texts: How long will leafhoppers stay after grapes are removed?

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We have grapes that have sadly been overwhelmed with leafhoppers, which totally decimate the appearance of the leaves, to the point of white chlorosis. Control methods have proven only temporarily effective, and a lot of work. We're planning to cut them down (before the plants return from dormancy), but I'm wondering, how long would we have to be without grapes before the leafhoppers moved somewhere else? Would they stick around the yard longer than a year even without grapes? (Assuming the grape vines are completely removed, and then new ones are replanted after the waiting period.)

Here's a picture of the leafhoppers, taken in the 2015 season before they did much foliar damage:

Here's an example of damage to the leaves (although it can get to the point where you don't really see much, if any, natural green on many, if any of the leaves):

Note that I'm not particularly looking for methods of controlling leafhoppers (although you're welcome to mention them, too). I'm just wondering how long these leafhoppers will stick around in an area after the grapes are gone (i.e. how many years, if more than one).

Update (30 June 2018): We kept our grapes, but we got rid of the trees that shaded them (and all of our other trees). Earlier, before the trees were gone, this year, we had some leafhoppers and leafhopper damage, but now I don't see any foliar damage, except on the old growth that is shaded by the new growth. I guess they don't like vines in full sun as much (or maybe their predators like the sun more). The leafhoppers seem to be gone (I don't see any, even on the old, shaded growth).


texts: Is Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' attractive to bees?

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Is Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' attractive to bees and other pollinators?
This cultivar has gorgeous, but sterile flowers, so I am puzzled if it produces nectar or pollen at all, which would make it desirable for bees.
There is a blog post that claims that some plants with sterile flowers are attractive to bees (their flowers produce nectar, but not seed). The plants mentioned are:

Geranium rozanne
Helenium ‘Sahins early flower’
Lavundula ‘Eidelweis’
Agastache ‘Blue boa’
Erysimum ‘Bowles mauve’

But Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' is not among them. (It may be not considered in the study altogether.)
So...?


texts: Hügelkultur mistake! Accidentally used some black walnut logs

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I have had good luck in the past burying logs to create a Hügelkultur for my garden. This year I decided to build some raised beds and lined the bottom of the beds with logs to get the advantages of Hügelkultur and also to reduce the amount of top soil I had to haul to my back yard.

Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking and accidentally put in some black walnut logs. Now I'm worried I won't be able to grow anything because of the juglone chemical in black walnuts.

The logs were very broken down and nearly falling apart. They had been laying on the ground for what appears to be 5-10 years. I know the juglone probably won't be completely gone, but will it have broken down enough to not kill my veggies? Or should I spend 6 hours, dig it all back up, and get rid of the logs now?


texts: Peat Pellet Problem, Root bound after Transplanting

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These tomato plants started out very well in 30 mm peat pellets purchased on Amazon.

After transplanting into a grow bag of Miracle Gro Potting Mix,

they continued to grow well for a few weeks then stopped growing, turned yellow, and wilted.

I removed the plants from the grow bags

The roots appear to have had a difficult time breaking through the netting of the peat pot.

Has anyone seen a similar yellowing problem?  Peat pellets or not.


texts: How should I deal with these ill pepper plants?

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I've had these pepper plants for a year and a half now. They weren't 100% healthy when I bought them. The actual plan was to pick the fruits and then bin the plants, but I felt bad doing that! They had gotten lots of bugs on my balcony, so I applied soapy water and alcohol and rinsed and replanted them. They have been doing great, giving me good fruits, but I could never get rid of the curly leaves. (Here is my previous question regarding this.)

A while back I went away for a month, (I attempted to give them a self-watering system), and came back to see lots of leaves that looked burnt/dried. I trimmed them, and they had started doing okay again, but now there are loads and loads of annoying brown bugs. I've applied an alcohol/soapy water spray over and over, but it hasn't helped. The last time was around 10 days ago when I was going to leave for a week, and I decided that I'd bin them forever if the bugs weren't gone when I got back. Not only are they still there, but there are many more of them, and they're killing all the blooms and baby fruits.

Is it worth attempting to fix them or should I just bin the whole thing?

P.S. They're next to my tomato boxes, all sitting inside a south-facing window shelf. I confess that some of the tomatoes are also mildly infected, but since the tomatoes won't last long, I'm not too worried.

I have a bonsai ficus, and some African violets, on the other end of the house, at the north-facing windows, and I'm paranoid that they've got the curly leaves from these peppers as well. (It's not just paranoia, as I think I can see that the leaves are curled!)

I've also gotten a cactus recently, and I hope that one survives!


texts: I'm not sure whether I can ask this question here or not. For, I am attaching an image to be identified and it's not easily searchable. I bought this lovely plant yesterday, but I don't know its name and how to maintain it.


texts: What type of caterpillar is black with a white arrow on its back?

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I was out looking at the apple tree today to see if I have any fruit forming yet. not this year it seems, but then I find a caterpillar sitting on a leaf, and it looks like it's floating on it.

What type of caterpillar is this?


texts: Why are my chilli plant's leaves turning upside down?

texts: I have a small chilli plant. It's in a pot and yesterday I put it outside in the sun. When I brought it back inside some of its leaves had turned upside down. What is the problem?


texts: Can I salvage a tree which is broken next to its roots?

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There's a tree in my courtyard that has been broken very close to its roots, to the point that it cannot stand upright. Over the day, it withered.

I am not sure if it is salvageable, and the people who run the courtyard also don't know what to do. Should I fix the tree in an upright position with some supports? Should I cut and replant this tree?

There are still some fibers left between the trunk of the tree and its roots. The tree is roughly 2 m high, the trunk is 3--4 cm in diameter.

Close-up photo of the damage


texts: What are these things in my house plant?

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I recently found these little things growing in the soil of our mother-in-law-tongue house plant and have no idea what they are.

I couldn't find anything on the internet about what they are and am concerned some creature is going to pop out of them at some point. Any ideas what they are and if I need to do anything about them?


texts: What are these white things on new leaves?

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I have roselle planted. But I see these on the leaves. What are these?

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texts: What is causing yellow leaves on my Morning Glory?

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What's wrong with my Morning Glory? It's grown outside, the temperature has been around 5-10 °C at night and 10-30 °C at day time since I planted them.

Could it be cold, pH, overwatering?


texts: What are these seeds I found in the soil of my Windmill Palm?

texts: I recently purchased a small Windmill palm from my local Wilkos. It was severely pot bound and I was repotting it when I discovered all these strange seeds in the soil. At first I was hoping they were palm seeds but they don't look like the pictures I've seen. They are about 5 - 10mm (approximately a quarter of an inch) in size. They are hard and the texture is similar to a hazlenut. I'm just curious really as to why they are there and what they could be. Do you think I have any chance of germinating them?


texts: Once the fava bean pods are formed, does the plant need a lot of sunshine to grow?

texts: My fava bean plants now formed pods. It is getting around twelve hours of sunshine on the roof. I am worried that the weather is now getting too hot, in Egypt. Should I move it back to a shady balcony or does it still need a lot of sun to grow?


texts: A Strange Growth has Sprouted in the Center Stalks of my Dracaena

texts: I have had a Dracaena for 5 years. It just recently sprouted a bud like growth in the center of several of its stalks. What is this and what does it mean?


texts: My Fittonia Hybrid plant looks dead but I really hope it’s not

texts: I have moved it to a less light place and watered it every day but it’s still like this. I was really hoping someone could help revive it.


texts: I saved this individual from the footpath in a nature reserve in Stellenbosch, South Africa and planted it in my garden. What species of tree is it?


texts: Is this a grass or weed or what type of grass?

texts: I'm located in southeast Pennsylvania and recently seeded around a new patio with Scott's EZ Seed.  I'm getting things to grow, but I don't know if this is a weed or grass or the type of grass.  I've provided the seeds that the Scott's EZ Seed contained along with a shot of the rest of the grass.


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We have a Corkscrew Willow tree which currently has bark peeling off. We took the rest of the bark off to allow the tree to dry (to prevent moisture in the tree). I was wondering if we need to spray something on it? Also, we have been seeing some smaller dead branches on it lately, not sure if this is normal or not. Here some pictures of it, there's a bunch of random things we seen on it, including bugs, some sort of mushrooms (from the moisture?), and bumps:

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texts: English name of "Verde Doncella" (Spanish) apple cultivar

texts: "Verde Doncella" is the Spanish name of an apple cultivar typical of Aragon. Does it have a different name in English?


texts: What is this creeper with small flowers and a strange fruit?

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This creeper was growing around a tree in our yard. We separated the vines and put them through/around the iron handrail and fence visible in the images below.

The vines are between 2 and 5 metres long, from a plant several years old. They began budding and showing the flowers in the top image, which are a white shading into pink at the centre, with petals between 8 and 25 millimetres long. We have also noticed today the bulk of what appears to be fruit or seed pods, shown in the bottom image. They are a pale to regular green with a surface resembling that of feijoa, and are approximately the same size as that fruit.

What plant is this? What should I be sure to know and do about it?


texts: What is this violet wild flower growing in Serbia?

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I would like to know characteristics of this wild flower that I found this year in my yard.

Flowers are fairly large, several cm in diameter. The whole plant is around 50 cm high. It appeared this March, first as burgundy-tinged mound of leaves, and then grew to a plant like this.
Location is Serbia, altitude 100m.
EDIT: There were two answers, suggesting two similar and biologically related plants, Hesperis matronalis and Lunaria annua. I tried figuring out what plant is in my case (by scent, leaf habitus), but could not conclude the right ID. Let's wait for june/july, when the seed pods will be created, and ID would be of course easy. Thanks anyway for both answers! :)
EDIT 2: It is Lunaria annua. We don't need to wait for June, seed pods started growing a couple of days ago, and they are Lunaria-like as seen in this picture:

So, @Bamboo and @Giacomo where right, congratulations, but also thanks to @Jurp too, different opinions always create an interesting dialogue. :)


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I'm interested how to prune correctly or the best way a citrus tree.
I can give an example of an indoor orange tree. Would it be ok to trim the left branch until the bottom leaf you can see in the image and the other branches by one third? I live in the temperate climate. In the winter I've kept the tree in a cool room and in the summer outside.


