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Fertilizing those herbs with true leaves
Herb garden , Cilantro Fertilising, Sage Fertilising, Russian Tarragon Fertilising, Thyme Fertilising, and ...I fertilized some herbs today. I poured a tiny bit of Neptune mix into my big watering can and I think I added about a gallon of water. It’s been suggested that I strongly dilute the fertilizer for the seedlings so as not to burn the roots. (Neptune typically calls for 1 gallon to one ta...Overcast 16°C / 60°F -
Apple tree
Overcast 16°C / 60°F
Can anyone identify this fungus on my apple. No idea of the variety, it was a volunteer. The tree is about 14 years old, 35" around at the widest part of the trunk, maybe 18-20’ tall. The branch in the first picture is maybe 20-25" around. The growth or rot or whatever it is fe...
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white musk mallow Sprouting and living room floor garden
gonna eat it.9°C / 49°F
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Chili Pepper 'Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax' Sprouting, Perpetual Spinach Sown, Carrot 'Scarlet Nantes' Sown, To...
So the peppers are starting to sprout. One pot of the spinach seed has failed, well at least one of the seeds in the pot failed. I have also planted the second set of seeds for my girlfriend’s parents in town and my auntie upisland. They each get carrots, the types of tomatoes and spinach. ...10°C / 50°F
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Rooting Unknown Flower Cutting
Unknown tiny Dark Pink Flowers Sown and Indoor Propagation gardenI took a cutting of the mystery flower in a bouquet that my Mom received, applied some rooting hormone and potted it up. I don’t know if it will root, but I hope it does… Does anyone know what this plant is?
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Unknown tiny Dark Pink Flowers Sown and Indoor Propagation garden
This was one of the flowers in a bouquet that my Mom received. I’m curious if I can propagate this plant with a cutting. The flower is about 1/2 inch wide and has pine-like leaves on a woody stem. Here’s another photo of the flowers. Does anyone know what this plant is?
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Bleeding Heart (Red) Breaking Dormancy and Frontyard garden
It was a cold year in Idaho But y bleeding heart is started coming up it’s going to be big and beautifulSunny 7°C / 44°F
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21°C / 70°F
I found these seed pods and have no idea what they are. They were in a forest/wooded area, but I couldn’t find any of the pods on any of the plants or trees around. There were a lot of them scattered on the walking path. (with the amount that was there..I was guessing that they came from...
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When is the best time to transplant Spiderwort?
Spiderwort and Perennial Partial-Shade gardenI had vague plans to relocate the spiderwort this year (I think it receives too much sun where it is currently located) but I’m not sure when I should transplant. I seem to recall my friend giving it to me in early spring, so I’m wondering if I can dig it up now or if it’s alrea...Overcast 11°C / 52°F -
Cilantro
My cilantro yesterday was looking beautiful…. The plants are about 2" tall with 3/4-1" leaves already! The leaves look just like mature ones, but only a few leaves per plant. HOWEVER… this morning one of the plants had tipped over. Not droopy, but it just fell over from th...Overcast 6°C / 42°F
What's my plant?
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