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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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  • 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 Yesterday
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    Sandra Lankford 1 minute 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.

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  • Leaves are soft not spiked like a pine tree.
  • Right now it's about 3" tall.
  • Some are smaller.

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...

Donna N
Donna N Weatherford, OK 3 hours ago
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    Gail Salminen 2 minutes 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.

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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
Raylee Australia 23 hours ago
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    Raylee 48 minutes ago
    Thank you , I have started picking them as they get bigger , will keep doing it, hopefully ...»
    they will disappear .. :)

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  • This is what it looked like when I first transplanted it. It's about 1 1/2 inches taller now and has more leaves on the top. But not much growth to the "trunk".

Gardening: Silver Maple Sapling.

I had a silver maple sapling come up in one of my flower baskets when I brought them inside last fall..It stayed alive in the basket all winter and even had 2 little leaves on it. This spring, I transplanted it in a 5 gallon bucket making sure to get all of the roots even the tap root. It's doing wonderful and now has at least 10 leaves on the top of the "knitting needle" sized stem (or should I say trunk?). It's definitely getting taller but I'm not seeing much growth in the ...»
circumference. Is there something I can do to help it along? I really don't want to lose it as it's an offspring of a very large Maple we recently had to cut down due to disease. Thank you for any advice you can give me.

Donna N
Donna N Weatherford, OK 2 days ago
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    Donna N 2 hours ago
    LOL April! Sure, I'll send someone that way!! (not) :-) Do you think I should repot it this ...»
    fall before winter gets here? And shouldn't I water it all during winter not just when we get a hard freeze? And last but not least....do you have a brand of fertilizer you recommend for my "baby"?

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  • mine is about this size but has been growing since march (photo from mylavendergarden.com)

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 Concord, NC Yesterday
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    April E 3 hours ago
    make sure you are not keeping it covered and allow it to go almost completely dry between ...»
    waterings also quit feeding it lavender is a lean plant I have plants that I started 4 years ago and have only been fed 4 times in all that time and they are thriving even a the green house we do not feed our seedlings also lavender from seedlings is VERY slow not just slow after you get them established you can take cuttings to propagate them much faster (reletivly it IS lavender)

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  • Two still alive, one died
  • white spots starting to show up
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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!

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Margaret @ Moving Forward Canada 4 hours ago
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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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    Losvlam 6 hours ago
    we use quicklime to draw a line around the place, ( people used quicklime to liming the widows ...»
    in the summer to block out the sun out l the greenhouses , so ask in gardencenters or paintshops for the powder) i stay out the garden , i'm allergic, this will not harm the tree or your place, or try to lure them to an other place with sweets

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Gardening: Reclaiming a flower bed...

I need help! I am trying reclaim a garden bed in the side of my house. Someone laid several layers of black plastic down years ago it appears and it has been over grown with moss. I have gotten 3 hostas to take in it. Am I right that I should pull up the plastic, til it and start over??
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Jess W 2 days ago
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    Jess W 8 hours ago
    Thanks for all the help everyone! I am glad to hear that the black plastic is definitely ...»
    something to remove. I will add a photo once I fix it in the next couple of weeks!

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Gardening: Does anyone have a easy way to get cactus sticks out of people.

Hubby was outside and trying to get weeds away from the cactus. Wind was blowing and he ended up with about 100 little fine cactus hairs stuck on arm and back. I tried baking soda and ...»
vick's rub. I also tried pulling them out. Any Suggestions PLEASE thanks

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Sharron Abrams Peoria, AZ 5 hours ago
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Gardening: How do you get rid of white flies in a garden?

I just noticed a few white flies on my tomato plants last night. So, I am hoping that I have caught this problem in the early stages. I have looked on the net for suggested ways to get ...»
rid of these little guys, and saw quite a few home remedies. I thought that I would come to my "Hometalk" family and see what advice you may have, before I attempt any of these ideas. I don't want to resort to chemicals if I don't have to.....Thanks for your help and have a super day. :-)

Brandi Hegerty
Brandi Hegerty Maryville, TN Yesterday
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  • The Micro Gardener - Anne
    The Micro Gardener - Anne 3 hours ago
    These sap suckers create havoc because they excrete honeydew as they eat – which in turn ...»
    attracts sooty mould that turns the leaves black and the plants can't photosynthesize so once they take control, they can do quite a bit of damage. They are most active in warm, humid conditions so won't be a problem all throughout the year but it's good to have organic strategies to use from your toolbox when needed.

    My philosophy is to work WITH nature, so here are some options for you to consider:

    1. White flies do best where the soil is deficient in phosphorous or magnesium. I don't know if you've had a soil test done,but you could probably guess this is part of the problem. Mineral deficiencies can be easily corrected over time by adding the minerals to the soil. Part of my regular maintenance regime is to add 1 tblpsn of Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) – which is cheap and easily available from the chemist, produce store or supermarket – to 9L bucket or watering can. Water in monthly. You can also add dolomite (calcium & magnesium), rock phosphate (these are the rock minerals I refer to in the above post which provides a balance of soil minerals) or wood ash (if you have a fireplace) to the soil. i.e. tip the scales in your favour by altering the environment so they won't want to live there!

    2. Spray with a certified organic oil based product like Eco-Oil that will suffocate them. Check after 2-3 days and spray again if needed. It's useful to have a product like this in your arsenal.

    3. Try growing LOTS of nasturtiums under the plants being affected. (See http://themicrogardener.com/20-reasons-to-gr...)

    4. Grow pest-repellent plants in your garden to use in homemade sprays or as companion plants to protect against white flies. Penny Woodward has an excellent book (on my bookshelf) called 'Pest-Repellent Plants' which is worth borrowing from the library. She lists many plants including lavender, basils, calendula, onions, pyrethrum, rosemary,thyme, tomatoes, derris, feverfew, quassia, rhubarb and wormwood that are effective against white fly when used in a variety of ways. I won't list them all here but you may want to pick up some ideas from her helpful book.

    5. You can also try making your own yellow sticky traps as a last resort as these also attract beneficial insects. The idea is the flying insects are attracted to the colour and get stuck there. Sticky boards are made from lightweight plywood painted yellow or you can use cardboard (cover in yellow contact or paint to make it weatherproof). Use 6 cm x 15 cm or 30 cm x 30 cm as a size guide depending on the area you have to cover. Spread with glue or spray oil to form a sticky surface. Attach with a paper clip and hang or secure to a stake. Replace traps weekly or when full.Traps should be positioned 60 – 70 cm above the plants to be effective if hanging. Yellow sticky traps can be used for white flies, winged aphids and leaf mining flies too. (See http://www.asktheexterminator.com/Pest%20Con... photo). Hope this helps!

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