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I didn't find anything Googling or in my John Seymour books:

Question: Is there any reason not to build super-tall raised beds?

The reason: Having the ground level at chest-height could make tending the plants much much easier on my back.  So I'm thinking of raised beds about 5 feet tall.


texts: What's the name of this plant with white-violet flowers?

texts: It's about 100-150 cm high and grows in our garden in Sweden.


texts: Plants for a duck enclosure - Sydney, Australia

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I'm looking for suggestions for plants to put in a duck enclosure that are not going to be eaten or trampled by my ducks.

I will have some small raised hills running down two sides of the enclosure and also want something to put around the sides of their pond (about 2m squared) which could be semi-aquatic.

I would also like it to fit in with the surrounds, so something like reeds or the like that makes it look and feel like a duck home.


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I laid out a soaker hose system for my garden this year. Unfortunately a few weeks ago I went to turn it on and noticed a loud spraying sound coming from one area, when I removed some mulch the water shot approximately 10 feet up in the air.

It shouldn't be too hard to find the hole, but what is the best way to fix it? Its a soaker hose, so the repair does not need to be water tight, but it should be enough that it maintains the pressure in the rest of the hose and will stay put so the hole doesn't reopen or get larger.


texts: How can I get rid of weeds in an overrun garden?

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We just bought a house. There is a fenced off area of the backyard with raised garden beds, but it is overrun with weeds. There is nothing currently growing there that we want to keep. The weeds are mostly dead, but in certain spots, some are growing.

What is the best way to kill and remove the weeds? We are planning on planting vegetables, so any weed killers need to be safe for edible plants.


texts: Should I top or prune these chilli peppers?

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Picture illustrates my chilli pepper plants. They are of three varieties; a Kashmiri chilli (the tall ones at the back), a peri-peri (bushy; white flowers with pale green fruits) and a purple variety I wasn't given a name for (dark leaves and purple flowers). The tiny one in the front left is the same variety as the vigorous one front right and planted at the same time; I believe it is feeble because of a broken tap root on planting up, they were very fragile.

The Kashmiri in particular seem keen to grow vegetation but have no hint of flower buds whatsoever. Given their size now (about 18 inches/45cm) would it promote fruiting if I were to top them? One of the plants has branched, and each branch has branched again, whereas the others haven't and still have a single stem.

The others (apart from the purple runt) look nice and vigorous but I'm wondering whether it would be beneficial to the size and quality of the fruits if I were to prune the plants to open them up and concentrate their energies on fewer fruits. Googling for advice on bushy capsicums seems to give contradictory views on whether pruning is a good thing or not. Even though I enjoy cooking with chillies, even a modest harvest from these will be more than I can use, so I am happy to cut quantity for the sake of quality.

The growing situation is in a plastic grow-house on a west-facing patio in southern England, which gets sunshine only after midday. The grow-house is usually zipped up and gets hot; I only open it to let in pollinators. I have never seen the plants wilt even slightly. They are fed weekly on a standard concentration of tomato fertiliser.


texts: Should I prune this 3 year-old Tamarind tree fork?

texts: I have a 2.5 year old Tamarind in a container. It has what looks like a tree fork. I'm considering cutting the least straight one (it's the outer/right-leaning one on the picture). Even though the straighter trunk is not growing as well and is not as thick, at the moment. Is that the right course of action? What would happen if I left it as is?


texts: Growing smaller plants between larger ones

texts: Some plants, such as cauliflower and pumpkin, grow large and thus we plant them far apart. Is it a good idea to grow other, smaller plants between them though? An obvious example are most herbs, but perhaps there are other ideas?


texts: When should I spread wildflower seeds in tall grass with a broadcast spreader?

texts: I've been trying to get some wildflower seeds to grow on the edge of my yard for a while, and am wondering when the best time to spread the seed kit is, and how I should do it. Think about broadcast spreading in a pasture.


texts: What is this disease or nutrient difficiency on my Parfianka Pomegranate?

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I've had a 3 foot tall Parfianka Pomegranate tree planted in the ground for several months. It gets about 7 hours of direct sunlight per day. It's been fertilized with compost, mycorrhizae enriched 10-10-10 fertilizer, and slow release fertilizer (In different months). I'm watering it deeply once a week. The leaves aren't browning, so I didn't think it needed that more water.

It has barely grown - just a few leaves here and there. I noticed that the color of the leaves are pale green, even white on the tips. Many of the leaves also have faint gray dots.

On the other hand, I have a Wonderful pomegranate of the same age growning nearby that has been doing stupendously. It's leaves are a deep forest green, it's creating many thick branches, and it's even flowering. The difference in care is that the Wonderful was grown in a pot in the beginning, whereas the Parfianka was immediately planted in the ground upon receiving it. The Wonderful is using Miracle-Gro soil, which is was more "soil-like" (dark black and mushy), while the Parfianka is using Kellogg soil (less composted, wood chippy).

This is a photo of the Wonderful. It's a little hard to compare because the lighting is different, but the Wonderful is definitely bushier, greener, and thicker.


texts: Falling leaves and black spots on bonsai tree. What can I do to return it to health?

texts: I bought this bonsai last week. There was no info on what breed it is? What can I do past watering?


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I would like to start a vegetable garden now (late summer). Which vegetables will do best with fall weather approaching? I am in southern California.

Also I would like to plant some herbs, which ones are perennial?


texts: I live in Utah and I've been googling for 20 minutes and can't seem to find any were that sells them.  Were can i buy puncutrevine Weevils to control the puncturevine in my yard?


texts: How should I harvest Basil leaves as to be least harmful to the plant?

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I have a small basil plant similar to this one:

Mine's actually a bit smaller, but well.

I cut leafs off it for cooking but I try to keep the plant healthy by not using up more than can grow back. I'm under the impression (I'm no expert at all!) that the plant would die if I remove too much leafs.

However, I still want to maximise the output while keeping the plant alive and healthy. So I wonder which algorithm to use when picking which leaf to take. Should I prefer leafs from the top, from the bottom? Perhaps always pick the largest leafs? Does it even matter?


texts: Hello I have an err 1 on my rain bird controller and all the zones work except for one and two which are in the same place could this be a solenoid gone bad. If so I have found the wire that runs out of the controller does this run to the solenoid box?


texts: (NW Indiana) Yellow pumpkin stems and leaves

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Northwest Indiana. Pumpkins were planted at the end of May. I noticed within the last 2-3 weeks the stems on both plants started turning yellow and the skin started breaking open (for lack of a better term).
Plants are in full sun. Get watered once in the morning and once at night. No fertilizer beyond what comes in the bag of Miracle Gro soil I mixed with our native (clay heavy) soil.
Researching pumpkin diseases (https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pumpkin/diseases-of-pumpkins.htm & https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/pumpkin/infos/diseases_and_pests_description_uses_propagation) none of these seem to line up with what my plants have.
I thought I was possibly over-watering the plants, but pulling back to only watering once a day only causes them to wilt (then pop back to life when I water them). I read that leaves can turn yellow if you under-water the plants, but I feel like I've been watering them well (shower setting on the hose sprayer, 2-3 minutes, watering the stems and not the leaves)
Any assistance is appreciated. Linked are photos of the stems.
https://imgur.com/t4iaIwF
Edit 7-23-20: I added a few more pictures. Someone on another forum suggested it was squash vine borers. I haven't seen any of the insects around that look like that though. Also digging around in the ground around the plants I didn't notice any tell tale signs the borers where there.
Edit 7-23-20 #2: The more I'm looking at my pictures the more I'm thinking the bugs have already done their damage and moved on. Looks like I'll be performing surgery on my other squash plants that are showing signs.
Edit 7-23-20 #3: I found spots on the stems of my yellow squash and zucchini plants this evening and decided to investigate. After cutting and scraping at the spots I found no evidence of bug activity. For lack of a better descriptor, they seem to be rotting. My questions are thus: 1) Am I not looking in the right location for the borer bugs? 2) Could this be a fungal or bacterial issue? Pictures at the link: https://imgur.com/a/Ob3BOGw


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Is it important for at what angle I mount a mesh water filter? What positions are acceptable?

Details: this is connected to urban potable water tap from in an area with medium hardness water. The reason for putting is because I have a dripline and mini drippers and I want to avoid clogging.

My intent is to mount it under the tap, so the flow direction would be from up to down. I suspect it does not matter how I mount it as long I can access it for cleaning.


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I have two Hoya cuttings (from different plants) and one of them started rooting. The other one hasn’t developed any roots yet.
I think I cut one of them to early but it was the only way to save the cutting.
So my question is, can I boost the rooting process by putting them in the same water or would this be counterproductive?
The one on the left has been in the water since 17 days an the one on the right since 20 days.


texts: Heavy wet clayey soil - grit, sand or perlite?

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I live in a rented house with a garden in North East of England. Last year I attempted to create a small bed for growing herbs and some vegetables but the soil appears to be very clayey and wet all the time so my there was no harvest last year to speak of.
After reading through other questions here I have decided to buy some compost and mix it into the soil. Should I also mix something to improve the drainage of the soil? I have found advice suggesting using grit, sand or perlite. Which one of them is the most suitable?
Also is there something else I should do to improve my harvest? Please keep in mind that I do not want to invest large amounts of money into it.


texts: PFR - 97 What do I need to know about this pesticide?

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I've been watching the new pesticides coming out.  Very interesting.  This particular one; PFR - 97 for aphids, mites, white fly?  Have any of you used this stuff?  I want to use it primarily for spider mite, nice it also works for aphids and whitefly, spider mites are tough to control once you've had problems with them.

This is a new method. It is a fungicide that kills and controls aphids, mites, whitefly and I think a few other problems.  It is a Bio Pesticide (not to be confused with safe).


texts: How and how often to water ZZ plant leaf cuttings

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I have made 3 leaf cuttings of my ZZ plant and planted the leaves in pots on a window sill.

