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07 Mar 2009Gardenia: Why do leaf ends blacken?Sunny 27°C / 81°F
My Gardenia plant seems to develop a strange symptom in that the leaf ends blacken (for both new and old leaves).
i have tried changing compost, feeding, placing in a well shaded area (as it dislikes the sun), but nothing seems to help..
what is the problem?
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07 Mar 2009Tomatoes: Why do the flowers harden and fall off before making fruit? 1
The flowers emerge on time, and they do so beautifully. after a couple of days they dry-up, and fall-off. this is the story of my tomato gardening attempts.
all my tomato plants are grown hydroponically, so there are no lack-of-water related issues. i have been feeding them their tomato bio feed ...
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03 Jan 2009Why is my tomato taking too long to ripen? I mean, we have sun! 9
I’ve never grown tomatoes before, but i read they take 1 to 2 weeks to ripen. well it’s been on the vine for 3 now and no signs of red anywhere.. and we’ve lots of sun! and warmth.. so why isn’t it turning red?
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03 Dec 2008Potash Shortage
Is this Potash shortage? and what is the organic solution to this problem?
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03 Dec 2008Iron Shortage
Is this Iron shortage? and what is the organic solution to this problem?
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03 Dec 2008Maganese Shortage
Is this Maganese shortage? and what is the organic solution to this problem?
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03 Dec 2008Powdery Mildew 3
Is this Powdery Mildew? and what is the organic solution to this problem?
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03 Dec 2008Leaf spots
what is the organic solution to the leaf spot problem?
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03 Dec 2008Waterlogged soil, fragile courgette plant 1
according to my gardening book, my courgette plant’s stem shows signs of waterloged soil.
however my courgette plant is so fragile, that any slight move is bound to break it. plus, the plant is now flowering. I feel repotting may be a dangerous move.
The plant also lacks support. i had to cut a l...
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03 Dec 2008Leaf cupping, what causes it? 2
What cause the leafs to start cupping (twisting in shapes that are not normal?) and what can ease this problem?
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