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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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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.

Yair S
Yair S 2 days ago
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    Judi 7 minutes ago
    You might try to the granulated washing powder around tree also or boric acid and sugar ...»
    mixture, however, boric acid is poison to kids and animals, if that ingest it!

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  • My Prickly Pear is ready to bloom again.
  • It also has lots of near ripe fruit on it, which I plan to try to eat. 1

Gardening: Ants on My Prickly Pear!

A friend noticed some tiny (sugar) ants on my Prickly Pear then told me they would kill it. They are not easy to grow here and I really don't want to loose it. At this time it also has ...»
fruit which I'd like to eat. So I'm looking for a way to rid my plant of ants without poisoning my fruit. Anyone out there have a solution?

Donna Shipley-Richie
Donna Shipley-Richie Mckinleyville, CA 22 hours ago
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    Judi 11 minutes ago
    Boric Acid will kill ants....however, it might also kill other things. Not sure about that. ...»
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    Spring sweet eating ants make a trail to my kitchen. I had tried all kinds of things and nothing kept them away. I read somewhere about 'boric acid'....purchased some, put in a lid with a little sugar and soon it looked like all the ants in the world had arrived. Then they suddenly were gone and did not return until this year (and I did it again)....You might be able to sprinkle the boric acid around base of plant with a little sugar and ants would be attracted to that....I would put around plant about 6" away from plant and see what happens. It is cheap and works.....just don't put where children or pets might taste it....Also read and tried........if you sprinkle granulated washing powder across garage door, ant will eat it and take back to nest....when they drink water it kills them.....so you might try sprinkling granulated washing powders around plant, but not directly on it.

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Salustia Barrera Anaheim, CA 8 hours ago
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    Irma 33 minutes ago
    love the contrast!
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  • The Shade Path garden: Variegated Solomon Seal (Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum') in front of the blue flowers of Brunnera 'Jack Frost'.
  • View down the Shade Path this May... forget-me-nots (Myosotis), chartreuse inflorescence of Euphorbias, hosta, ferns and many others.
  • Forget-me-not-like flowers of Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
  • Our new Fothergilla bush is flowering this month, and goes so nicely with the Euphorbia!
  • This pretty patch work is of a lungwort (Pulmonaria) and a wood spurge (Euphorbia).
  • Tulip 'White Parrot'...Parrot tulips are known for their unusual markings and shape. It is a nice, frilly addition to the front of the sunny end of this garden that is mostly in shade.
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Scenes From the Shade Path Garden

Here are some views of our Shade Path garden from the past couple of weeks. I love when it turns to this blue and white phase... so peaceful...
Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gardener
Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gar... Pittsburgh, PA 23 hours ago
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    Heather Benton 41 minutes ago
    It's gorgeous, Julie. I love all the cool greens and blues you've paired together. Plus the ...»
    shot of white with the variegated leaves and tulips. Lovely.

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  • Clip your seeds a little with nail clippers.
  • Soak in water overnight.
  • 3 days later, your have seedlings!
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How To Start Seeds In Just 3 Days!

Life got busy around here this spring, and I forgot to plant my seeds inside. I was just going to forget it and move on until I read about clipping and soaking your seeds to help them ...»
germinate faster. Well, I tried it out, and it worked perfectly!

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    I will do this today with sunflower seeds.
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The Wisteria Came Out to Play!

I have four Wisteria plants and one of them came out to play this spring! I am thrilled, now if I can get the other three to the party that would be amazing! ...»

http://cynthiaweber.com/wisteria-at-hoop-to...

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  • Easily age your terra cotta pots resulting in a beautiful aged patina.
  • Grab whatever paint you have on hand, think creamy antique colors, a sponge and wax.  The wax will protect it from moisture and make the pots more durable.
  • Mix the paint with a good amount of wax till smooth.
  • Take a sponge and apply the paint mixture onto the terra-cotta pot leaving certain areas of the pot lightly exposed.
  • That's it, I swear, took about 2 minutes per pot.
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How to Easily Age Terra Cotta Pots

Kristin
Kristin San Marcos, CA 21 hours ago
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    Ana Fawdry 2 hours ago
    Another way to really easily age terracotta is to mix some un pasteurized yogurt with water ...»
    and paint it on. the yogurt/water mixture will soak right into the terracotta but within a week or two, the yogurt will have created that white/green veneer on the pots (and don't worry, once the water has fully dried the live bacteria will die, you won't get a pot that continues growing stuff on it!)

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Gardening: My Lavender is lackluster! Help?

