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Pests/Bugs on Veggies
...hat kills aphids on roses. Would the same work on vegetable gardens? More
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cover crops?
... any of you all use cover crops in your vegetable gardens and rotate your crops throughout the year? If so, what do you use for cover crops and how do you know when to pull the cover crops up and plant the next vegetable? More
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Recipe Archive at Winter Creek Gardens
... are searching for a new way of preparing a fruit/vegetable, check it out because you will find something you will enjoy! I assure You! Gary/Louisville http://www.wintercreekgardens.com/recipe.html More
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HELP! MILK WEED IN VEGETABLE GARDEN!!!!
...lp. i have many gardens but my problem one is the vegetable one. this year i have some milkweed growing in it and i was wondering if… More
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Newbie here from Minneapolis
... to join GardenGuides. I am a freak about growing vegetables and herbs, cooking with and canning them too. I have learned a lot from my family of farmers over the years and have grown some awesome gardens - both flower and vegetable ones.… More
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Growing our own in Melbourne, Australia Self Sufficient Gardens Report
...ting on this, and uncovers a variety of community gardens and educational opportunities. The research involved consultation with many participants at the forefront of community and self sufficient… More
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Mysterious Squash
Good morning all. I came to this site in search of help but now that I have joined and read many of the threads I am happy to have found such a useful group. I hope someone can help. I have been trying to identify what I am assuming is… More
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HI I AM NEW TO GG
...E WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT. I LOVE IT SO FAR! I LOVE GARDENING AND SINGING AND PRAISING THE LORD !!!!!!! HE HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH A GREAT FAMILY AND WONDERFULL GRANDPARENTS GRANNY AND… More
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Gardening Schedule
... forum, but desperately seeking information about gardening. I am a new gardener, just started last year. My husband passed away and it was the only thing that kept me from losing it. I had my dad to help me with schedules and timing for… More
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Help me start my new garden!
... in an urban area and I plan to start a vegetable garden. I just moved into a house that has a nice big yard, whereas before I was living in apartments. Here's the thing: The lawn is thick with grass. I'd like to cut out a fairly… More
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Hybiscus getting ready for the winter.
I have planted hybiscus at my house for 5 years now. I have some that come back up every year and for some strange reason I can plant them on this one side of my house and they NEVER come back up. Now I have 3 tree and 8 plants.… More
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acidic soil
I just bought a house with a huge pecan tree in the back yard and a smaller one in front. I've heard the leaves shed tannic acid into the soil and it's difficult to get anything to grow around the trees. DOes anybody have any info they could share about… More
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Help me start my new vegetable garden?
... in an urban area and I plan to start a vegetable garden. I just moved into a house that has a nice big yard, whereas before I was living in apartments. Here's the thing: The lawn is thick with grass. I'd like to cut out a fairly… More
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Waste water from AC unit. Can I use it?
I know this is a strange question but I can't find an answer anywhere. My AC unit drips water all day long, as they all do. I've put my watering can under it to see just how much water it collects. Well, I could probably fill it 10 or more… More
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Watering vegetable gardens.
In general, should my garden be watered alot, and kept moist. Or less water and allow the top of the soil dry a bit before watering. More
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Growing our own in Melbourne, Australia Self Sufficient Gardens Report
...ting on this, and uncovers a variety of community gardens and educational opportunities. The research involved consultation with many participants at the forefront of community and self sufficient… More
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"Drink" for kids' birthday party
My daughter is having a Hawaiian Luau theme for her birthday party. I got plastic margarita glasses with colorful stems from the party store and little umbrellas to put in their drinks. I was thinking I could do drinks with ice crushed in my blender. Does anyone have suggestions? The… More
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Need help with stiff sheets
...t my nephew some John Deere sheets as his bedroom theme is John Deere. My sil has washed the sheets numerous times but they are still stiff and scratchy so my nephew will not sleep in the bed when those sheets on are his… More
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Yellow and Orange
I have decided to do a yellow and orange mini theme on the side of my house. A few days ago i scored a beatiful yellow rose. Yesterday i bought a orange larkspur or tiger lily (hybrid lily) that is drop dead gorgeous! Im going to add goldenrod, black eyed… More
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need some suggestions please
My front yard is so ugly...I have tried to grow grass and it works for a little while then it just dies off. when it does grow it grows in patches. right now my yard is nothing but mud, dirt and leaves. I would like for it to look like… More
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Oklahoma gardener finds solace in website.
