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How to get rid of Japanese knotweed (hogweed?)
I have Japanese knotweed growing into my garden from an adjoining neighbour's garden.
Does anyone please have any advice of how to get rid of this awful plant?
I'm in the UK.
anon
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Can a tomato plant break by its own weight?
I have a garden with San Marzano tomato plants which began budding, but recently there was heavy rain which tilted some plants at large angles. Some are using the ground as support. My question is, will this be a threat to the plant once it starts…
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How should I build a raised garden bed?
Looking for advice on building a raised garden bed for vegetable gardening. Will be building two beds. Was planning for 1' deep beds, using either 2"x12" or 2"x6" (2 stacked) boards, but is that depth necessary?
Also looking for advice on best types…
Terry Streetman
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When do I need to protect a fruit tree from cold, and how do I do it?
The last couple of weeks we had unusually warm weather in the Northeast -- several days had record warm temperatures. My pair of (two-year-old, 8' high) peach trees have buds earlier than usual. If it matters, the varieties are Reliance and Red…
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What is the best method for trellising green beans?
I have 6 rows of green beans that have now grown to about 12" in height and I want to give them something to climb.
What is the best method of trellising them?
I was thinking about grabbing some more bamboo stakes (Already use them for tomatoes)…
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Do chemicals leach from the sides of raised beds?
Around a year ago I went to a local hardware store to buy some treated pine logs to make a raised garden bed. The guy at the store asked if I was using it for a vegetable bed and he explained that chemicals from the treated pine would leach into the…
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Wormery failure in mass worm die-off ... any advice?
Last fall our household of two people invested in a small, 3-tiered, commercially-available wormery that came with all components (bedding, lime, worms). All seemed to be going well until we brought it inside to protect it from sub-zero (C) winter…
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Does anyone know of a somewhat comprehensive plant database available online?
As a gardener I've found that doing some paperwork while gardening really assists in keeping things organized and on schedule. It occured to me the other day as I stopped to check my beeping phone that it'd be REALLY handy to have a software…
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What is a good method for rapidly cloning White Pumpkin plants?
I have six particular 40-day-old white pumpkin plants. I need to multiply these particular plants as rapidly as possible -- It's at least another month or two before I can extract viable seeds.
Am I better off utilizing the bury-the-vine method? I…
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Should I return dead houseplant leaves to the pot?
I have a hippeastrum which is about 4 years old. When the flowers and leaves die, I've been cutting them off and putting them back into the pot on top of the soil. This is in the hope that they rot down and become compost. Is this a good idea or…
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Do vegetable seeds have a shelf life?
I bought vegetable seeds a few years back. I tried planting them this year but am having mixed results (very few are sprouting). Do seeds have a shelf life/expiration after which they will not germinate? I am trying to figure out if the problem…
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What is in seed starting soil that justifies wearing gloves while handling?
I was adding miracle-gro seed starting soil to paper pots with my daughter a few months ago and was a little leery about letting her touch the stuff (let alone breathe it in).
What's in it that is dangerous? Do you need rubber gloves or just…
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What is a good choice for an edible fruit producing plant given a space of 20 ft x 3 ft (ca. 6×1 m)?
There is a patch of lawn between the driveways of my neighbour and I of dimension ~5 ft x 20 ft (ca. 1.5×6 m). I would like to plant edible fruit producing plants in my half of this strip of dirt and not have it creep over into my neighbour’s lawn.…
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How long do amaryllis bulbs live?
I've had an amaryllis bulb in a pot for about 5 years now and the bulb hasn't been doing much for, I reckon, over 6 months. When should I consider getting rid of it? Could it have run its course?
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Family pool on lawn all summer - what can I do to help the grass underneath recover?
Like many families with children we have a large (15 foot) inflatable paddling pool taking up part of the lawn for the entire summer period (roughly May to Oct).
When we pack away the pool, there's naturally some serious damage to the lawn…
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