I am confused about the watering of the cuttings. I have read conflicting information and now I don't know if I should mist them, water them very frequently, or wait for roots to develop before watering them at all.

How and how often should I water my ZZ plant leaf cuttings?


texts: Will branches on my damaged apple tree grow farther apart from each other as it gets taller?

texts: I have an apple tree that is developing a lot of branches close together after it lost half its height due to a deer attack. As the tree grows taller again, will the new branches eventually grow with more space between them?


texts: Identify this spiny seed from Northern California

texts: What plant does this seed come from?  I remember it being a low growing, sprawling weed that produced a ton of these little seeds that easily stick to clothes.  In Northern California.


texts: Can anyone identify this plant that is growing in my yard?

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I have this plant I found and planted. I have it in a pot in my yard. Can anyone identify it?

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texts: can someone please identify this weed. Thanks


texts: My rose leaves have small white spots on a few of the leaves. Since there were more today than the last time I looked, I want to nip this problem in the bud if possible. Any idea what this is? I couldn't see any insects anywhere.


texts: Stevia Plant, aka. Sweetleaf, Sugarleaf, Sweet Herb - where to get seeds?

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Stevia Plants, to be precise their leaves are being used as a natural sugar substitute in some countries like Japan, India and over South American for decades or centuries now.

Especially in the European Union, Stevia was only lately approved (December, 2011) by the WHO for human consumption, after several evaluations for toxicity and Long-Term Health Effects.
More information here.

Q: Where can I buy Stevia seeds?! It seems, after several approaches to get my hands on the seeds, that i either asked the wrong people, they never heard about it or couldn't point me in the right direction. Right now I live in Frankfurt, but anyway online resellers are just fine with me!

Also, if anyone of you is experienced, in growing this particular plant from seeds, feel free to give me some advice of how to do it right.


texts: My plant is not growing straight up. It seems to spreading. I know these type of plants grown straight up and tall. What could be the cause of this? I water once a week. Its near a bright window. I use soil and perlite.


texts: How should I fertilize to increase the Nitrogen in my soil?

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I did a soil test and it says that I have lots of P and K but very little N.

What kind of fertilizer is best to use to replace the nitrogen in my soil?

It is almost time to plant, and I am already planning on using manure, probably a combination of sheep and cow. I compost and add that to the garden every year as well.


texts: Woody shrub with small beige flowers from south-central Europe

texts: This woody shrub from a yard was collected in South-Central Europe. It has slightly lobed ovate leaves, and several clusters of beige flowers on slender stems.


texts: Spreading existing bamboo patch deliberately

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Would anyone know the trick to deliberately spreading an existing bamboo patch? Along my back fence a neighbors patch has spread into my yard and is providing a great natural privacy screen. So I'd like to encourage it to grow along the rest of the fence line faster.

I tried taking clippings and using the root setter powder stuff you can buy at any store, but couldn't get anything to grow. So I'd love to know how I could add another 20 sprouts or so down the fence? Any ideas?

I found lots of articles for how to remove bamboo patches, but not a lot about spreading an existing one on purpose.


texts: Apple saplings turning brown when brought inside for winter?

texts: We planted some apple seeds this Spring and they did very well.  We just moved them inside for the winter and now the leaves are turning colors?  Are they dying or just going dormant?  If dying, what did we do wrong and is there anyway we can help keep them alive?  Apple sapling 1


texts: How often do you get a sunchoke that looks like ginger?

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I was watching some videos on gardening, and was wondering how often a sunchoke will look like a ginger root system (a giant clump of one tuber).

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texts: I have few chilli plants in a medium sized pot. Last few days I could notice some of the leaves are curling downwards and there is no color change. I am unable to find other issues in the plant. I could see few leaves in the plant is like that and rest of the plants seems to be all good in the same pot. Can you please make me understand as what is the problem with my plant. And the plant is just one month old and there are no flowers right now.


texts: Vermiculate has a bad history of being tainted with asbestos; what about perlite?

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I avoid vermiculite because of its horrible history of being tainted with asbestos.  Wikipedia states that, nowadays, vermiculite is supposed to be tested for asbestos, but knowing a bit about testing procedures, politics, and greed, I have my doubts.  Also, the alleged coverups of previous asbestos-tainted vermiculite scandals raises big red flags.  See Wikipedia article - vermiculite and its linked sources for all the unsavory details.
But what about perlite?  Are there any health concerns regarding it?
Note that perlite is a non-renewable resource (and thus non-sustainable), so that's not great.  Outside of depleting our planet's supply of perlite, are there any issues with using perlite?


texts: What could I do to make my terrace more comfortable?

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I have this  terrace in front of my house.
It is paved with very knee-abrasive dales. And I would like to make it a better place for my child which will soon learn how to walk and fall there. Moreover the dales get dark with time, pretty bad looking. I tried using high pressure cleaner, but it is a lot of work for a bad result, because the sand beneath the dales comes out...
South-faced, it gets really hot and uncomfortable. I feel it is too much work for me to remove wild grass that continuously comes growing here.

Does anyone has any ideas on how I could make the place better, i.e. avoid weeding (mowing it from time to time would be ok), have less heating radiating from the place, and a less abrasive surface?

I thought of a textile to cover a good part of it, but does it last long? Does it come with any inconvenient?

I love observing plants growing, so I wouldn't mind covering it completely with fast-spreading, walk-through and drought resistant weeds or plants. Any suggestion ?

Especially, which kind of flat-covering plants would be appropriate for such a difficult place? I leave in East-France, a little high in the hills (650m above see level), this makes maybe something in the 7b-6a hardiness zone.
Here is what comes naturally here:
Savory:

Thyme:

White Clover:

something else?
And these two others I don't know of:


texts: How to get rid of spider mites on roses?

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My girlfriend got a rose to sprout and then planted. It grew nicely but now spider mites are coming back all the time.
She tried a BAYER spray for mite control but they are coming back every time she has the rose plant inside the house.


texts: Is there a defiency or a disease in my chili plant?

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My 4 week old chili seedlings, various sorts, have started to develop weird almost see-through spots.

So as you can see the leaves have multiple small spots, where I assume no chlorophyll was developed or the cells died, and I am wondering if the plants just need some kind of fertilizer or something else.


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I have a new place on a quarter-acre lot. The sod has been out for a few months and still doesn't look like it has taken--even with regular watering.

After reading a bunch of stuff online, I went out and bought grass seed, topsoil, and Milorganite fertilizer. I also have a grass seed spreader.

I picked a roughly 100 sq. ft. section of lawn to experiment on and did the following steps:

Mowed to the lowest setting
Raked the grass with one of these kinds of rakes (Note: this pulled up a little sod, but mainly just showed me how much dead grass was just sitting there)
Spread seed
Used a whole bag (25 lb I think) of Scott's topsoil, and tried to spread it as evenly as I could (this was a surprisingly grueling task--the rake may not have been the best). This seemed to barely give me any coverage though...
Drizzled the Milorganite fertilizer on top, and raked over everything again to spread it
Watered

Did I do this right? The initial result is pretty uneven looking currently (it's been a couple hours--nothing should be growing yet). There are spots that seem to have much more topsoil or more fertilizer, etc. How does one do this properly (and efficiently)? Do I need a lot more topsoil and fertilizer?


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I'm setting up a 3'x 6' space in my living room to grow citrus trees. I'd like them to be able to fruit year-round.

I'm trying to decide between a few 200-400 watt CFL grow lights or LEDs.

LEDs are lighter and cheaper, but I'm worried about eye damage related to having them in a living space.

Is this something I should be worried about?


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What does a plant suffering from a gas leak look like?
When I look this up, I often see peace lily's but they perk up within hours after wilting from watering sufficiently. Are there any visible or characteristic signs, such as a certain kind of browning?


texts: How can I keep birds off my berries for cheap?

texts: What methods have you seen work other than the standard netting over a plant for keeping birds off plants like blueberries?


texts: What's the best way to care for this damaged plant?

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This pot plant used to be double the size it is now, and was sitting on our outdoor table when some hungry cockatoos knocked it off and snapped off the other half of it.

I've since moved it to where they're unlikely to play with it, and have been watering it regularly hoping what's remaining will stay healthy. The leaves have been going a bit brown, but other than that it looks like it's neither dying nor thriving.

My question: is it likely that this will always be a half-plant? Is there anything I can do to 1) help it stay alive or even 2), help it grow to be more bushy again?


texts: Can I propagate my Agave victoriae-reginae?

texts: How do I propagate Agave victoriae-reginae?


texts: House Plant With Round Waxy Leaves Identification

texts: Can anyone help me identify what plant I have here? I got it from my parents a while ago and they can’t remember what it is either. Help me please. Thanks in advance.


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I'm looking to add some gravel between my timber steps, similar to what is in the picture below.
Does this gravel look similar to what I'd find in a bag of 3/4" gravel from Quikrete?
I'm not sure if the Quikrete is consistently sized or if it's just a bunch of pieces and bits up to 3/4". If the Quikrete is more or less consistently sized, it would be ideal and allow me to bring a few bags home rather than needing to have a small amount delivered in bulk. Thank you!


texts: What is this plant with pink tubular flowers?

texts: I have this plant growing in my garden, It has pink tubular flowers and round pink seed pods, It's beautiful but is invading my flowers and I dont know if I should keep it or remove it. I am located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.


texts: What is this plant with compound leaves growing in Central-Maine?

texts: A friend of mine in Maine sent me this picture of a plant in her yard to identify.  She is worried it might be Poison Sumac, but I have my doubts.  Sorry, only one picture.  Zone 5


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For some reason, most of the plants at my house have some sort of bug, from mealy bugs to whiteflies to other crap. I've been spraying with soapy water but it's not working.

What pesticide can I buy to get rid of these bugs for a considerable amount of time? I've read that I can treat the leaves with something (ie. qtip with alcohol, neem oil, etc), but I work 7 days a week and that's impossible considering all the leaves of all the plants I would need to treat.