...ryone! I love social networking sites that have a theme! I am SO THRILLED to have found GardenWeb! I hope it lives up to my expectations. (wink) So I thought I would post here as a starting point, but I am very excited to look around the forums. I… More
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New Theme Garden
Hi - New Theme garden all plants that have a relationship to Ireland, irish, St Patrick, in the name of the plant for a zone 6 garden that's essentially full sun. I have; bells of Ireland, Irish Moss, St. Patrick™ Hybrid Tea Rose, IRISH EYES Glorisa Daisy, Bells of Ireland,… More
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Hanging basket ideas? Yellow theme?
...r a hardy annual in hanging baskets with a yellow theme .. petunias would work but I thought I'd check around to get new ideas!! I have searched around on the web but to no avail have come up with nothing… More
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Combining heuchera and astilbe
...re, another thing there - my beds tend to have no theme, but I… More
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Birthday cake for daughter
Hey everyone! I have always enjoyed making my childrens' birthday cakes myself. My daughter is fixin to turn 11-years-old and I need some inspiration for her cake. I have made flower cakes, rainbow cakes, butterfly cakes, snake cakes, Shrek cakes, Winnie the Pooh cakes, football cakes, and many more. Now… More
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My central Oklahoma yard
...panese Aucuba helps to carry on the bright yellow theme. I also added a variegated Impatien,… More
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Advice Please
I need gardening advice. I live in Wyoming in Base Housing. I have this patch of dirt near my door where I need to put something into it because it just looks horrible compared to my neighbors. Some people put things like bushes in it, but that's expensive and not… More
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Scrapbooking Anyone?
I organize each album by theme. So I have a gardening album, a family album, an album of my son, an album of me, etc. Within each album, I organize it chronologically. So within my son's album, anything that takes place during the year that involves him goes in the… More
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Really short cookies, but most excellent & easy!!!
If you like shortbread cookies, you'll love this recipe. It is so simple and easy. Whipped Shortbread Cookies 1 CUP BUTTER (do not use margarine)unsalted butter best, but still excellent with salted butter 1/2 cup POWERED SUGAR 1 1/2 cups FLOUR Cream butter and sugar, add flour and beat for… More
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Wok and Stacked Pots
...ome cockscombs. I didn't even realize the chicken theme until I just typed that! I should dig out some of my old black and white ceramic cow eggs I painted. And they're in the top of a wok I bought cheap at a yardsale.… More
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Growing Herbs?
I don't know what zone you are in but most herbs die down for the winter...annuals are quick to start in Spring, like dill, basil.....perennials like chive, parsley etc. need a rest period....they all need a lot of sun and heat...the few times I have tried it, they quickly turn… More
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Spring Children's Garden program
...r weekly spring classes will consist of different theme days, including topics such as plants, insects, international gardening, and health. We will spend most of our… More
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Ideas!
I still haven't planted my big deck container! :eek: Here it is from last year. I put a hardy fuchsia in it which wasn't so hardy after all. I'd like to try something different this year. In the cedar deck planter I went with a deep purplish burgundy, white and… More
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White Gardens
i love the idea of color theme gardens and when i first heard of moon gardens i had to have one. i had a lot of fun finding white blooming and foliage plants that would work well. it sure narrowed down my selections at the nurseries, too.:rolleyes: i decided to… More
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