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Gardening is one of the hottest topics on Hometalk. Whether you're gardening as a profession, or as a hobby, you'll find awesome gardening inspiration on Hometalk. Do you need to identify a plant? Post a photo of it, and a gardening expert will be able to identify it for you. Is your garden blooming in a spectacular way? Share the joy with fellow gardening buffs. All garden talk is welcome on Hometalk; so whether you're planting a flower garden, looking for green gardening tips, or researching the perfect gardening tools, you've come to the right place.



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  • 1. Gently wash the leaves, removing any garden debris.
  • 2. Lay out the leaves, sandwiching them between dry paper towels. Place them in the microwave.
  • 3. Microwave at 30 second intervals or until leaves are dry and crispy. Our usual drying time is 1 minute.

The Fastest Way To Dry Herbs

We want to make the most of every herb we grow this year. We also want to store some for later use. And we want to do it quickly. For small batches, the most convenient drying method we ...»
have found is...the microwave!

No thyme to wait for herbs to dangle about drying? Or maybe you live in a humid climate like we do? Try these simple steps to quickly preserve every last leaf in your herb garden.

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The Garden Stamp Frederick, MD 15 hours ago
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    Deb 1 minute ago
    We will have to try this. I love growing Basil!
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Gardening: My pomegranate tree is being attacked by ants!

I love looking outside and seeing how well our pomegranate tree is dong this year. We've raised it over the past 6 years from a tiny sapling and now it's producing some beautiful fruit. ...»

But the other day my daughter came running inside screaming, "The patio is swarming with ants!" I went out to see what was going on and I see a ton of ants making a line across the lawn and headed directly for the pomegranate tree. They were climbing up the trunk and crawling all over the leaves! By nature, I'm the "live and let live" type when it comes to insects outdoors. So I left them alone, assuming they could do no harm. But this morning I noticed that many of the tree's leaves have shriveled up and I'm afraid that ants will kill the tree or at least ruin the fruit.

Does anyone have any information that can help me?

First of all, why are the ants suddenly attacking this tree?

Can they do real damage?

If so, what is the simplest way to get them to stop and keep them off of the tree?

I prefer a natural remedy to using chemicals, but if only chemicals will help I'm willing to go that route.

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May Garden ~ Birdhouses & Flowers

In looking around the garden, I see a theme has developed. It's all about the birds and flowers. With approximately one hundred birdhouses, I suppose my collection is now nearing ...»
intervention status! Some are decorative and some are functional with clean-outs, but long ago I found out the birds are the ones who decide which is which. A bossy little house wren has commandeered the gazebo garden where she and her hubby have taken up residence in a blue bird house, chasing any other birds who dare to come near.

Every new flower is an awaiting surprise and , as I stroll our garden, bird song greets me. A red fox streaked across the front lawn this early morning, probably from the cat food on our porch. We've had lovely rains and everything is an intense shade of spring green.

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    So beautiful... thanks for sharing :)
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Gardening: Planting corn?

I'm looking for advice about growing corn. I'd like to plant some in my backyard, but I have a lot of questions. Does corn need a lot of sun? What type of soil is good for growing corn? Does it require a lot of water? Also, when is the best time to plant? Spring or fall?
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Aron Garfinkel Atlanta, GA Yesterday
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    A lot of the seed stock form many other crops are tainted as well. In addition to insecticide ...»
    the far greater of them are altered to be resistant to many herbicides. The logic here is that since the "target crop" is resistant to a specific herbicide...the use of that herbicide will kill everything else...leaving the target crop behind. This is a double edge sword as the GMO crop in the first place and the use of the herbicide which gets in to the food crap as well.

    The seed stock on most of these crops will lose some of its "engineered" bad side through a few generations of growth, but the farmers are not allowed to retain a portion of the harvest to use a seed crop for the next season ( as countless generations of farmer have done through out history)...the farmers are locked into a contract with the monsanto and the other big seed producers to buy fresh seed stock from them.

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Kim Harmeyer Cincinnati, OH 2 days ago
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    I used Geraniums in the pot
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Gardening: Please name this plant

This plant sheds its leaves in winter and in May bears new leaves then buds then these white flowers with yellow centers. It is a perennial and very hardy. This shrub is very old and does not need pruning.
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Judy S 17 hours ago
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    Judy S 2 hours ago
    Thanks Hometalk lovers...my shrub is a mock orange. Mine doesn't have a fragrance (yet). I ...»
    will take better care of it.

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Becoming the House in the Roses Part 2

More roses from my garden. I am so grateful for them. Many are gifted, pass-alongs and antiques - original to the 1914 Craftsman house
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Kathy R Sparta, GA 2 days ago
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    Catherine Smith 3 hours ago
    Karen, try using a bit of Root tone on the cuttings. Start them in water, let them develop ...»
    some roots and them plant them. Tea Roses can be a bit touchy, but the rugosas and knockouts just get going. I love teas, but I'm getting to old to handle the care, so I've switched to the rugosas, multifloras, antiques and some knockouts.

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DIY Living Wreath

I wanted a little something to dress up our garage door and provide a bit of inspiration.

I gathered a grapevine wreath and a few packs of tiny terra cotta pots and got to work ...»

securing them on the wreath.

A few plants from the garden center later, and I had a great bit of greenery to brighten up the garage near my chicken coop!

Full post and instructions are listed on my blog: http://justawhimsicalworld.blogspot.com/2012...

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JustAWhimsicalWorld Ogden, KS 17 hours ago
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    Catherine Smith 3 hours ago
    What a clever idea. I can see that done using succulents in the pots.
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Gardening: Persistent crape myrtle

I had two huge crape myrtles taken out, thought I had the stumps ground. But they keep sending up suckers in my papyrus. Anyone know how I can stop this, it's constant.
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Evelyn McMullen Montgomery, AL 20 hours ago
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    Evelyn McMullen 3 hours ago
    That would be nigh on to impossible for me. The papyrus is huge & there would be no place to ...»
    put it temporarily. Thanks for the idea tho.

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Potatoes Growing in Your Pantry? Me Too! Here's What to Do!

Do you have a bag of potatoes that looks like this one? Here's what to do! Mine made a beautiful container with flowers on the front porch one year! :) It's so fun digging them out! Like ...»
hunting for treasure. My kids were three and they dug in that pot all day! Potatoes don't like heat, so plant them as early as you can. They won 't make it all the way through the summer. Then, treasure hunt time!

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Caley's Culinaries Buford, GA 4 hours ago
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