What spray would you recommend? I can buy or it can be home-made, but it has to be something that has a lasting effect.

Here are some pictures of some of the plants. I bought the plant in the last picture about two weeks ago, and it's already showing symptoms.

Any help is appreciated.


texts: Cactus growing in a stem between two leaves?

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Question 1: What plant is this... a cactus growing in a stem between two leaves...? Never saw that at stores, I think! It got so heavy that it started falling, I'm keeping it up straight with the help of a metal. We would like to know how to best take care of it. Being a cactus, I keep it in direct sunlight for about 4 hours, and the rest in shade. Very little water once a week.

Question 2: Does this plant below (succulent, right?) look healthy to you? It was growing well but suddenly it started growing small "leafs" at the top (sorry don't know the right term), and stopped growing overall. It has been like that for a few months. We don't keep it under direct sunlight, only close to the window (shade) I'm putting indoor plant food once a month, but it did nothing. We water once a week (very little).

Thank you!


texts: Crassula or Portulacaria and what are the little white sticks

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I would like to know what species this plant is, I think either Crassula ovata or Portulacaria afra:

Also: What are the little white thingies coming out of the branches?


texts: How much water should I give to a 20 foot Italian Cypress tree?

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I have an Italian cypress tree in my backyard which is about 20 feet tall.

How much water should I give it?
Also, how frequently should I water it?

I should point out a big caveat.  The tree is dying and starting to turn orange.  It might be dead already.  The main cause of this is the California drought and my lack of watering it.  It's been alive for at least 20 years (without any external water intervention).  But now I fear it's dying (or dead) and the lack of rain is accelerating it's death.


texts: I've had this plant for over 5 years and it has been at the same length it's at now. I've tried feeding it with miracle grow pebbles and liquid, and it still doesn't grow. Whats wrong with my plant and is their anything I can do other than feed it to make it grow?


texts: Are there some vegetables that grow in full shade?

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I live in Central Italy, I would like to plant some vegetables in a little piece of land 4m x 2m in the garden of my grandma. Since the garden is not mine, I can't plant stuff wherever I want, so this is all I can use.
This little piece of land, goes from full shade to partial sunlight (it's located at north of a tall building). Since I don't have a lot of space already, I want to use it all and not just the part in partial sunlight.
So my question is, is there any vegetable that grows in the summer and does well in full shade? I can't seem to find anything.. the only vegetables that I can grow here, and I can find at the local store, that can do pretty well with a little sun are lettuce, carrots, potatoes, spinaches, celery and a few more. The problem is that some of these grow in the winter/fall and still need a few hours of sunlight a day. Do you have any idea on how I can use that little space in full shade?
Thank you!


texts: Would more concentrated solutions of soybean oil be better for insect control?

texts: If soybean oil is used in such low concentrations as .5%, why wouldn't using higher concentrations be better?  Is there something preventing a higher concentration being useful or effective?


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I've asked this question already here:  https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/88497/dead-tree-how-to-stop-rotting

But realise now it should have been asked here.

I have a very large eucalyptus tree. I have recently been told by at least two tree surgeons that the tree is dying and should be taken down.

Its a beautiful tree and very large and does present a safety risk. I can see that part of the base of the trunk is crumbling, however above the crumbling area it all looks good. We have decided to have the tree removed leaving about 12 foot of the stump.

The question is, is there anything I can treat the crumbling area with to harden it and stop it crumbling further? I'm not looking to save the tree, but I would like to carve the trunk into something but would need to harden it first.


texts: Bottom growth of corn plant is yellow and brown, top is healthy

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first of all, thanks for taking time looking into my problem, it is greatly appreciated.

I need help identifying and combating a new pest on my tomato plants. I'm growing in a big city (Buenos Aires, Argentina). I took photos of the suspects and of the affected fruits, with cuts.

EDIT (December 24th 2017):

More and new pictures by request:

This is how I noticed (this ones are new victims, but same simptoms), first it looked like this,then they looked like getting more red and afterwards it's like the first pictures.

Answering the other questions, I do grow in pots in my patio. They are all the same seeds and the variety on the packaging said "Tomate Roma".

A more detailed picture of the pots I use:

Pots are with a mix that always worked for me and was recommended by the store. I make them with some small rocks at the bottom to get the best drainage possible.

The plastic things around the plants inside the pots are just cylinders which get no more than 3 cm into the dirt to avoid ants and other insects.


texts: What's the best way to eliminate slugs on strawberries?

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I am new to strawberries, but I have about 50 plants (maybe was too aggressive with my order)that have just started producing fruit. About one in five berries has a chunk missing - I'm assuming this is from a slug.
Does anyone have safe/organic/natural tips for preventing these little things from attacking? My research has brought up diatomaceous earth as the best way to prevent, but would like any experience anyone has to offer!


texts: Identify these little bugs on my cherry tree (and others)

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I have three trees in large pots. A medlar, an apple tree, and a pear tree.

On my cherry tree I found some weird bugs . I would like to know which kind of bugs im dealing with here, so I can get rid of them, if I have to.

Last year, I had some sort of bug on my medlar tree. It curled up in the leaves, and basically destroyed the tree. The leaves ended up looking like little cocoons for the bugs.

This year I really want to avoid the trees to look ugly during bloom and throughout summer.

I notice I'm having more and more bugs on my plants this year, and not all of them look the same. I can post pictures of the others one if need be, too.

Thanks for the answers,

Edit; I just went and checked the trees again, and the cherry tree is becoming quite infested at the highest leaves with these black bugs. They settle around the central nerve of the outer leaves.


texts: How can I renew a Dieffenbachia that has lost all its lower leaves?

texts: I have two Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) plants in pots in my kitchen. One looks great, the other is struggling because I have not done a good job of keeping it watered. It has lost a lot of leaves, and now looks like two tall canes with a bunch of leaves at the top (the lower leaves all dried and have been removed). It is terribly unattractive. Is there any way to save the plant? I've read that you can cut it back, but since all of the leaves are at the top, I would be removing all of the leaves if I cut it back. I assume this would not work. Can I layer it?


texts: Is yellow pumice/perlite a problem or indicator of bad quality?

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The pumice is not in a pot, but still in the packaging, and I haven't put any water on it.

Is this yellow pumice a problem or sign that the pumice is cheap/bad quality? I am not sure as a lava rock is supposed to have quality?

And does the same apply to perlite?


texts: I have a half inch drip pipe in my raised bed that I use to connect emitters to for watering my vegetables. The pipe has worn off and I need to replace it. The attached picture shows the connection. Any idea how I can remove the pipe and connect a new pipe so there are no leaks?


texts: What's wrong with my "sonic bloom" weigela?

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I have two "sonic bloom" weigela bushes. They were both purchased at the same time and planted at the same time. There is a rose bush in between them and they all receive lots of sunlight and equal water. I'm in zone 7A.

One has stopped growing and instead is sprouting a TON of small buds all clustered together.

The other weigela has become huge in a few short months and this one is half its size. The other one also has started to flower. But not this one.
Could it just be nutrients ? How can I save it?


texts: What is a good tree to attract pollinators in late summer?

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I am looking for a good August blooming tree that is bee frequently. Searching the internet I seem to just get a different mix of the same results of my searches. When I search
For August blooming trees, that gets interpreted as summer blooming and the all the trees listed end up being listed as June blooming. I don’t want an early summer bloom, I want a late summer bloom, honestly covering mid July through August which is when bees have the least forage available during the beekeeping calendar.

If someone could help, that would be fantastic.

I am in connecticut, theoretically in zone 7, but I have a habit of treating my area as one zone colder so I don’t choose plants on the edge of winter tolerance.


texts: zanthoxylum piperitum 5 years old bonsai watering and care?

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I already read this great answer about water a bonsai, which was very helpful, but I'm very confused and I would love some help, as my previous bonsai died drowned and I don't want that to happen again.

I have a 5 years old zanthoxylum piperitum, semi-evergreen bonsai. It came with a tiny general instructions reference for bonsais, that says I have to water it by putting it on a plate with water for 2 minutes twice a week... But actually in the greenhouse I went to buy it, was statically in that state. (and it's different than the tips I read over here), so I'm concerned that the amount specified it's not enough and needs more water.

The soil is a bit dry, but the ribbon in the bottom of the pot is damp. Also I bought it a fertilizer, but I use very few.

Anyone who has the same or similar bonsai tree can tip me on how to take care of it propertly and water it (with a can or the way I said), please?


texts: What are these swirly green growths inside my bell peppers?

texts: I occasionally discover swirly green growths inside my bell peppers, such as the ones pictured below.  What are they exactly?  Are they edible?


texts: How level yard after removing planter boxes

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planter removed
We have planters in our backyard that we would like to move to the side of the house. How would we level this ourselves without any big machinery?


texts: Why should you usually not place pebbles, rocks etc at the bottom of a container?

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We know that it's a myth that placing rocks, pebbles, broken clay pots etc at the bottom of a container filled with a potting mix improves drainage, and there are various mentions and differing explanations of this on this site scattered amongst other questions.

I'm looking for a definitive answer on why this doesn't help, and whether it's actually detrimental to the plant as some have suggested. Your answer should minimally mention some of the physics of fluids that causes this phenomenon which seems contrary to what one expects.


texts: How to make well-drained sandy soil from potting mix?

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I want to plant sage, which is said to grow best in well-drained "sandy soil". I bought some potting mix from the hardware store.

Is off-the-shelf potting mix already sandy, well drained soil?
Assuming I would get better results with a "sandier" mix, what can/should I add and in what proportions?
And with respect to the "well-drained" qualifier, what does this mean?
Will adding sand or equivalent achieve this characteristic as well?


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Found these growing off the exposed-above-ground roots of a tree in my backyard. They are plentiful and I don't want them to weather uneaten -- unless they are poisonous.

A Google image-search claims, they are shiitake, but I'm doubtful. Could someone, please, help identifying them?

