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What is a good ground cover for street frontage instead of lawn?
Where I live (Adelaide plains, South Australia) it's very hot and dry in summertime and so I think a lawn is a waste of water if you don't get to enjoy it, such as where the yard is exposed to the street.
What is a good ground cover to put in the…
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How do you tell if a tree is male or female?
I was reading through some of the questions on fruit trees, because I've been thinking about getting some blueberry bushes and cherry trees, and I see a lot of people mentioning that the trees don't self-pollinate, and that you need a male and a…
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How should I prune an overgrown peach tree?
I have just moved into a home with a peach tree that appears healthy, but overgrown; it has clearly not been pruned in many years (although I have cut out some of the branches that made it impossible to walk under the tree).
How can I help this tree…
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Can jalapeños be grown from pickled jalapeño seeds?
I bought a bottle of pickled jalapeno today, and I see there are seeds inside them.
It is hard for my local area to acquire jalapeno seeds, so I am wondering if it is possible to grow jalapenos from these seeds in the pickled jalapenos.
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What else besides calcium deficiency could be causing tomato blossom end rot?
I've been using "Tomato Maker" (4-2-6) fertilizer, which supposedly has enough calcium to prevent blossom end rot, but I'm still getting blossom end rot on my super marzano tomatoes (no BER problems on any other varieties I'm growing this year).…
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What happens to a broccoli plant after it has been decapitated?
Does it generate a new head? Or is it then done for the year? What can I do to encourage larger heads?
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Is triple digging worth the backache in temperate biomes?
I read in Tips for the Lazy Gardener that gardens in drier parts of Africa can be triple dug (as opposed to double dug, or as I prefer, barely dug) which will somehow absorb more water during the rainy season and store it for the remainder of the…
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What are the ideal soil conditions for planting giant sequoia saplings?
I've already germinated giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) seeds for 6 weeks.
What's the ideal soil conditions for planting the saplings?
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What kind of a grow lamp can I use in my apartment?
Can anyone recommend a style of small-sized grow lamp that I can use inside my apartment to give my plants some extra light in the evening that won't cost a lot of money to run.
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What is the right watering schedule for the different areas of my front lawn?
I recently bought a house, and would like to keep my lawn looking as nice as everyone else's in my neighborhood. Right now I water every zone 5-8 minutes, every other day. This is just something I made up, and is not based on anything. However, as…
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What can you do with oak leaves within a garden? Are they compostable?
We have a lot of oak trees on our property. Is there anything we can do with the oak leaves? They never really seem to break down, and because of that, I am afraid to try and add them to a compost. Are they useful in composting at all, or should I…
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How to get rid of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) once and for all?
I have an allotment in England where I grow vegetables and fruit. One of the biggest problems I am having with it (other than the soil desperately needing fertilising) is the bindweed infestation.
I have tried all sorts to get rid of it. I have…
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What are some herbs and spices that are easy to grow indoors?
I currently grow Rosemary on my windowsill. What are some other herbs and spices that are easy to grow (and useful)? I live in South Carolina, USA. Plants are indoors = 65-75F all year.
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Is it worth spreading ash on the vegetable plot?
My grandparents used to spread the ash from the fireplace on the vegetable plot. This was in reasonably large quantities (I mean, not just a thin trail of ash to deter slugs), and was done to "add" to the soil. Visually, it was an eyesore, but they…
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How do I prevent parrots from snacking on my fruit trees?
I live in a neighborhood in California that has a number of parrots that, presumably, escaped from captivity sometime ago and have since multiplied in number. They are all the same kind of parrot, these noisy little green guys.
In addition to the…
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