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Plant I.d.?

I have had this planted in my Secret Garden (shade garden) for several years. Although I had probably left a plant id tag by it when it was first planted, I have no idea what this plant is.....can anyone help id the plant for me?

Make the Most of Your Basil Bounty

By the time summer's end made an appearance, I had too many leaves than I could handle. So I researched how to preserve my bounty.

Patricia W 18 minutes ago

Mine is done as well! Ready to clip and dry.

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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 ...»

Kelly S 25 minutes ago

@JeriF, The mornig glories are choking my flowering rhodies in the back yard. I didn't even ...»
plant the darn morning glories and they come back every year. You can have mine.

So What Do You Think?

I have a neat garden stool that I have used both inside and outside, so now I am trying to decide where to put it. Maybe in the bathroom or back outside - ...»

Evelyn McMullen 1 hour ago
I'll take it! Have my four on teahouse deck. ...»

3 Simple Steps to Create Gorgeous Containers

To busy to plant? No worries... here's a way to make your neighbors envious and your friends amazed. Simple pop a gorgeous hanging basket into your existing planter. Add a few more plants ...»

Miriam I 1 hour ago

Great idea!

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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 ...»

Sandra Lankford 1 hour ago

Food grade DE is the best and you can use it in and out of the house. You can also take it ...»
yourself. Also peppermint essential oil is good. Mix with water in a spray bottle and mist your plants. I spray my plants, walls, doors outside to keep bugs and frogs and lizards away because i don't want them falling on me or getting inside house.

Gardening: Weed?

I have this coming up all through my flowerbed. Can anyone tell me what it is? I can't find anything online that even looks remotely close. I live in the West Central part of Oklahoma if that means anything...

Gail Salminen 1 hour ago

Donna N The broad leafed plant ...»
looks to be a violet, and can also be very invasive. The other slim leafed plant could be spurge but it could also be allium ( http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.... ) I have some in my garden as well. Just finished digging all of the grass out and the young ones look quite like this. You can tell by breaking the leaf and smelling it, allium has an onion odour - flowers are wonderful, but go to seed and spread a lot. Control the spread by picking the flower before it goes to seed.

Gardening: Toadstools

I how can I get rid of hundreds of ink toadstools in my very small , garden , they are even growing under my artificial lawn.

Raylee 2 hours ago

Thank you , I have started picking them as they get bigger , will keep doing it, hopefully ...»
they will disappear .. :)

9 Plants Even a Brown Thumb Can Grow

I'm really not very good in the garden. I wish I was, and I'll keep trying until the day I die, but the fact is, I kill things. Green things. But thankfully, there are a few plants that have resisted my superpower.

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REALLY Killing Weeds With Vinegar

For more details on this process, please visit the blog post below.

Lately, I've been seeing Pinterest boards and blogs with tutorials on how to make a ...»

vinegar weed killer. Friends, I'm here to tell you that their information is faulty and their vinegar weed killer will not work.

Most of the blogs that show vinegar weed killer recipes, show household vinegar with 5% acidity.

This.Will.NOT.Work. I repeat, This.Will.NOT.Work.

You need a vinegar that has AT LEAST 10% acidity PLUS a horticultural citrus oil. There is some controversy within the organic gardening community regarding vinegar strength. Very respected gardeners say that 10% acidity mixed with citrus oil will kill weeds.

For at least 10 years I have been using a 20% vinegar for my weed control. I have not tried 10% vinegar ~ but I trust the gardeners who say it will work. Many of them are diluting their 20% vinegar by cutting it in half and adding water. Doing this will give you two gallons of 10% vinegar.

WARNING: This 10% – 20% vinegar is potent. You need to wear goggles, rubber gloves, long sleeves, and shoes when working with 20% vinegar. It will burn your skin if any splashes. I have experienced this first hand ~ it can be very painful.

While the vinegar alone will work well at getting rid of weeds, it's the orange oil that nails the coffin shut on weeds. However, none of this will kill weeds if it isn't properly applied. That is the real secret to killing weeds and killing them for good.

If you want to kill weeds naturally, then here's what you do:The correct ratio for weed killing is: 1 gallon of 10-20% vinegar to 1 C. of orange (or citrus) oil. Mix well. (see my Warning above) Then, add to either a spray bottle like this one. I highly recommend rubber gloves when applying with this type of bottle ~ it does tend to drip.

This ONLY WORKS when applied at full strength, in sunlight, during the heat of the day.

That means, if it rained yesterday, then don't apply it. If rain is in the forecast within 24 hours, don't apply it.

Wait until the soil is dried out a bit, the sun is bright, and it's the middle of the day. It must be at least 70-degrees for maximum efficacy. The weed will think you are giving it some good food. Down the hatch, little weed.

Keep in mind that this brew does not discriminate. Be careful where you spray. It will kill your flowers and plants just as effectively. Obviously, avoid application on windy days.

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