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Which spiders should I allow in my garden?
I know most spiders are harmless and beneficial, but which spiders do I want to look out for and get rid of in my garden? (Midwest United States).
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What to call this latex material used to tie trees?
I got some special hollow (rope/wire/string/tube - I don't know how to call it) - it is green and made of latex about 4 or 5 mm in diameter and used to tie young trees to prevent wind damage.
Can anyone tell me what this is called and maybe where I…
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What is the name of this plant with 5-petaled pink flowers?
What is the name of this plant?
The image was from a China tour website, although it doesn't seem to be on that page anymore. I am not sure if it is also popular in America.
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What could be the cause of death for my carnivorous plants?
In the past year I've had a venus flytrap and two sundews that each arrived healthy, flourished (and ate!) for a month or two, and then died (after which I tried again and bought a new one!). They all lived indoors in a sunny window. The care guide…
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Can we use sprayers to water plants?
I have a colleague who is a beginner at gardening. He is trying to plant something. He bought a pre-packed plant with soil inside a can. He just put the seeds in the soil and borrowed my sprayer to spray the soil everyday (a small sprayer which I…
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What are the best deciduous shade trees for Phoenix, Arizona?
I'm looking for a medium sized deciduous shade tree to plant in Phoenix, Arizona to shade part of my house. It needs to be deciduous so that it will let the sun through in the winter and provide shade in the summer. The tree does not need to be…
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Where can I find a fruits and vegetables planting schedule for Southern Oregon?
I'm just getting started on my first vegetable garden so forgive the noobie questions. I live in Southern Oregon and having a hard time finding a list of fruits and vegetables, and the correct time to begin planting. Is there a schedule out there?…
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Why are my carrots white in the center?
We harvested all of the remaining carrots in our garden, and to our surprise a large number of them are white or bright yellow in the center, rather than being orange all the way through. The white carrots taste fine (very sweet and crunchy), but…
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Is September a good time to sow chili pepper seeds in Hong Kong?
I want to grow some habanero chili and jalapeño chili, but it is already September in Hong Kong. Although people said that chilis can't stand winter, I suspect the recent winter of Hong Kong is relatively warm (due to global warming) that the chili…
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Do tomatoes require pollinators to bear fruit?
I ask because I have a small raised bed wrapped in hardware cloth to keep the wildlife out, and then it's covered in shade cloth to keep the hot southwestern sun out. The plants (one "container tomato" and some herbs) themselves have thrived since I…
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What is wrong with my tomato plants?
(Disclaimer: I'm a novice tomato-gardener, this is my first season)
I love in eastern NC, and my tomato plants just seem... small. And now I'm starting to get tomatoes on my plants, but they're already turning red and they're... small as well!
The…
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How to protect broccoli seedlings from high winds?
I am experimenting this autumn with more autumn/winter vegetables than I am used to. I have cabbages and leeks near maturity which will be the main events, but I've also put in some August sown purple sprouting broccoli. Not sure if it'll work, but…
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What are the mini-white moths on my tomato plant?
I have some tomato plants indoors. Recently a number of very small (1 mm or so) moths dwell on the leaves.
What are these? Are they harmful? What can I do about them?
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What is the effect of watering on the temperature of the garden?
We have a large garden (<2 acres) that we are growing for the Post Falls, ID. food bank. The farmer is supplying the water. We have 5 zones across the garden and move the sprinklers three times to water the entire area. We are continually…
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What are the absolute most water-thirsty plants?
I have a balcony that gets about 4 hours 1 hour of direct sunlight a day (but several many hours of indirect sunlight bouncing off a building in front) that has an A/C unit where the water condensate drain line from the unit can only go into a…
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