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Gardening

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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: What is this??

It is growing beside the road, at my neighbors house. It is growing up into a tree. I think its kind of pretty .. but would like to know what it is first, before I go poking around in it.
Carla B
Carla B Glasgow, KY 21 hours ago
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  • Liz Holland
    Liz Holland 17 minutes ago
    I agree the long flowers look like honeysuckle, but the other flowers, could it be climbing ...»
    hydrangea?

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Gardening: A mystery plant has shown up in my flower bed. Any one know what it is

At first I was worried that it was Hog Weed, but after looking at photos on line I'm not sure.
Aimee Maas
Aimee Maas Fruitport, MI 21 hours ago
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  • KMS Woodworks
    KMS Woodworks 28 minutes ago
    another vote for rhurbarb ...»

    http://threadeds.blogspot.com/2010/06/rhubar...

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Gardening: What is this plant?

I bought these little plants a few years ago in early spring. The leaves were a little bit meaty, but not as thick as a succulent. Over the spring and summer the plants grew huge, with long vine-y parts, but the leaves stayed more or less the same size - no more than an inch or two long. At the very peak of summer they did have a little red flower that came out, one or two of them on each plant. It looked almost like a tiny red daisy.

Anyway, I brought them inside in the fall and ...»

they did not like it. I'd love to be able to buy some new ones, if only I knew what they were!

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

Emily Handler
Emily Handler Hungary 21 hours ago
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    Emily Handler 29 minutes ago
    Yes, that's it! I found as that the other name for mezzoo or Dorotheanthus is Variegated ...»
    Aptenia, and as soon as I put that into Google image search, I recognized it. Thank you so much, everyone!

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Gardening: Gardening

I am trying to find out what kind of Rose Plant this is...
Cheryl Hutchens
Cheryl Hutchens Siloam, NC 20 hours ago
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    Nancy Hand 33 minutes ago
    Thanks Tammy, Sry wrong guy! :) lol ...»

    Yep Cheryl she is right!

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Gardening: What is this? Is it a weed or a type of spinach

I found this growing in my carrot bed this spring, I let it grow but I still haven't figured out what it is. I shared my vegetable garden with my neighbor last season and I know he planted something late last summer. The simple resolution would be to ask him but he moved. Anyone with suggestions would be much appreciated,
Sarah Maes Lieberenz
Sarah Maes Lieberenz Denver, CO 20 hours ago
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    Kristy B 40 minutes ago
    It looks more like spinach; however, if it is pigweed, or Aramanth, It can be prepared and ...»
    eaten like spinach. http://www.ediblewildfood.com/pigweed.aspx

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Gardening: Please help tell me what this is called

Can anyone tell me what kind of flower this is, we just bought a home and it was planted in a flowerbed?
Chris Woods
Chris Woods Gonzales, LA 20 hours ago
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    Lucy Kirkwood 44 minutes ago
    my son grows them is St Louis in pots and they do great ,[sorry Crinum]
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  • The same White Christmas cactus that bloomed once back in December of 2011 is now budding  in May 2013.
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  • White Cactus bloomed in 
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Gardening: What is the secret for carrying for Christmas cactuses?

I love the Christmas cactus but try as i may...I have never understood how to keep them healthy and alive. I have read instructions on how to water... ...»

Don't over water, do not allow them to dry out...Place them in well draining soil... Blah, blah, blah,...... I purchased a couple two years ago and as usual they still remain a mystery to care for.

In December of 2011 my white cactus bloomed, the pink one did not.

When I moved to a new apartment the following year I placed them at the window with my other sun loving plants as I did in my last apartment..

That December, neither bloomed.......I assumed it was the change and like the other plants... they needed to get acclimated...

I changed their soil and pots over and over again...Some dried them out to quickly like the clay pots...Others like ceramics, would keep them appearing healthy for a while but then they would stop growing.

This year the only thing I've done differently was to change the pots again!. I purchased two cheap little plastic pots from the dollar store and forgot to place holes in the bottom, however, when I watered them... I allowed them to dry out between watering...and did not bother to punch holes in the bottom because they seem fine..

I than decided this month to place them on the balcony where they receive indirect light... And guess what...They began to bud!

I still can't figure this out...What did I do right/wrong? They are blooming in May??

are they not Christmas cactuses?.

Vetsy
Vetsy Spartanburg, SC 2 hours ago
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    Vetsy 50 minutes ago
    @Kathy..KMS Thank you for the link.... I'll make a note of it..and save it. Thanks again..
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Gardening: 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?
Jayme
Jayme Bellaire, MI 2 days ago
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    Judy 1 hour ago
    Here's more info on the variety you have: Epimedium x perralchicum'Fröhnleiten' ...»

    One of the great workhorses for the garden, this old cultivar is still at the top of its class. The rich, dark-green, glossy foliage is fully evergreen. Cut the leaves to the ground in mid-winter to make room for the brilliant canary-yellow flowers. When it is finished blooming red stained leaves unfurl, highlighted with chartreuse-green veins. This is one of the best epimedium for use as a ground cover. Once established, few weeds can push their way through the dense root system and thick foliage cover.

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  • Two still alive, one died
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Gardening: One of my red maple trees died.

We planted three red maple trees over two years ago and they did well the first year. Last summer two of them had some white powder looking stuff on the leaves. This year one of them did ...»
not survive the winter. The others are starting to get the white stuff again...is that what killed it? I need help!

Margaret @ Moving Forward
Margaret @ Moving Forward Canada 2 days ago
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    Margaret @ Moving Forward 1 hour ago
    I am not 100% sure but I think they may be Patricia W ...»
    . I was looking up the mildew issue and found a site that spoke the mildew problem is common in crimson maples.

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  • Vetch spreading randomly throughout some of my gardens, especially the flowering raised beds.
  • Vetch invading some of the perennials, choking them
  • More vetch randomly invading phlox and other perennials ~ my columbine, butterfly bush, flax, etc.

Gardening: Vetch

Does anyone have a solution to ridding my raised beds of vetch ~ it keeps invading my perennials here in southern Maine and the more I try to remove it and its roots, the more that seems to appear. Suggestions, PLEASE!

Kate Young
Kate Young Sanford, ME 18 hours ago
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  • Alice Vick
    Alice Vick 1 hour ago
    Pull it, then mulch with shredded paper, moisten the paper after it is in place and it will ...»
    become like paper mache as it dries. This will form a barrier that will smother any roots that sprout. You will have to deal with sprouts that come up right at the base of your plants, but that's a lot less work than the entire bed. You can also put a decorative mulch over the paper if the white bothers you. I didn't and my son asked my why it snowed in only one corner of our yard!

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