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Outdoor Living: Jasper or Agate?
I found this rock in my backyard tonight. Not sure if it is Jasper or Agate. Anyone know? It weighs almost 4 lbs and is bigger than the palm of my hand. If it is agate or jasper is it
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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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I know if you don't plant them the depth they call for everyone of them will blow down. I ...»
Gardening: Rhubarb Help Please!!
I am wondering why one of my rhubarb plants is thinking it is time to go to flower? or go to seed? I am not sure what it is doing.
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Plants bloom. This is when rhubarb blooms. Simple as that. It is not stress or anything else. ...»
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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Kinda looks like this Camellia? My Mock Orange has little tiny flowers... ...»
Gardening: I bought a somewhat leggy tomato plant and upon looking online to see
how to plant it, I found a video that said to put it into the ground sorta lying on its side but then pull it up into the upright position. Said the part underground would form roots and send up new plants (I think that what's she said). Shown here is a screen shot from the video showing how she's lying part of it down into a long hole in the ground. She also said to put some bone meal into the planting hole to produce more tomatoes instead of more green parts. Ideas on whether any of this is a good idea?
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I find it kinda funny that most vegans don't realize that most soils contain some bone meal. ...»
Gardening: This plant is very old. Just last year, I put 3 different smaller pots
together into this longer planter. They've lived outside all spring thru fall on my shady deck for years and have always done well. But look what happened this year. The now brownish and not-so-pretty areas were new growth, I believe. What do you suppose made this happen? Nothing bad is happening to them right now but I want to make sure it doesn't.
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These guys can do without a lot of water. Also, they do better in dappled sunlight or early ...»
Gardening: My Iris have stopped blooming. Should I cut them back or what is best
When is best time to divide?
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Carolyn, I dead head mine but also cut the stem off. I like to cut into little pieces to make ...»
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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Thanks Donna, I keep cutting it & cutting it. My nursery guy used roundup (even tho I asked ...»
Gardening: What are some good plants for starting an herb garden?
I'm finally ready to start a garden on my balcony and I'm looking to start with herbs since they're fun to cook with, they smell nice, and I've heard that they're relatively easy to care
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In a 12" pot you can plant 1 chive, 1 oregano and 1 thyme. If you put a Rosemary in a pot you ...»
Gardening: How to keep squirrls out of my flower garden
how to keep squirrls out of my flower garden
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They plant there acorns in my flower beds, now I have to pull little oak seedlings out of my ...»
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