Some of the picture show them having been nibbled at by something, which suggests, they are not toxic...


texts: Are volunteer gooseberry bushes worth saving?

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I bought an Oregon Champion gooseberry bush last year.  I was weeding near it just now and found several volunteer gooseberry plants in a clump a few feet from the parent bush, like they grew from a berry that was dropped by a bird.  To the best of my knowledge none of my neighbors grow gooseberries, so the seeds would probably have been self-pollinated (if they even do self-pollinate).

I don't know if gooseberries are typically grown from seed, or cuttings grafted onto a different root-stock, or if the baby plants would breed true to their parent's type.  Should I keep and cultivate these new plants?


texts: What are these bulbs and how do I get rid of them?

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I've recently been removing weeds from a border, and found some bulbs growing throughtout. I remember seeing them last year too (I believe they grow as something grass like but not sure if they flower). I also remember that previously when digging them up they get incredibly dense in the soil, to the point where I had to sheer through them with a spade to remove them last time.

At the moment they're in dribs and drabs, but I don't really want them coming back. Does anyone know what they are exactly and how I can rid myself of them?


texts: I have looked for examples online and see nothing that looks like this. My leaves yellowed so I pruned them as I saw suggested but then I decided to check out my roots. I want to try to save this baby but I am lost. Is it too far gone? (I have re potted directly after taking this photo)


texts: What food crops grow well in a hot/dry desert climate?

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I live in Las Vegas, where year-round rainfall is very low, and summer temperatures can be very high. The humidity is very low, the sky is nearly always sunny, and spring and fall temperatures can remain warm. Wind is frequent.

I have an interest in growing a kitchen garden with some raised beds as a source of fresh vegetables, and would like to know what plants do well in this environment. I understand that there are regions/zones with codes for their climate type, but I don't know how to cross reference them with plant types or if there are guides for growing/planting considerations for each climate or even each plant type, etc.

What plants (vegetables/fruits) will grow well in this climate?


texts: What to do about damaged tree trunk bark

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I have a young tree (<5 years old; about 1.5" trunk diameter). I do not know the species of tree, but am told it is common to my area of Southern Ontario, Canada.

Unfortunately, the tree has had its trunk bark damaged all the way around.

How should I repair this? Can I expect the tree to fully recover?

tree in summer (to show leaves for identification)

tree right now (showing damaged area)

damaged area detail


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I just bought my first split leaf philo about a month and a half ago and I’m worried that I’m not watering it correctly.
When I bought it the leaves did have some brown spots but a brand new leaf is coming in with brown spots. Too much watering, too little?
I have a beautiful big leaf on the plant that came in right after I purchased it with no problems.
Please let me know what you all think it might be!


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I've had this Ficus for 3 months now. It started dropping the bottom leaves first, but as there was nothing else wrong and the bottom stem was hardening I assumed it's becoming more like a tree.
Last two times I've watered it, it would react badly, within a few days damage would be visible on the leaves.
Since last watering, one leaf started fading to yellow and dropped. I see two more leaves with similar fading.
I'm watering it once in two weeks and check for water overflow in the outer pot about an hour after watering.
Any ideas on what may be wrong?


texts: This areca palm has seen better days - all the leaves keep drying out, even the one that came out 2 months ago is all brown now. I think it needs moisture. I mist it every few days and water once a week - literally putting in the shower and giving it a spray, then waiting 20-30 minutes to drain excess water before I put it back in the outer pot. We do have quite dry air and underfloor heating in the flat. It did survive last year with no problems though, it was all green and thriving. What can I do to get it healthy again?


texts: What is this shrub/tree with small green drupes in southern Texas?

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I'm hoping someone can help me identify this shrub/tree.  We recently purchased this property and are still trying to figure some plants out.  We live in deep south Texas, zone 8/9 but there are many tropical plants on the grounds so it may not be native.

They are thick glossy topside and fuzzy underside.  The drupes grow individually from the branch on short stems.


texts: What are the basics to collect seed from the vegetable garden?

texts: Since I was able to purchase NON-GMO seed, I'd like to harvest seed from my vegetable garden this year.  How do you tell when the seed is ready for harvest?  Lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, beets, squash?


texts: I still see grass seeds in my yard even I rake them

texts: I used spreader to put some grass seeds in my back yard. I rake them thoroughly after that. After three days, I was checking my yard and still see bunch of blue grass seed on the ground. Do I need to rake them again.


texts: What type of "ladder" are these plants on?


texts: How to save Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) from dropping more leaves?

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I need advice from you all to save this Jade Plant (Crassula ovata).

4 months ago, it looked healthy with big fat, plump leaves from this image here  - taken from my other question What are those white spots? Are they mould & harmful?

Now the plant has been dropping leaves and the older leaves look wrinkle and weak.

I also notice there is a white spot at the branches at the bottom

I have inspected the root of the plant. There is no smell here.

Currently, I water the plant every other 2 days and the situation does not improve.
The plant has a lot of sunlight from morning where sun rises until after noon hour where the sun moves to other direction

Here is another top view of the plant with the soil condition:

Should I increase the water frequency?
Should I move the plant to more sunny place?
Has the plant got disease?
How do I save this plant? ='(
Should I sit this plant in a pool of water?

Thank you.


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January 29, Zone 5

I optimistically purchased 500 daffodil bulbs late last fall and did not get them in the ground before winter. I stored them outside in the container they came in, like a milk crate but lower and they were stacked about 2-3 high. I put the container on a wire chair and covered the top only with a tarp. I did this with the tulip bulbs also. They did not get wet at all.

The tulip bulbs were very firm and I think they will bloom later but will be fine. They were very hard and healthy.

The daffodil bulbs seem a little soft, but not totally squishy. I am wondering what the odds of these blooming and being healthy next year might be, and was looking for opinions.

I haven't planted daffodils much so don't know if this is normal or not.

Also, any advice on extra things I can do to make the best of this situation and baby the bulbs/plants would be appreciated.

Thank you so much for your help!!


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I have noticed that my Chrysanthemums are dying one after the other. I don't think I am over or under watering, as the remaining plants are showing good health.

I don't notice any brown or dead leaves either!


texts: What is an easy vegetable to grow in a hot, dry summer / cool, wet winter climate?

texts: I want to try growing vegetables. What is an easy veggie to start with? I live in a climate with hot, dry summers and cool rainy winters.


texts: Why does my Red Acer plant look like it has twigs but no leaves?

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I have two Red Acer plants. They were both young and small when I bought them last year. I did find some bugs on the branches of the green one, so I sprayed them with bug spray. The one with the green leaves looks okay now. The bugs are gone and it has new leaf growth, but there's nothing on the red one, just twigs without leaves. It seems as if it has buds, but they haven't developed into leaves.

What can I do to try and save it? I'd put pictures of them here but don't know how to attach pictures on this link.


texts: Do I need to remove all of the small unknown roots from my raised bed?

texts: Last year, I built three raised beds and they were quite successful.  But, at the end of the season when I cleaned them out, I noticed small, thin roots growing throughout, which, I assume, are coming from my neighbors fir trees that are on the other side of my fence.  This week, I dug out all of the soil from one of the boxes and placed a barrier between the ground and the box (I realize this might only be a fix for a season or two).  I want to shovel the soil back in, but my question is, do I have to remove all the small roots? I am removing as many by hand as possible, but some are so small and singular, I'm not sure what to do.  Is it okay to leave them in there?


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Can anyone tell me what the potted plant is, circled on the right?
Thanks in advance


texts: Amelanchier canadensis vs Aronia melanocarpa

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I am actively looking for a number of mid-sized plants (meaning small trees or large shrubs) that would attract wildlife to my garden (but other beautiful features would be welcomed too).

Two species quickly caught my eye: Amelanchier canadensis and Aronia melanocarpa.

Amelanchier in autumn:

Aronia in autumn:

Can any of you compare two of them from your own experience? I am interested in comparing their fall color, screening value, how much they attract birds, flower fragrance, all things important for gardeners....


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I am surrounded by woods and have been bagging leaves and dumping in the surrounding woods. I also have used baggers to cut unwanted grass if it looks as if it's going to seed.I recently purchased a new lawn tractor and must either purchase a bagger or a powerful leaf blower. The leaves are very thick. The leaf blower would probably be faster, but the bagger offers, if I am correct about the value of bagging unwanted grass, an additional advantage. Can anyone send me an opinion. It would be greatly appreciated. Having both would be ideal but expensive.
Thanks
Mark A.


texts: How can I handle a cricket problem without using pesticides?

texts: I have a problem with crickets eating my seedlings and young plants.  I have found very little information on keeping crickets away, as this doesn't seem to be a problem for most people.  Without resorting to synthetic chemical pesticides, how can I keep crickets from eating my young plants?


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I have three forsythia bushes we planted up against the house.  They are pretty sparse. They don't appear any thicker then the day we bought them 2 years ago.

what time of year should I prune my forsythia?

Also How should I prune them to keep the more natural wild look?  Would pruning them to encourage a square shape be any different.


texts: Does it kill the tree if I remove its surface roots?

texts: This is my first year in my current house and I have a tree that I don't know its type. I am attaching a picture of this tree. I noticed that its roots are running underneath some of the yard pavers and moved them sideways and upward. I wanted to know if I can cut the root that is going under the pavers without killing the tree.


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Last year I grew jalapeños. The fruits were tiny, but I was able to harvest a few handfuls. I noticed that many of them started to turn black on the plant. They were still edible, and they weren't rotten. The skin of the fruit developed black patches, shiny like the rest of the skin. It looked as though they were ripening to black (instead of red like other peppers would). The plants looked perfectly healthy otherwise, and continued making fruit.

Is this normal? If not, what causes it / how can I prevent it?

