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Great Websites or Blogs for Beginner Gardener??
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on February 15, 2012
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Hi,
We are moving into a new home that will have room for a small garden. I have never gardened but would like to try and grow vegetables my family will enjoy. Ca...
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- This is my favorite gardening book... http://www.amazon.com/Great-Garden-Companions-Companion-Planting-Chemical-Free/dp/0875968473 Libraries often have a good si...
- Lots of universities have extensions that offer a lot of info. I've found some good advice through MSU's extension. A quick google search resulted in http://migarden.m...
- I second everything said so far. I started last year with square foot gardening and this year my neighbor is going to try it. There's also a SFG forum here: http://www...
Need a Gardener to Help Me with Some Landscape Issues.
Asked by P.P. from San Antonio
on March 23, 2008
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We have lived in our home for 2 years now. We have the front in pretty good shape but now we want to do some things in the back. I need to build up a planter box and d...
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- Hello P., We recently moved away from San Antonio. While living there we ran our own landscaping business. The person who runs it now is a great handy man and har...
- Divine Landscaping. Victor Vidal ###-###-####. GREAT guy, GREAT rates and their work is top-notch. Let him know we referred him to you.
- Did anybody give you a good name for a person to help you? I have been looking for a year now and can't find any one all they want is to get pay well and do very litt...
Gardener Mamas: Planting Corn/beans in Garden Through Landscape Fabric Help?
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on May 27, 2010
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Hello again gardening mamas! Early this spring I prepared the garden soil and then covered the whole area with landscape fabric mulch. I have planted my broccoli cauli...
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- Poke a hole in it... then plant the seed. It should be fine. good luck! Susan
- One more idea, buy a few peat pots and start your seeds in that. Once the seedling is well on it's way, you can cut the hole in the fabric large enough to accommodate ...
- Yep, what Susan said. Make sure the hole is large enough to accomodate the grown plant, not just the first sprout, so the sprout doesn't get itself choked by the fabr...
Sunny Area in backyard...what to Do?
Asked by C.S. from San Antonio
on March 14, 2008
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Hi guys!
I have a VERY sunny backyard (almost NO shade at all) & in the back right corner we have a transformer. I want to plant something (tropical maybe?) in fro...
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- I just planted Moonflowers to cover my unsightly electric pole in the corner of my yard. I put them in two terra cotta pots at the base. It says on the envelope that i...
- Be careful. Since you run an in-home daycare, do the kids go outside? A lot of plants are poisonous. Do plenty of research before you decide. We almost lost our dog to...
- you might try putting down some inexpensive pavers and placing different size (large)pots with various plants (heat tolerant) to hide the transformer. This way you can...
Flowering Shrubs or Perennials?
Asked by E.M. from Chicago
on May 21, 2010
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I have a sunny spot next to my deck, right outside my kitchen window. I'd like to plant either flowering shrubs or a perennial garden, but I am not an experienced gard...
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- Check into Knockout roses. They are very disease resistant and flower for a long time. Another favorite of mine is the Cranesbill type of geranium. They are a perenni...
- I am surprised that no one mentioned a butterfly bush! they come in an assortment of colors. they need to be cut back to 6 - 12 inches tall in the spring but the pay o...
- I'm not an experienced gardener either, but a do have 3 perenial flower gardens (2 sun/1 shade). All of the flowering shrubs that I'm familiar with only bloom for abo...
Gardening Mamas - Supporting Tomatoes!
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on April 6, 2010
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We are a tomato loving family! My youngest daughter can eat an entire plant of cherrie tomatoes (fullest harvest) completely by herself! Last year I grew 18 cherrie/gr...
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- We are a tomato loving family too! I have a small garden (that I have to expand this year) so my plants are REALLY close together. I use tomato cages, but I use the BI...
- I don't have any problem with my tomato gardens maybe because I don't do it my husband does all the work.Have a great summer
- Call Gardener and ask him about what is best for you to do.
Gardening Website to Help Me Know When to Plant What?
Asked by A. from Minneapolis
on March 28, 2007
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I am an amateur gardener looking for help with timing planting in my area. Does anyone know of a website that will send you a weekly email with "what to do" based on ...
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- Friends School of Minnesota has a great plant sale and newspaper like catalog each year with plants that do well in our area. http://www.friendsschoolplantsale.com/
- Hi, A.... Home Depot has a regional garden club/newsletter. It's free, and the info you get is based on your zip code and zone. You get emails from them periodical...
- I am by no means an expert but I put in direct sow seeds in around early-mid May last year. This weekend I plan to start some seeds in the house - pumpkin, eggpla...
Drink Pitchers
Asked by T.W. from Harrisburg
on July 6, 2010
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Just yesterday I purchased a new pitcher for drinks in the fridge. I already have one pitcher but it has begun to stain from times that I've made iced tea. My question...
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- join freecycle.org.....you can offer it to someone who may not care that it is stained.
- Do your kids have a play kitchen? Maybe you could put it in there if they do or they could use it for something? That's great that you have a recycling mind, sorry I...
- A little white vinegar goes a long way. The tea stains are removable with white vinegar! It's just tannin build up, and it won't hurt anything, but if you really do...
What Is Your Hubby Getting for Christmas This Year?
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on December 2, 2010
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I have one of those guys that doesn't really want or need much and when he does, he just goes out and buys it. He's a gardener, home brewer and kayaker. But he has e...
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- something fun for the whole family...the WII
- My hubby is a home brewer and I am going with a gift card to his favorite local homebrew store. I know he wants a ceritan gas heater to brew in the garage instead of t...
- umm... i don't have a husband, but i do have a man in my life. my wonderful boyfriend and i agreed to not spend money on christmas this year, we're gonna spend it al...
Your Interests in Gardening
Asked by A.M. from Portland
on September 12, 2008
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Hi Mamas! I am working on a consumer education program for the normal person that is interested in gardening. I've done it for a few years now and want to keep it fr...
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- i second the grouping ideas! i feel like i never know what looks great together. having things that bloom or have foliage at diffent stages of the year would be great....
- I'd be interested in hearing about soil testing and amendments, as I had some seed failures this year on new soil (to me), which tells me that I didn't prepare the soi...
- I would love to have a decorative, low/no maintenance parking strip that is not grass. I've been trying, but mine just looks mangy. Great topic, can you tell where...
