Questions tagged [soil]
The growing medium for plants, primarily consisting of rock fragments, organic material, water, and organisms.
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Acidic soil containing chalk?
I’ve recently bought a property in a ‘dry chalk valley’. It’s an old barn with a paddock out the back.
I bought an electronic soil pH meter (two prongs with an analog dial meter) and followed the ...
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Can my lemons grow in cactus soil mix
I bought cactus soil mix the other day from Calloway's for some plants. I then decided to grow lemons. So I did the whole deal. 2 weeks later I have lemon sprouts. I was wondering if I could use ...
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Is there an ideal drainage to soil layer ratio in terrarium etc.?
The question is about the size, ratio and composition of the drainage and soil layers in some improvised terrarium. It's made out of a 8'' (20cm) truncated/shaved off glass sphere (basically a cookie/...
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What is this fungus (slime mold) with dark brown, rodlike vertical clusters and a slimy webbed base?
I live in the Florida panhandle, and I have two 20" flowerpots with two tomato plants in the first pot and a bell pepper and three zucchini plants in the other. They are on a south-facing balcony ...
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Moldy looking soil in my greenhouse
I have had moldy looking soil in my greenhouse for the last couple of years. It looks like fine dust on top of the soil. My greenhouse is well ventilated and I have used various fungicides with no ...
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Will Grow bags prevent soil pathogens from seeping into the bag from underneath?
I have an organic raised garden bed for tomatoes. Unfortunately a soil pathogen/fungi has damaged several of my plants this year. I could not find an environmentally safe way to treat soil pathogens ...
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Raised bed in citrus cultivation in heavy and low permeable soils
Good morning, here a citrus grower from Sicily.
Now there is a strong tendency in the world to grow citrus (pomegranates and other plants) in raised beds/berms, like this:
The reason seems to be that ...
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Can I grow low-growing heathers in containers with soil depth of 10cm?
I am building a small shed with a heather/heath roof using low growing varieties that reach 10-15cm.
I plan to use 4 separate 60x40cm Euro trays, lined with soil barrier, so that I can lift these off ...
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How to transplant avocados rooted in water to soil?
I have 7 avocado plants that I started in jars of water with toothpicks. They're now all between 9 inches and 2 feet. As they've outgrown their jars, I'm looking to transfer them to soil now. I know I ...
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How hot can soil get if daily temperatures persist above 100°F?
I am doing some research on ponderosa pines and climate change. I am currently trying to find (with no luck) how hot soil can get if subjected to direct daily sunlight with temperatures exceeding 100°...
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How to grow a grafted avocado in bad soil?
I live in St.Croix and want to plant into the ground a grafted avocado tree that is 2'ft (60 cm) high. I live close to the ocean. I see lots of mango trees in the neighborhood, but few if any ...
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How to revive a bonsai that was repotted after it was dying of overwatering?
I have a 15 year old Chinese Elm which I bought last year in April and keep indoors. It is placed next to a window, but due to british weather it doesn’t get very strong light.
The bonsai survived ...
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Grass preparation (base)
I need advice on preparing my garden for planting grass seeds, I have a new build property and the current grass is always waterlogged. I plan on hiring a man with digger and removing the top 6-8 inch ...
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Improve drainage of lawn and boggy border
The lawn at the front of my house slopes down to where it meets with my neighbours half. Running down one side of it and in front of the garage is a border.
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How to transform an area of pasture to a vegetable garden?
What is the best way to transform a 300 m2 area of pasture land to a vegetable garden? I do not mean lawn, but real grassland previously cut down regularly by farmers to feed animals.
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What are my options for plant choices near a pressure treated retaining wall at base of backyard fence?
My backyard has a fence built on a retaining wall of pressure treated wood which was built some 15 yrs ago to address height/level difference between my yard and backyard neighbor's yard. When I ...
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Can an indoor Birds of Paradise thrive in gardening soil?
I bought gardening soil by accident and I have a beautiful and large BoP that I'm repotting. I am curious if gardening soil will be OK for this plant.
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Mango tree leaves are getting tiny brown (like dryed out) on the edges
Mango tree leaves are getting tiny brown (like dried out) on the edges. I attach photos to see better, and also a photo of the soil.
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tiny bits of brown:
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What is this strange thing?
While freshening some soil for fall planting (garlic), I found several of these weird yellow globules:
Each one is maybe 3mm in diameter and resembles a fish egg, both in appearance and in ...
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How thick does the impermeable layer need to be when grading a yard?
I'm grading my yard and have found a deep layer of sand (at least 2 ft) extending out about 10ft. Perhaps the sub base for a patio? I understand I need an impermeable layer to ensure rain runs away ...
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scoria sand: What is it good for?
I have sifted scoria to isolate the coarse sand from the fine one.
I have the coarse ingredient which I will use it mainly for my succulents. However, I am left with a bag full of fine scoria sand, ...
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Please help save my dying Areca Palm
I bought my fully grown Areca palm 1 year ago. It was thriving until suddenly I’ve noticed the leaves are starting to dry out and also noticed brown spots on the stem. Not sure if they have always ...
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How can I tell if my nematodes are working?
I bought three different species of nematodes from an online vendor: Heterorhabditis bacteriaphora, Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema feltiae (250 million each). I've sprayed the H. ...
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Are there bugs on my adenium?
Can you please check the leaves of my adenium? It grows black in colour and I don't know why. Please share the reason so that I can improve the health of my adenium.
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What is causing tip dieback of Norway Spruce?