(Sorry, no photos available, I didn't think to take pictures at the time.)


texts: I have two potted Meyer lemon trees, both about 20 years old, in 14" pots. I live in Rhode Island, so the trees are outside from May to October, then in a west facing, roughly 70 degree kitchen, with large windows and skylights, for the winter. I have had various issues over the years, mostly from scale insect or over-fertilization, but have always been able to bring them back. Re potted (and root pruned) both trees last fall, using a mixture of orchid medium (lots of bark), perlite and potting soil. They are on pot feet in plastic saucers. I water once or twice a week until water runs out of the bottom. One tree is doing fairly well, but the second which has always had a weaker root system—looks terrible. Leaves drooping and yellowing, some flower buds but I know that's not necessarily a good sign.It's still green under the bark when I scrape the bottom of the trunk, however. Was fertilizing weekly all summer, but have not fertilized either tree since they came in for the winter. There's no evidence of scale.  What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help? These trees are part of the family!


texts: Why would a walnut tree lose all its leaves in ten minutes?

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I watched a walnut tree lose all its leaves in about ten minutes one time some years ago and I was wondering if this is something that is normal and if not would there be a simple explanation for it.

How could this happen?


texts: How do I make the water reach the roots on a PVC aquaponics system?

texts: I'm trying to build an aquaponics system with PVC. I have 3" pots on 3.5" tube. When I was done with the drilling and positioning I noticed that the water just rushed below the pots, not touching them. Do I need pots that are longer or do I have to place them somewhere else while the roots are big enough to reach the bottom of the tube?


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We recently moved into a new house that has a flower bed that is completely infested with weeds. It's basically solid weeds. We spent the day hand-weeding and getting rid of most of what we can see.

What else can/should we do to prevent the weeds from returning? Have we done enough?

We plan on planting annual wildflowers, which I guess are sort of weeds themselves. Also, we plan on planting strawberries.


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I'm attempting to learn how to compost. Most of the material available to me is grass clippings (not many leaves on my property). I had success last year, but this year my pile is exuding a strong odor. The composition of my piles are roughly as follows:

2017

Grass clippings: 82%
Coffee grounds: 9%
Chicken manure: 6%
Fruit / vegetable scraps: 3%

2016

Grass clippings: 73%
Wood chips: 7%
Composted steer manure: 6%
Sand: 6%
Coffee grounds: 5%
Fruit / vegetable scraps: 3%

The 2016 pile didn't really smell much. The 2017 pile has a barnyard odor (somewhere between a cow manure and chicken manure smell)--sometimes detectable 60 ft away when the wind is blowing.

The volume of both piles is roughly the same (1 - 2 yards). I've kept both piles watered (roughly the consistency of a wrung-out sponge.) I've turned each pile every 1 - 2 weeks.

Any ideas why this year's compost pile smells more than last? Is it just the fact that I used rawer chicken manure (it didn't smell that bad when I took it out of the bag) than the already composted steer manure I used last year? Is it the absence of wood chips? Is it the high acidity of the coffee grounds along with the nitrogen from the grass? I applied fertilizer to the grass this year before I mowed it and put it on the pile. Putting lime on the 2017 pile seems to have helped some.


texts: Is there any reason not to add commercially produced flowers to compost?

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Is there any reason to avoid putting flowers purchased from the florist in compost?

The flowers were gifts but are now wilting.  Would florists or growers use anything on the flowers to preserve them that might be bad for compost?


texts: Companion gardening - I only have one bed

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In my garden, I currently have one bed divided into sections, but the division is informal. I have alliums planted on the far left, in the middle are peppers and tomatoes, and on the right I have zucchini.

For the fall seasons, I want to plant some brassicas, some beans, corn, spinach, etc. I keep reading that certain plants don't like each other - apparently brassicas and beans don't play nicely. But I only have one physical bed. It's probably twenty or thirty feet long, and there's separation between the plants, but it is one bed. Is separating them by type sufficient, or do I just need to not plant brassicas and beans in the same year period? Is following going to be an issue - i.e. given that brassicas apparently don't like alliums, can I follow alliums with brassicas as long as I don't plant them together?

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Last week I was given a tiny conifer(?) "dressed up" as miniature Christmas tree. Not a bonsai in the strict sense, rather a quite young evergreen species.

Of course it came without a label and with a bunch of decorations, it was wrapped in silvery wire both as decoration and to accentuate the cone shape. While I will keep the decorations on it for the moment (and loosened the wire), I would nevertheless love to know what I am dealing with. And of course find the right spot to plant it, if possible.

The tree is only 20cm / 8 in tall and has tiny needles that are not more than 6mm long. It has a slight resinous scent when brushed. Young growth (which seems to be the majority) is light to medium green, older parts darker. Compared to other conifers it seems very willing to branch out, but I can't know whether it was specially treated or has a natural tendency to do so. The leaves / needles are quite soft, not sharp or stiff at all. Branches are rather pliable.

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texts: I tried to take cuttings from pelargonium flowers but someone told me that I should have left more leaves on the stalk. Will I still be able to propagate them like this


texts: Quickest pumpkin variety and advice on fast growth

texts: I'm in Zone 7a, right on the edge of 7b and I had the sudden urge to grow a pumpkin.  Obviously its Sep 1st and winter is coming but I'm wondering if it is possible to grow my own pumpkin (even a tiny one) by Halloween.  This gives me 59 days if I can get the seed in tomorrow.  I'm thinking I would do an overnight seed soak to get things going as soon as possible.  I'd appreciate any advice on quick growing varieties or boosting growth speed.


texts: Part of cactus turned brown and shriveled

texts: I've had a cactus since December, which is placed next to a Northern facing window. I've only watered it a handful of times since then. It has a small piece near the top which about 2 weeks ago turned light green, then brown and is now shriveled. The rest of the cactus seems fine. Can someone please tell me what the cause of this is? Is the cactus generally in good health or should I be worried that the rest of it will turn out this way?


texts: Can anyone help me identify these bugs destroying my garden please?

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The garden is in Los Angeles County. The bugs appeared around the beginning of April.
Attached are images. One is a close-up. One is some more bugs near a nickel to get a sense of their size.
I have caught several of the bugs in the act of eating my strawberries. They don't bother them when they are green, but as soon as they start turning red, the bugs just start carving out holes in the sides of the strawberries.
I have also observed them crawling on my bok choy, which has holes in the leaves, but I'm not entirely sure it is them eating the bok choy. We also recently had ear wigs we are taking care of with traps, which may be what was eating the bok choy.
I have also observed them just running along the sides of my planter box in straight lines. They are fairly fast moving when on the wood.
I've checked out several search results on "<#> common strawberry pests", but none of them appear to look anything like these.
Anyone have any information or any leads to go on?


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I have a potted sunflower and it was overwatered. Is there any way to revive it? It hasn't been watered in a week and the soil still seems very wet. Any help is much appreciated.
Thank you!


texts: What Are The Requirements for Growing and Selling Crops Commercially as well as distributing Food to the Needy?

texts: I'm a volunteer at a nonprofit and we want to grow and distribute our crops to the needy as well as to sell a portion of them commercially with the proceeds being used to fund the expansion of our food donations. What would be the requirements for accomplishing these two goals? I presume we're going to need some kind of agriculture license for growing crops at the very least correct? Would we need an additional license to sell these crops and to distribute them freely to the needy? Any help answering these questions would be greatly appreciated. If it's of any relevance the nonprofit is located in Texas and we plant on using aeroponics to cultivate the crops. Thank you!


texts: Bee-attracting tall shrub with cones of tiny cream-white flowers in Colorado?

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We live at 7000 feet and have a volunteer shrub that is over 6 feet tall. The flowers are about 1/4"-3/8"; cream/white colored; with 5 wee petals and a pale yellow, spikey center. Also, the flowers are clumped in cones of about 8 rows.

The flowers are lightly scented, very pleasing to the nose. The bees love it.

I thought it might be some kind of a lilac or butterfly bush or butterfly weed?


texts: Can anyone tell me what this orange stuff is on my indoor rocket?

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Orange type mould? Around my indoor rocket plant?
What is it?


texts: Evergreen shrub developed large dead area

texts: What would cause this? Do I need to cut out this section? I don’t see any sign of insects. Our area is being infested with the spotted lantern fly.


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I've read that holes in grapefruits can be caused by birds or pack rats.  However, my tree does not have the extent to be reachable by pack rats, and the holes do not look like bird holes.  The tree itself is about 6 foot high and slightly wider in the middle.  It looks like somebody drilled a hole with a drill about 3/8 inch or so in diameter.  This is happening to every grapefruit around the time that it turns yellow.  Another site claimed it could be insect damage, and added "insect damage of this type requires no control." I certainly disagree as without control every grapefruit is going to be ruined!

How can I deal with this problem?

Update:
Here is a picture of what they typically look like.  I didn't measure the depth of the whole but they seem to be between half an inch and one inch.  In one case there was a large brown bruise-like ring and the interior hole had some kind of flying bugs in it. This particular one had no noticable bugs:

I also found this one which has a bit bigger hole but is not as deep:

To test the theory of whether it is birds or something else I am leaving both pieces of fruit on the ground to see if they are attacked further.  Hopefully this will attract whatever it is so it will leave the tree alone.

Update: This weekend I found a large hole in my bird netting, and a ruined grapefruit on the ground outside the net.  I came out later in the day and startled a roadrunner near the tree.   Given its long beak, size, and tendency to walk along the ground I'm now thinking that it may be the culprit - although it seems strange that it would like grapefruit instead of lizards.  I put up a temporary metal fence around the tree using rabbit wire, so we will see if that fixes the problem for good.  However it would be nice to find a better solution, short of attracting coyotes which in turn would be trying to eat the kids. ;'-(


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For years I dream to plant a Ginkgo Biloba. And the other day I found two ones in a shop.

The first one was really cheap, but really little with its head having been cut off... it was something like 20 cm high, with a little note evaluating its height after ten years: 60 cm.

The other one, much more expensive, really good looking, (but costing something like 160 euros) was already circa 60 cm high.

Does the Ginkgo Biloba growth rate is really that slow ? Do you think it's the fact that the first one had its head cut off ?

