Gardening Questions and Answers
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What are you tips for keeping the bunnies away? I used mothballs last year, but beside the fact that they really stink, I’m doing my best to be organic this summer. I have heard that they don’t like Marigolds that much. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks!21°C / 69°F -
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Overcast 18°C / 64°FCan anyone identify this volunteer? I transplanted it today—-probably appeared from compost—-other ones like it nearby appeared to be sprouting from pits left from pitted fruit like apricots. But the leaves don’t look right. Any leads would be helpful. I’d like to help it ...
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Transplanting: Rest of Tomatoes and Butternut Squash
Veggie Container garden , Tomato "Viva Italia" Transplanted, Tomato "Celebrity" (Transplant) Transplanted, ...I had held off on watering my squash transplants for fear I would overwater, in particular as you are supposed to water well upon transplanting. This mornign the soil felt dry (but the plants looked OK) so I watered a little. This evening some were completely wilted, some were holding on but th...Sunny 16°C / 60°F -
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Can soil be tainted by orange rust fungus?
Can soil be tainted by orange rust? My gaillardia (which passed on early in the season last year) was coming up nicely and just today I noticed it was covered in orange rust. How the heck did that happen??? The season JUST started! Does orange rust lay dormant and then spring into full bloom? If ...Rainy 17°C / 62°F -
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2009
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Somethings munching my Chrysantha tulips...
Overcast 10°C / 50°F6.00pm Fresh snow on the peaks, rain on and off, and a chilly wind, not quite mitts and hat weather but darn nearly. Of course being May there are some hardy souls in shorts and sandals. One of my Queen of the Night tulips was snapped just below the head, no explanation. I took it off altogether....
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Red Pepper Ripening and Backyard Vegetable (9 x 12) garden
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May
2009
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I have one large red pepper (about size of child’s fist). Still ripening and green. Yesterday I noticed that it has a brown wilted patch. I’m wondering if the sun burned it?Sunny 37°C / 98°F -
Spinach
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May
2009
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This might be “baby” spinach, b/c the leaves are not getting very big at all (2 × 4 inches max). Could be that I’m picking too early, but something is eating the leaves and it’s either me or the bugs! Someone suggested I intersperse some basil between the spinach row...Sunny 37°C / 98°F -
Third Eye garden
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Cloudy 14°C / 58°FI have an evergreen growing in my front yard and wonder if some one can ID it. It’s about 4 feet tall and seems to maintain this shape. I will keep it but would like to know how to care for it.
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Purple Sage Transplant Treating
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May
2009
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What should I do about this? Have seen various suggestions on the web. Have ripped off the affected leaves but certainly don’t want more.13°C / 56°F -
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17°C / 63°FAny guesses? I have a vague memory of planting it, but I didn’t realize it was a perennial so I didn’t save the marker.
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