This is a recently planted Norway Spruce in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. 1/3 planted trees is experiencing tip dieback. Is this planting stress, symptom of a tip blight, or something else?
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Creating Vegetable Mix Analog
I have quite a lot of potting mix and compost, but no unused topsoil or similar. I do, however, have access to a large quantity of used cocopeat blocks (they were used to grow Courgettes, and before ...
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What is this substance on my golden pathos’ soil?
I noticed some really small white bugs made their home in my golden pathos’ soil. i did some research and i think they might be whiteflies or soil mites but i’m hoping for the latter. They are ...
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Why is my mango plant having brown spots?
I really wanted to grow this plant but now seeing it like this i am getting so depressed 😔
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Help identifying mothball/raddish-like plants/fungi?
I was digging a hole to plant a tree in the middle of a large oregano patch that's been growing on top of an old compost pile. I found a about 20 or 30 mothball-like/white raddish-like objects (...
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how to obtain information on fertilizer amount per volume
Very simple question but hour long search with no answer. Concentration of fertilizer is relation ship of amount of fertilizer (either mass or molar) with volume, NOT with area, yet all fertilizers ...
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Preferred soil for a ficus/rubber tree
What kind of soil is best for a ficus/rubber tree indoor plant?
I recently moved across the US and my very healthy ficus was too tall to bring in the car. My old house had amazing light and the plant ...
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How far is a espresso brew coffee nitrogen molecules to those able to be absorbed by plants?
I live in a small apartment with 3 small balconies, all of them full of plants. Most of the plants have big roots and are in too small pots, just because I don't have enough space or I have too many ...
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Is it possible to un-plant bush beans planted in error?
I re-seeded my pole beans yesterday, after soaking the seeds. Today I discovered I had confused the bush bean packet with the pole bean packet, and what I actually planted yesterday, along the edges ...
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Metal firepit installation
I want to put limestone blocks 2x2x5’ for seats in a 10x10, 4’ deep fireplace area, I rented a digger and dig the hole I and plan to put 6” of base inside the entire area first then the blocks around ...
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What are these strange brown things coming out of plant soil?
I found these strange brown bugs coming out from my plants soil. I don't understand if these are soil mites or what. I found that 5 of my plants have the same problem. Same brown things coming out ...
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Is it fungus or something else attacking my Areca Plant?
I wonder what's attacking my Areca plant, recently she definetly struggles with growing healthy and large leafs, every new leaf is small, brownish, and dried, as seen on pic 3. I've inspected her real ...
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Can I reuse utensils after sterilising potting soil after cleaning it?
For sterilising cocopeat/garden soil/potting mixes, I am thinking of using a big vessel from the kitchen on a stove with water. My question is, will this vessel be usable for cooking if I clean it ...
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Is it OK to put sod on top of gravel?
I have a small area (approx 400 sqft) near the pool where I'm looking to put down sod. I ordered the sod to be delivered today. Yesterday I used a mini tiller to loosen the dirt. I found that under ...
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My aloe vera is passed out, what can I do?
I bought this aloe vera last week. As one of the leaves was falling (photo 2), I thought that if I tied them together with a string for a few days, this would help her to create strength to hold the ...
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What are these pests? Harmful? How to get rid of?
I recently decided to have a vegetable and herb garden and put in raised planters along my house. Two of the 4 raised gardens have a TON of these tiny pests in the soil. Interestingly enough they don’...
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Will citrus recover from alkaline soil/fruit drop?
Recently bought a place with orange, Clementine, lime, grapefruit, and lemon trees. New to growing citrus and did not test soil so did a fantastic job of nearly killing them all. Our soil ph is 8.5, ...
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Lawn on an old sea defence
In our back garden now, we have mostly sandy topsoil sitting on an old Victorian sea defence, which is shingle. We trucked in literally tons of topsoil about 5 years ago, laid turf and all was well ...
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How much extra soil do I need to buy to account for settling when prepping a garden bed?
I can calculate the volumes of the beds easily enough, but I assume that as I install the soil it will settle. In a raised vegetable garden bed I could just top it off next year. In a perennial bed, ...
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I am considering mulch for my orchard but i worry about fire?
I am considering some types of mulch for my orchard but I am really worried about fire. We have about three month(summer) without any rainfall and humidity is about 20-30%. For example if I use hay ...
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How do I get a nice dense folliage back on my Chinese Elm?
I'm new here and quite new to growing bonsais! I'm in possession of a Chinese Elm, which I bought 3 months ago. It was held outside by the previous owner, so it had no leaves when it arrived here. I'm ...
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How much drainage in seedling potting mix?
I made my own seedling potting mix. It has 35% drainage and 65% water hold matter. Now, that I see it, I feel like it has too much drainage. I used roughly the same percentage of as Sungro's ...
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Fig tree languishing after 2 years - how to reinvigorate?
I have a fig tree which was planted two years ago next to a wall. The soil-side of the wall faces north, the sunny pavement side face south, so it provides plenty of heat. The sun can shine on the ...
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Is my snake plant dying or is this normal?
Not sure if this is normal for leaves to die or if it's something else? I repotted this a few months ago and it's generally been doing okay I think, and even has a new growth. However a few weeks ago ...
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Anyone know what these white grubs are?
I have found loads of them in the soil in the large planter I have herbs in
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Ant colony at the base of young tree
So far the tree has been doing really well. Its only a year old (chinar tree). Infact, the ants have made the heavy clay soil in which the tree was planted from dense and compacted to very porous and ...
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