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What is this plant?
This plant (the two bright green spikey-looking ones) grows in the area of WV where my husband is from, but we have no idea what it is. He says it reseeds itself every year and the plant itself gets very tall, around 4 or 5 feet. I would appreciate any comments.
Sweeten Your Tomatoes With Baking Soda.
Want to grow the sweetest tomatoes around? Use baking soda near your plants in the garden.
Just sprinkle a small amount of baking soda on the soil around your tomato plants. (be careful not to get any on the plant itself and be also careful with young seedlings which are more tender.) The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers the acidity levels. This will give you tomatoes that are sweet rather than the tart flavor that store bought tomatoes have. ...»
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I am going to try this! Thank you for the info!
Some of the 'Characters' in My Landscape
As my profile indicates, I love the hunt for vintage finds, and that includes items for the garden. Over the last decade, these are some of the characters that have taken up residence
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Thank you, Dee.
No Power Tools? No Problem! Garden Art You Can Make
If you don't have power tools or don't want to use them, there are still a lot of creative projects you can make from recycled items.
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Your title LOL!. Thanks for sharing. I can see you are okay with you., Great!
Gardenia or Camellia
Which is it ?? Live in zone 8 and it gets maybe 2 hours of sun in the morning, shade the rest of the day. I just fertilized it 2 days ago and put some straw around it.
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thanks all and I have two my mom had transplanted them from hers so I dont want to loose them ...»
My Garden and Yard After the Rain
There was a break in the rain this morning, so I ventured out with my camera to capture some of the amazing growth that's happened with all the rain here. Come see our flowers and garden.
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Thanks, y'all!
Front Flower Bed, Need Ideas Please
I had a small dogwood tree here and the winter got it after 10 yrs. I would love something like that or another small blooming tree that would do well in full hot sun in the summer, No shade here.
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Beautiful flower garden.
Patio Garden With Water Feature
This is the updated version of my water garden. I got a tip on Hometalk and added rocks to raise the rock that the water pours over and filter the water. I love it and so do the birds!
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This is the water garden earlier this spring ...»
From Trash to Treasure, Remaking a Teapot
I love transforming thrift shop finds to something useful for the garden or home. I bought this teapot for 50 cents, how could I lose?