I'm having great luck with all my flowers/plants so far this spring EXCEPT for my lavender. It's quite pathetic looking, frankly. I'm not sure if lavender is generally a slow-grower but mine is growing at less than a snails pace. Any tips out there for helping my lavender to grow and thrive? I want to help it, but not sure how! Thanks everyone :) (It is potted on my deck)
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    Leah Belverd 3 hours ago
    Oh and Donna, I'm not sure exactly what type it is- I grew from seeds and not sure where I put ...»
    the packet. But yes, it only recently got to the point where I could actually REALLY smell the lavender..though I am positive it IS lavender!

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  • #1 - Use as many free materials in your landscape as you can. Every part of the world has at least one thing in abundance that you can use for free, be it gravel, rocks or stones; wood, pallets or pine needles; dumpsters, landfill sites or Craig's List and Freecycling networks as cheap sources for repurposed items. Find out what's in your own neighbourhood or town and use it!  I've used my local freecycling network to find plants and shrubs for free. I got a whole lilac hedge that way, it really works!!
  • #2 - Beg for plant divisions or cuttings from family, friends and neighbours. Anyone who has perennials , bulbs or tubers will have to be dividing them up every so often and will be happy to let you have the extras. 1
  • #3 - Look for local gardening clubs, they usually have plant sales once or twice a year to raise money for the club and you can get beautiful plants for much less than gardening centers sell them.  Plus you know they will survive in your climate because the local gardeners have grown them.
  • #4 - Watch for end-of-season sales.  You can pick up loads of plants at a discount from department stores that have seasonal garden centers.  That's where you can pick up your trees and shrubs for less and save big!
  • #5 - Grow your own plants from seed.  Some plants are super simple to grow, you can even just toss the seeds out in your garden at the right time and they'll grow well.  Hardy geraniums, sunflowers and pansies are easy to start from seed.  Poppies and cosmos are good examples of seeds you can just sow directly in the garden.  Opium poppies can even be sown while there is still snow on the garden!
  • #6 - Grow plants that self-seed or spread easily.  Examples are creeping thyme, culinary thyme, Johnny Jump-ups, Ladies' Mantle, campanula, euphorbia, lamium, bugleweed, poppies and bee balm.  I don't quite understand the desire for growing borderline plants in the garden.  I personally don't want to drag some plant kicking and screaming into my garden, I'd much rather have ones that are happily growing and flowering and self-seeding all over.
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6 Ways to Landscape Without Breaking the Budget

I'm back to my first love these days - gardening! I love being in the garden, digging, planting, sowing and enjoying. This house will be the 6th that I've landscaped and because I always ...»
seem to buy houses that have no landscaping, I have learned how to do it on the cheap.

Here are some of my best tips: .

#1 - Use as many free materials in your landscape as you can. Every part of the world has at least one thing in abundance that you can use for free, be it gravel, rocks or stones; wood,pallets or pine needles; dumpsters, landfill sites or Craig's List and Freecycling networks as cheap sources for repurposed items. Find out what's in your own neighbourhood or town and use it! I've used my local freecycling network to find plants and shrubs for free. I got a whole lilac hedge that way, it really works!!

#2 - Beg for plant divisions or cuttings from family, friends and neighbours. Anyone who has perennials , bulbs or tubers will have to be dividing them up every so often and will be happy to let you have the extras.

#3 - Look for local gardening clubs, they usually have plant sales once or twice a year to raise money for the club and you can get beautiful plants for much less than gardening centers sell them. Plus you know they will survive in your climate because the local gardeners have grown them.

#4 - Watch for end-of-season sales. You can pick up loads of plants at a discount from department stores that have seasonal garden centers. That's where you can pick up your trees and shrubs for less and save big!

#5 - Grow your own plants from seed. Some plants are super simple to grow, you can even just toss the seeds out in your garden at the right time and they'll grow well. Hardy geraniums,sunflowers and pansies are easy to start from seed. Poppies and cosmos are good examples of seeds you can just sow directly in the garden. Opium poppies can even be sown while there is still snow on the garden

#6 - Grow plants that self-seed or spread easily. Examples are creeping thyme, culinary thyme, Johnny Jump-ups, Ladies' Mantle, campanula, euphorbia, lamium, bugleweed, poppies and bee balm. I don't quite understand the desire for growing borderline plants in the garden. I personally don't want to drag some plant kicking and screaming into my garden, I'd much rather have ones that are happily growing and flowering and self-seeding all over.

The best part about rampant growers and self-seeders is that every year, you can dig up the extras and sell them at a yard sale to make some extra cash for the landscaping items that you can't get for free.

Hope I've been able to give you at least one tip you can use. Happy gardening!

#landscaping #gardening #Maygarden

Anne @ DesignDreams by Anne
Anne @ DesignDreams by An... Canada 2 days ago
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    Connie H 4 hours ago
    Laraine Chulla ~ yes, so welcome! if you have any questions I am on FB. would be happy to ...»
    answer them. I only stick with the FL native plus you will have plants that your neighbors won't have.

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