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What are these tall, tree-like shrubs and how often should I water them?
My wife and I just bought a property and I don't know anything about plants or trees. Can someone tell me what the large trees/bushes/plants are and also how often do I need to water them?
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Can I grow a cherry tree from seed without stratification?
I'm going to grow a cherry tree from a seed. It's not that easy though and I need some time and patience. I have experience with pine tree and orange, though these are quite easy trees to grow compared to cherry and maple.
At the same time I saw…
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Why does my lemon tree have multi-colored leaves and strange-looking fruit?
The leaves on my lemon tree are yellow and white, and the fruit doesn't look normal.
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Should I prune the lower buds of my bare-root tree that's waking up?
I planted a bare-root Gala apple tree last year, and it's waking up now and budding all over. However, a good number of the buds are close to the ground, and they're coming out along the entire length of the young trunk.
Should I prune the buds…
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What is this thin-stemmed plant with narrow leaves in an aquaponics bed in my greenhouse?
This plant grew from seed to about 2' high within 3 months. I'm sure it's not done growing. I have no clue what it could be, since I'm in the bad habit of sticking anything that looks like a seed into the soil. It could come from the grocery store…
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What is the difference between male and female asparagus plants, and is it important for growing?
Yesterday I found a box of two asparagus plants among some bags of bulbs at a local store. I couldn't open it, so I don't know what they look like, but the box was about 6 inches tall and 3 inches front to back. Although I have a lot of experience…
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How to use banana peel as a fertilizer?
I have heard several times that banana peel can be used as a fertilizer for garden plants (especially so for roses it appears) and verified it with a quick search on the Internet. As it happens, I sit on quite some banana peel right now (well, not…
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Questions about soil block usage
I got a catalog from Johnny's seeds the other day and saw their soil block makers. I've been looking into them and I'm thinking about trying them to start my garden plants this year as an experiment. I'll make my own soil block maker to test and may…
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What is this plant growing all over my backyard?
These plants/weeds are everywhere in my garden. Could someone confirm whether they are weeds or a plant (ground cover perhaps)? They are slightly different as you can see one of them has an actual leaf shape.
Whilst the other one is round and grows…
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What is this red corn-like fruit?
I've had these in my garden for years but only saw the inside of one today. I remember seeing something like this in a salad once.
What is it, and is it edible?
Greg Zaal
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What is this bonsai tree with serrated elliptic leaves and why has it lost all its leaves?
My son bought me a bonsai tree for Father's day in June last year.
It grew new leaves and shoots for a while and has been watered regularly.
It has now dropped all its leaves and there does not seem to be any new growth.
I would like to know how I…
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How to start a bulb bed so that it doesn't need weeding?
When I bought my house (in southern Minnesota), one of the things I loved about it was a flower bed along the side of the garage that requires very very little maintenance. At the end of the summer, I pull the dried stems of the flowers that it put…
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When to plant chili seeds in the UK?
When is the best time to start germinating my chili seeds (various varieties) in order to make the most of next years growing season?
I think I started too late this year and my crop has suffered. I live in London,UK and the last frost according to…
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My hydroponic lettuce is mega bitter. Can I fix it?
Preface: I don't really know what I'm doing.
So I decided to grow some kweik lettuce in my ebb & flow hydroponic setup. In addition to that, I'm growing a variety of chili peppers, mostly superhots.
It's been about 40 days, and I've had good growth…
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Mixing Alcohol Solution for Paperwhites to Prevent Legginess
This year's order of Paperwhites came with the advice to make a 5% solution of alcohol (drinking and rubbing both work; the latter is much cheaper!) in water, and use that once the stems are 1-2" high to prevent legginess. I'm willing to try but…
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