So... if a plant one from a seed, how much time would it take to be 1 meter old ? (It's for my blaconny, I don't have a garden)


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Hi. I hope this is right place for the question and that it's not a duplicate
I am concerned by the white spots as shown in the picture. What can that be? It affects only one of two plants sitting in the same pot.


texts: How can I connect a hose to this tap adapter?

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I run a hose from my house and have one of these taps.

Is there a connector I can get to connect to the source part of the tap? It's really hard to search for as I can only find tap to hose connectors and not hose to tap fittings.


texts: Is mulch or topsoil better for new lawn in clay soil?

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We just built a new home and the back yard has quite a bit of clay in it. We are planning on seeding the yard in the next month (September). I'm trying to decide between topsoil (4-6 inches) or tilling in organic matter. The advantage of the organic matter is that I don't have to take soil away from the edges of the sidewalk to make room for the topsoil. Topsoil is also pretty expensive. I've heard that the mulch can burn the seeds though and I don't want to do something that will force me to do sod (see expensive).

Any advice would be much appreciated!


texts: Is it a good idea to build a paver patio near a large established tree?

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I would like to build a paver patio next to a large tree that has a 3" wide root at ground level.  I do not want to damage the roots of the tree, so it seems like my only option is to build a raised paver patio.  If I do build a raised paver patio what material should be used for the perimeter? I assume the roots will be a problem when building the perimeter, for instance if I need to bury the perimeter 4" deep how do I deal with roots that may only be 1" deep?  Am I putting the tree at risk by burying the surface roots under a patio?  I've considered building a raised deck instead, but I would really prefer a paver patio.  Are there any other options for dealing with a situation like this?

Thanks for the help.

Edit: I believe the tree is a New Zealand Christmas tree.  It's 20'-25' tall.  The patio would be about 5' away from the trunk.


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The surface of a compost plant is turning white for some reason. The white stuff is not fluffy and it looks like white powder or ashes. I had a look under the white stuff and it was perfectly normal. At this stage, I am not sure if it fungus or because it is getting colder.

I notice that the same is happening at the bottom of the pot where the soil is exposed to air in the holes of the pot.


texts: Will pruning back a leggy Avocado to below the leaves kill the tree?

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I have an avocado tree that is approximately 1.5 meters tall and all its leaves are in the top 30cm. I'd like to cut the tree back to 20cm but then it won't have any leaves.

If I do this, will it die or will it be able to live and grow back leaves?

btw, its more like 2m tall and here is a picture: http://imgur.com/hu2nxAK


texts: How do I harvest acorns from a Palestinian Oak (Quercus calliprinos) for planting?

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I've got one of these growing by my house, and it's full of acorns. Some have fallen, but most are on the tree and are green (starting to turn brown at the end.)

I want to grow a bunch of them for a permaculture project.

Should I pick them from the tree as they turn brown and separate from the branch easily?

Do I need to germinate them in the cold?


texts: What are the best plants to attract Ladybugs and Praying Mantis, from your experience?

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I have looked around and I have seen some recommendations for plants to attract ladybugs, for example, a few sites list that alyssum works well.

I am hoping to find out others experiences about certain plant choices and how well or not well desired insects were attracted, you would guess, because of the planting.

Perhaps if different plants were tried was there a particular plant or some plants that seemed to do better than others for attracting the insects?

In particular I am most interested in learning about others experiences with plants to attract ladybugs and praying mantis, since I appear to have a problem with aphids.


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We have a fig tree whose roots have broken into our concrete cistern. The cistern will be fixed next week. Everyone is telling us that we need to cut down the tree, which we don't like to do at all - in our arid desert climate, anything that grows is a treasure - but it's looking like we have to.

Is there any chance it can be moved at that size, and survive in a new location?

We don't know how old it is but it has to be at least 7-9 years.


texts: I cannot find out what this plant is called. It blooms bright red leaves that eventually turn green.


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I planted some basil seeds and grew them in aquarium water over the two months or so.  They are placed in a rear window but I believe are getting adequate sun.  However, the plant is quite leggy being about 8 inches tall and only a few leaves.

Does this indicate a deficiency of some sort, or just a lack of sunshine?


texts: Squash/zucchini plants flowering way too soon

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I have a number of squash and similar plants (zucchini, cucumber) which I started indoors under a fairly strong LED grow light. They are still under a foot tall each.
They were suffering from some fungus gnat issues which I have been treating with BTI (Mosquito dunk watering) and the leaves were yellowing and dying off. Even after the fungus gnat problem has been substantially improved, they are still not growing very well with moderate bottom watering and good light exposure (not too much and not too little - about 240k lumens or 2-3ft from the led grow light). Unsure if the stress that forced them to flower was the fungus gnats or not - they killed several seedlings and seeds before they took off but I see very few fungus gnats now.
I noticed they are all starting to produce flowers already which seems like it may be the real issue now. As flowers take a lot of energy to produce, it would seem to fit that some of the leaves would be getting drained to create the flowers. Unfortunately, they only have 1-3 true leaves and their sprout leaves are dried up so they are really in no place to flower.
Is there a reliable way to force them (gently) back into vegetative growth so they stop making flowers this young? Either by controlling the intensity of light or how long the light exposure is? Other methods?
I used the same light last season to grow the same plants and did not run into this issue but also did not have a fungus gnat problem as bad (as far as I know). Cutting off flowers?
Edit: other detail that may be pertinent is that the room they are in does not cool down much. It's an average low of 76F and an average high of 81F every day. Does this trigger flowering?


texts: I'm curious if anyone has an information about the largest polyculture farms that have been able to be successful. Are planning and harvesting techniques good enough to make polyculture economically competitive at scale?


texts: Does anyone know the name of this purple flower?

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I got this flower from a small bouquet and dried it, but I don't know the  name and google hasn't been usefull yet. Does someone recognize it? Thanks in advance.

I have another picture of the plant, dried opside down, so it's not flat. I can definetly say that the leaves were not needlelike, in fact, there weren't barely any on it. It has a deep purple colour, almost wine red, but a bit more purple. If I look at the pictures of the different kinds of heath or heather, it seems that they are a collection of stems, and each has many flowers on it, but here you can see that there is one stem, that itself has many branches with many flowers. Would it stil be some sort of heath/heather?


texts: Are there plants that add acid to soil naturally?

texts: I'm curious if there are any plants that might add acid to their soil so that they might work well in a permaculture setting, you might be able to plant X, Y or Z near a blueberry bush to eliminate the need for soil upkeep.


texts: Healthy blueberry plant dropping flowers

texts: My blueberry plant (pink lemonade) has been dropping flowers a week after I hand pollinated them. I only have one plant. Can anyone tell me why? It looks pretty healthy so I’m not sure what’s going on.


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I have a lavender meerlo

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I live in Austria, I think zone 7A (-17.8°C - -15°C). My apartment is on the 4th floor, facing north. I'm reluctant to leave the plant on the balcony during the winter. My options are:

inside the apartment or my office, c.a. constant 20-22°C, not too much light, since windows face north
down to the cellar, which I think is worse, because there is no light, and the temperature is higher, c.a. 22-24°C

I guess laying the plant dormant is not an option because of the relatively high temperature. So how should I care for it?


texts: What is this hanging plant with variegated leaves?

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I won this plant and hanging basket at a local dance club, I was so swept up in the excitement of winning I forgot to ask what it’s called.

So what have I got and how should I care for it?


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We can't remember what type of basil this is. We've been growing it in an aquaponic setup. The leaves have started to grow really large and they are quite a deep green colour. It's got quite a fragrant smell. It's not purple at all (only slightly so on the larger, thicker stems) and we've never let it flower (we always harvest it).

It's not hairy on the stem or leaves. It grows with a grow light and directly in water (from cuttings) and we're not sure if that changes the flatness of the leaves.


texts: What is happening to the leaves of my Ipomoea (Morning glory)?

texts: What could be the reason to cause this discoloration of the leaves? The discolored parts you see here get thicker over the time until the green color disappears. It does not seem that the leaves dry out as the right one on the photo feels quite wet.


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Possible Duplicate:
  Should I be concerned about mushrooms in my lawn?

Every time I mow my lawn, I find a few of these bulbs of fungus.

Sometimes they are brown like in the picture I took and sometimes they are more white and smooth looking.  I usually just scoop them up and throw them away.  When I manipulate them they generally throw a bunch of "dust" around which I assume are spoors that are spreading them potentially.  They are always on one side of the house which I'm guessing has some decaying matter in it due to a neighbor's pear tree.  Other than getting rid of the pears when I see them, is there anything I can do to stop these things from growing?  Are they particularly dangerous to the lawn?  Are they going to keep spreading?  And what the heck are they anyways?


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I read that many plants go dormant in winter. I live in the Netherlands, and while outside temperatures are between -3 °C and 10 °C in winter, the temperatures in my room are always between 15 °C and 20 °C.

I have aloes, cacti, and a Dracaena Massageana (Corn Cane). They are right next to a south-facing window, and I have noticed some of them (especially the Dracaena) putting out new growth during the winter.

My questions:

Would these plants actually go dormant during winter in my room's climate?
If they've gone dormant, why are some of them still growing?
Should I keep watering them with the same frequency during winter, assuming they didn't go dormant?
Should I still only fertilise these plants in spring and summer?


texts: Leafs turning yellow and fall off rubber fig

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What is happening to my rubber fig? Rather many leafs are now turning yellow and  falling off? I got this large plant last autumn and it now the end of the Winter season (here in Central Europe). One branch seems mainly affected, but it is not the only one. I'm watering it approx. every other week, and it's situated in a living room with normal room temperatures.

Can somebody perhaps please diagnose the situation and indicate how such a plant (rubber fig a bit more than 2 meters in height) should be cared for in general.


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I found this plant and tried identifying it online based on leaves/buds but got no results.

The location is North East US, during the day, March 5, 2020.

Any idea what this plant is called?


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I saw a suspicious flock of birds all over my lawn today.

