by the window. I live in Singapore so it's sunny throughout the year.
The patches and spots ...
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Why is my lemon verbena showing signs of distress?
I acquired a lemon verbena earlier in the year. I have been cutting sprigs for culinary purposes. In recent weeks, it has begun to look sad, i.e. wilting leaves, appearing spindly. Is this to be ...
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What's going on with my bay leaf? Burnt looking leaves?
I purchased a bay leaf plant and noticed that some of the leaves are appearing burnt. I haven't repotted the plant yet. It's sitting in a nice sunny spot and I've been watering it.
I also noticed the ...
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Is it time to thin these cilantro seedlings?
I planted 2 cilantro seeds in the same bed a few weeks ago... now I've got 3 distinct seedlings coming up in close proximity. I want to grow the cilantro for culinary use and planted multiple seeds ...
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Why do many of my parsley leaves have white tips?
I'm not sure if this is normal? Not every leaf has this but lots of them do
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Depth of containers for indoor gardens
I am growing an indoor garden in my basement apartment on a racking system I built. I have two shelves 2' deep, 4' long and 2' high with two 4' T5 flouresants for light.
The question I have is for ...
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What combination of herbs are good to plant in the same window box?
My brother-in-law gave me basil, rosemary and mint.
I planted it in my window box and the basil and rosemary seem to be doing well. The mint dried up right away. I removed most of the dried leaves. ...
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