Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the gardeningguru group: Do you think the new Yahoo Group will be a better way to communicate with...
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Sep 26, 2007 3:39 pm
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Hello! I have some mums that haven't made it into the ground yet. I usually don't have much luck with them, but I'd like to plant these if I still can. Is...
The best thing you can do at this time is to plant them pot and all into the planting hole. If you plant them without the pot, the roots will look to...
Hi - I have some gold thread cypress bushes, and some chamaecyparis bushes. They're starting to get too big. Is there a way to prune them so that they retain...
Usually the members of the cypress family don't do well with pruning after they have grown. They are better off being "pinched back" as they are growing to...
I was working in my yard last weekend and saw nice green specimens of two invasives that have plagued me for years; garlic mustard and crown vetch. I've been...
As for the garlic mustard, when I was at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, we were successful in controlling large areas of garlic mustard in our woodlands by...
We're (finally) fed up with throwing a ton of great, rich kitchen scraps into the trash -- so we're looking for a recommendation on a composter. We have a...
Try the Gardens Alive composter -- http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=2818 It's an upright, heavy guage black plastic composter that will work fine and...
Dave: Thanks for the response. I have one more question: if I'm lazy (really lazy) does it make more sense for me to get a tumbler-style composter? In other...
Well, if you're really lazy, then turning a rolling composter does take energy. Either way, it just takes time for things to compost. The key is to make sure...
Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson's Another study has linked exposure to insecticides and herbicides with Parkinson's disease. Of interest to gardeners and...
Hello, Glad to have joined this group! We have a relatively new garden in Oakland, CA, with a beautiful lawn surrounded by fruit trees and many edible crops....
Hello all! I live in MN, where it's barely feeling like spring! My husband and I are organic gardeners, with flowers, herbs, fruits, and MANY veggies. We've...
It sounds like powdery mildew, but without seeing it, I can't be 100% sure. Powdery mildew does effect cucumbers and it is a fungal disease that is spread by...
How would you like to know a few homemade pesticide recipes that are not only safe, but will cost you next to nothing to make? It's still possible to keep your...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the gardeningguru group: With the downturn in the economy, will you grow your own vegetables to help ...
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May 28, 2008 10:52 pm
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The following gardeningguru poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: With the downturn in the economy, will you grow your own vegetables...
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Jun 16, 2008 7:49 am
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the gardeningguru group: How are you planning to spend your summer vacation? o Going to the shore o...
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Jul 3, 2008 4:58 pm
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Watering in July/August is critical for three reasons: First, the summer heat dries the soil out quickly--a 90 degree summer day can bake about two inches of...
The following gardeningguru poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How are you planning to spend your summer vacation? CHOICES AND...
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Aug 1, 2008 7:49 am
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When you think about beautiful green spaces, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it a favorite vacation spot? Is it the golf course you play each...
When we plant our vegetable gardens in spring, we always purchase a six-pack of tomatoes and other vegetables, simply because that is how they are sold. When...
The end of the summer doesn't have to mean the end of your colorful garden. There are plenty of options for your garden with fall- blooming flowers to create a...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the gardeningguru group: What is your favorite color of fall? o Red o Orange o Yellow o Brown o None of...
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Oct 2, 2008 3:08 pm
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Hello I just got a beautiful hanging plant from my husband for Mother's Day. Well here is the problem we don't know what it is. The nursery that he got it from...