I went over to inspect the areas they where pecking, and saw this:

In the past it has been grubs, but seems 1. late in season and 2. doesn't look like grubs.


texts: Can an evergreen fern be adapted for indoor use?

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I was hoping to find a fern houseplant at the gardening store, but the next best thing I could find was a potted evergreen fern, Dryopteris Affinis Crispa.

I would have thought it's small size and shady conditions would be suitable for indoor use, but I'm having difficulty watering the plant sufficiently without it flooding the tray beneath the pot. Not much information is given on the plant label.

At the moment, the plant is in a medium sized pot filled with multi-purpose compost in the garden.


texts: Brown patches on Rainier sweet cherry tree leaves

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I planted this Rainier cherry tree past winter in a sunny slope in Scotts Valley, California, which is in zone 9 and located between San Jose and Santa Cruz on the central coast. It has been growing OK since spring but I have noticed that it has been developing brown patches on some of its leaves since last month (end of May or early June). Please see pictures.

The brown patches usually start from the tip or edge:

It could also develop in other parts of the leaves (see the lower leaf, which was also damaged by deer, probably).

Another leaf with early symptoms:

Reverse side of a sick leaf:

There have been about two dozens of sick leaves so far. Ultimately, a sick leaf would become brown and shriveled. Sorry that I didn't take pictures of those very sick leaves before I disposed of them.

I suspect fungi infection so I have been actively removing browned leaves and spraying Serenade fungicide every other week, but the disease is still spreading slowly. I also sprayed Garden Phos fungicide (phosphorous acid) once last month but am seeing no change.

It is pretty hot recently here, at around 80F to lower 90Fs (about 32C) in the hottest hours. But I don't think the browning is caused by heat, because the browned leaves are clustered, and they are slowly spreading to adjacent leaves. Leaves that are farther away are totally fine even though they could be getting more sun.

I have a regular fertilizing program using a balanced 18-5-12 fertilizer and garden compost/chicken manure.

I have other cherries like Bing and Lapins, and luckily that they haven't had this disease yet.

Any comments are welcome!


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I have recently purchased a home with a lovely cedar hedge that makes the yard quite private. In some areas, the old hedge has bare spots that seem to be called "old wood" showing through. From my research, these areas never seem to regrown or fill in.
What should I do? Leave it? Cut the "old wood" out? Will the whole hedge eventually turn like this?


texts: Recently my jacaranda leaf are starting to appear lazy and heavy. I’ve notice some deposit on the leaf, what is it? Should I be worried?


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I have onion grass all over my lawn and the lawn reeks of onion when mowing. I have been told that pulling them up should not be done because if you accidentally leave even the smallest part of the bulb it will regrow and spread rapidly.

Is this correct or should I religiously pull them as I see them grow?  Some of the bulbs are absolutely minute.


texts: Oyster Mushroom Splits: What do they mean?

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I recently started a brown oyster mushroom grow kit.  It came with a plastic sleeve for keeping moisture in until pinheads form.  After a large mushroom emerged, I removed the sleeve.  This morning, I noticed that splits have appeared on top of the mushroom:

Are these splits benign, or do they indicate that the mushroom has too little moisture?  If this is an indication of dehydration, what is the best way to fix it?


texts: What are good sources of "browns" for composting?

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At the moment I am adding paper, cardboard (including toilet rolls, cereal boxes, pizza boxes), bark and dead leaves to my compost heap.

However, I am in desperate need for more browns as I can't keep up with the greens my garden is generating.

What other sources of browns am I missing?


texts: Is this a desease or pest on my pepper-seedlings?

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Today I noticed on my pepper seedlings that some of the leaves have on their bottom-side close to the steam some light-green-dots. To my uneducated eyes this looks like something is hatching inside the leaf. While rubbing and scratching I was not able to remove it.

EDIT: adding info as per Anubis request: Peppers are indoors using currently in a mix of self-made compost and garden soil.

Further inspection shows that only one kind of plant (but of it all seedlings) is infected: only the peppers are affected and not the chilis which are in the same mini-greenhouse (I didn't used the top of the green, only the pots).

What is it and do I need to intervene, if so how?

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Related or not but some of the leaves show white/dried-out zones on the top. Is this the result?


texts: What type of plant is this from Ohio, and is it invasive?

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We live in Ohio surrounded by some woods. Almost all the underbrush is made up of this plant. It can grow into a small tree and is very easy to break by hand. I tried to look it up on Ohio's invasive plant list, but I could not find a match. What is it?[

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The leafed branches that are at the end of this larger branch look fine, but I am concerned that the damaged bark has allowed the layer underneath to die. Did anything need to be done for this?

I am getting errors trying to upload a photo from my phone. It used to work fine.


texts: How much water logging and salinity can Eucalyptus trees tolerate?

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I was reading a study (Growing trees on salt-affected land) talking about planting eucalyptus trees on salinity and water logging affected lands, which can reclaim the land as farmland after one or two decades.

If I want to plant some eucalyptus trees, what is the maximum salinity and water logging in which it can grow?

Examples of salinity and water logging with increasing severity:

Flooded field

Water damaged field

Standing water in field

Water logged shoreline

Are any of these examples possible places in which eucalyptus trees can be planted?


texts: Identify shrub with glossy leaves and dark color fruits

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Could you tell me what is the name of this plant?
Found in the park in London, in the middle of July.


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We have 2 big pine trees in our backyard that give off a lot of pitch.  My dog is covered in it, my shoes get covered in it, its everywhere!!!!!

What is the best ground for reducing the pitch's advancement on my life?

grass, gravel, pavement, etc...

today its mostly dirt and some really short grass stubs but this coming summer we will be redoing it and I'm trying to start the planning now.


texts: What are the white spots on the trunk of my orange and grapefruit trees?

texts: I have white spots on the trunk of my orange and grapefruit trees, and I don't know what that means. I live in Houston, Texas. The spots on the trunk differ from the spots on the leaves. I do not see them described on the internet or in USDA articles.


texts: When should you move saplings from part shade into full sun?

texts: I received my trees from the mail order catalog less than a week ago, and they're "leafing" very quickly. When should I generally move them into full sun to help them regenerate their sugars?


texts: It has been sprouting all over my garden and seems extremely hard to kill. I've been trying to look up information on it but nobody in the area seems to know the name, even though it seems to be growing all over Israel.


texts: What is this dense, round, 1m-2m high and wide bush?

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Can anyone please tell me what this is called?

I had it my old house but forgot to take a cutting before I moved and now I have no idea what it is and haven't seen one anywhere but I really would like to get another as I really like it.

All I know about it is that it can grow between 1 and 2 meters high and spread and it's round.


texts: Will Moonflower and Morning Glory interbreed?

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I assume Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) and morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) must be able to interbreed/cross-pollinate since the plants are so similar... I want to grow the two plants together in my garden and save the seeds, so I'm wondering whether they will cross. Does anyone have experience with these two plants cross-pollinating?

Thanks!


texts: What kind of plant is this purple plant?

texts: I took a cutting from someone's houseplant and rooted it and planted it, but I don't know what kind of plant it is.  It's doing well outside but I'll move it inside when cold weather hits.  The leaves are almond shaped and I believe it had flowers when I had it in the house.  Someone said it's an Oyster plant but the pictures I looked at don't look like those.  The leaves are purple and look like they should be fuzzy but instead they are kind of thick and rubbery.  Any idea?


texts: Potted herbs dying in small outdoor "greenhouse"

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First time plant owner here. I'm trying to get some potted herbs growing on an outdoor terrace, zone 6-7. Intermittent full sunlight ~3-4 hours a day, partial shade the rest of the time. Birds have come and eaten my first round of attempts, so I've started covering the herbs with a clear plastic wrap with holes poked in it.

The mint and basil are slowly dying. Growth seems stunted and slowly leaves shrivel and brown. The stems for the mint are not strong either. My basic understanding is the following things should be checked:

air circulation within the "greenhouse" : isn't great, but could be improved by poking more holes. Anything else? Is the solution bad enough to warrant trying something different?
drainage. Even though the pots have holes in the bottom, there doesn't seem to be much drainage occurring, even though the plants seem overwatered (always damp ~1cm below surface). If drainage is indeed the problem, how can I safely dislodge some soil that is potentially blocking the drainage holes? Just stick my hand in the pot and go along the side?
soil quality : used soil for potted plants, not for garden.

Pictures are attached. Any help is greatly appreciated, please let me know if I can provide more info on anything.

Basil


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The picture below is of clematis Bourbon. Some of its older leaves are turning purple and I don't understand the reason. It has been like this for couple of months, we have new growth which makes me think that it is not a desease but some sort of malnutrition. However, I am not sure what it needs as we are feeding it once a month with high potash feed. Could you please help me with identifying the root cause and what can we do?

Thanks


texts: I reseeded my lawn in early May with Scotts sun and shade grass seeds and Scotts turf builder starter 24-25-4. I did second feeding with the same fertilizer On July 2nd. The grass was growing nice until this couple of weeks it started to yellow. I am in the pacific northwest and the weather was not that nice this summer. We only have 3 or 4 sunny days. Mostly cloudy days mixed with some sun. There is also water restriction in my area. I water the lawn on Thursday and Sunday with about half an inch each time. Am I watering too much or the grass needs more nitrogen? Should I feed the lawn with Scotts turf builder 30-0-3? Thanks for your help.


texts: Can we store maize along with husk and kernal?

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Reposting as it was closed here
I'm a maize farmer and I'm almost ready for harvest.
I'm planning to store my harvest for some time.
Below are my questions:

How long can I store my harvest?
Can I sun dry my harvest with husk and kernel intact?
Can I store this sun-dried harvest with husk and kernel intact?


texts: Will fallen Magnolia seed pods break down naturally if left alone?

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I have a massive magnolia tree in my backyard.
 It's fall, and it has dropped a lot of its seed pods. During the fall there weren't that many, and I just mowed over them and they seemed to disappear. However, there are probably well over a hundred around the tree right now.

Will they break down and deteriorate naturally, or should I rake them up to get rid of them?