What are these strange, meandering white lines on leaves in my garden?
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posted by dozo
on May 18, 2010 -
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[Tomato Help] Baby tomato plants are turning bronze or yellow on the leaves. What is it? Pest or disease? Visual
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posted by Etta Hollis
on May 18, 2010 -
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Heading down to Boston Monday night to see Pearl Jam at the Garden. Don't want to take the train (from Portland, ME) since the last one will likely leave before the show ends. What is my best parking option for like a 7 hour stretch (6p-1a)?
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posted by speeb
on May 15, 2010 -
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Is there a way to attach window boxes to a third story condo without creating a vector for water to get under the siding?
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posted by Foam Pants
on Apr 22, 2010 -
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What can I do now if I won't have access to a real garden until August?
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posted by kro
on Apr 3, 2010 -
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Help me figure out what to put in my windowboxes this year. Parameters inside.
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posted by olinerd
on Apr 1, 2010 -
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My garden hose was recently stolen from the side of the house and I really need to have a hose there. I've looked on the internet for some sort of hose protector and can't find anything. Can you guys think of any sort of way to protect a garden hose from being stolen?
posted by flarbuse
on Apr 1, 2010 -
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Please help me diagnose this annoying plant killing problem in my garden!
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posted by dozo
on Apr 1, 2010 -
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I am trying to create a garden on an extremely sandy soil. I am going to bring a foot worth of quality soil from outside. What would be my best bet? Raised beds? Wide Rows?
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posted by Sentus
on Mar 2, 2010 -
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Where is the best place to buy seeds online? Your favorite shops or retailers appreciated! Amazon has been not too helpful and a bit overwhelming.
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posted by timpanogos
on Feb 25, 2010 -
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Spring is right around the corner, and we're starting to plan our Backyard Project™. Is there an Apartment Therapy-like website for backyard inspiration? Looking for lots of photos and write-ups about things like brick patios, decks, gardens, water features, etc.
posted by wordsmith
on Feb 22, 2010 -
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It's time to begin my dream garden - help me design it!
I've always dreamt of being self-sufficient enough to virtually take my family off the food grid. Last year we moved to a house with an acre of land, all woods, and as soon as this latest snow dump disappears the contractors will arrive and clear approximately 5,000 sf of it (out-of-scale pictures
here).
I'm poised on the brink of drawing up plans and am eager for some input; I've got the wee beginnings of an orchard coming in March, plus the beds will be built of harvested timbers and thus fairly permanent, so I want to get the design right the first time.
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posted by GardenGal
on Feb 7, 2010 -
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I am doing a lot of landscaping gigs lately, and want to start planting Edible Landscape for folks. How much should I charge for an edible tree package?
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posted by Sentus
on Dec 6, 2009 -
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Will Shakeaway cat repellent have the unwanted effect of repelling my dog, too?
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posted by ishotjr
on Dec 5, 2009 -
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I unexpectedly received several rare strawberry plants. Currently living in USDA Zone 6 -- what can I do to ensure they survive such late planting & a potentially hard winter?
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posted by muirne81
on Nov 19, 2009 -
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Is using a concrete slab with holes for plantings the best weed prevention in my backyard garden?
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posted by boby
on Oct 24, 2009 -
14 answers
Poison oak within garden yard mulch (
scratch) How long will it be toxic (
scratch) Any way to make it less?
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posted by artdrectr
on Sep 26, 2009 -
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What do I do with the lower meadow that is currently overgrown with goldenrod?
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posted by mearls
on Sep 24, 2009 -
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How do I build a basement vegetable garden in winter? I have gardened over spring/summer/fall outdoors. I need advice on what lights to buy, what vegetables can grow over winter, how to pollinate, etc. Also, can I use heat lamps to help with the warmth loving vegetables, or is that too energy inefficient?
posted by idyllhands
on Sep 20, 2009 -
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I'd like to find a source in NE Illinois or even Chicago for heirloom seeds and garlic for my Aunt, bricks and mortar if possible. I couldn't seem to find anything promising online, and there are a lot of online places, but I'm in Canada so I have no experience with the U.S. based companies.
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posted by glip
on Sep 20, 2009 -
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I'm being offered $100 to remove "Ornamental Grasses", any experience with the removal of plants would be greatly appreciated. I need the money, badly, I just have never done this kind of work before.
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posted by guptaxpn
on Sep 9, 2009 -
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We've been getting molehills in our front garden lately, and we want them to go away. Which anti-mole technology is best for us?
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posted by Artw
on Aug 24, 2009 -
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So for the second year in a row, our cucumbers have grown spherical, small and nasty. We would prefer traditionally-shaped cucumbers that are not essentially bitter balls of seeds. No good cukes this year (I think we got a few normal ones last summer). Any ideas why this is happening?
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posted by Mayor Curley
on Aug 20, 2009 -
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I'm thinking of replacing my lawn with artificial grass or some other thing that doesn't require constant upkeep. I'd like to hear your experiences with such horticultural matters.
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posted by reenum
on Aug 13, 2009 -
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IdentifyPlantFilter: A new plant has sprung up in my Mother's rock garden this year. She loves it, but had no idea what it is! Can you help us identify it?
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posted by pghjezebel
on Aug 10, 2009 -
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GardenFilter: We just harvested some potatoes and came across
these potato-like knot things. We found about five or six in a bed that hosted both potatoes and garlic, though they were found kinda far from the garlic and well under ground—at least four inches. What are they?
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posted by Toekneesan
on Aug 2, 2009 -
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I just bought a brand new house in mid-May. I've never owned a home before and I'm new to yard keeping. The entire yard was sodded in May. Recently my builder mentioned following Scott's four step process. I'm located in the midwest. Can you explain what Scott's four step process is?
Can you also point me to a link (preferably on Lowes.com) for exactly which fertilizer I should buy to use this week?
Any other tips to help a newbie?
Thank you!!
posted by gocubbies
on Jul 30, 2009 -
8 answers