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What is this itch-inducing twig I found in my cilantro?
I bought a bunch of cilantro today at my usual produce market and when I picked it up, I felt a couple of pricks on my fingers that started itching a lot. When I got home and started preparing said cilantro, I found a twig of something that is…
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Why were my parsnips fat with a woody core?
The last (and only) time I tried growing parsnips ("Harris Model") a couple of years ago, they ended up much "fatter" than the parsnips I've typically seen in the store and in pictures. Instead of being just a bit bigger than carrots, these were…
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Is there a dwarf nectarine tree that would be suitable for indoor/outdoor life?
I have an apartment in Brooklyn with a south-east facing deck. In the summer it gets a lot of light. Indoors, I also have lots of windows facing that direction. I'd like to get a nectarine tree and have it indoors in the winter, and outdoors in…
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What are some resources for region-dependent planting schedule/calender?
Is there a website that has planting calendars for various regions? Is this sort of information more typically acquired through books, or just by word of mouth? I'd like to have a list of crops, sorted by safe first sowing date, also by…
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What is this weed in my lawn and how do I control it?
I have this stuff growing throughout my yard. I live in Southern NJ, USA. It seems to only appear Mid/Late July - August. It grows in patches and if I don't pull, can spread pretty rapidly across the lawn.
It can be sort of "sticky" when I…
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How much coffee grounds should I add to my compost (and how frequently)?
I have been reading that spent coffee grounds can be used for fertilizer and/or composting and also came across this question on this site. I have a compost pile in the yard that holds roughly two 33 gallon trashbags full of uncomposted leaves…
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What is this large furry leafed plant with purple stalks, found in the UK?
Does anyone have any idea what this is? It looks too substantial to be a weed
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Should I bag lawn clippings from a crabgrass-infested lawn?
I know all the recommendations are to NOT bag the lawn (assuming a mulching mower), however, given a crabgrass-infested lawn (approx 50% surface coverage is crab grass), is it better to bag the clippings and dispose of them rather than let them…
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What qualities should I look for in gardening tools so that they're long lasting?
I've been purchasing most of my lawn equipment from a home improvement store and most of the equipment (rakes, shovels, etc) I have bought from them over the last 2 years has broken during what I believe to be "normal use". They have been pretty…
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How do I save lilac seeds?
I know it's possible, because that's how people come out with new hybrids, but how does one go about saving the seeds of a lilac? Specifically, I have the straight species of Syringa vulgaris, and each year it produces a few seed capsules in the…
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Is it possible to recycle a Jack-o'-lantern into compost?
Since pumpkins are organic material, I'm assuming it would be okay to add them to a composting pile.
Is there any reason as to why pumpkins shouldn't be composted?
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Should I prune a Venus Flytrap to prevent it from digesting itself?
My Venus Flytrap is quite crowded, there are traps under traps and I've noticed one clamped over the stems of another.
Should I prune it? Will it digest itself?
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How can I prevent stones from rising to the soil surface each year?
My allotment has a lot of flint stone (UK, Bucks area). I am preparing the beds for the first time, and have been reducing the amount of stone as much as possible by raking and removing stones as I can. I have been told that there is a virtually…
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Why do blueberries need acidic soil?
I know that blueberries need soil in the range of ph 4-5, but no one ever says why they need the pH in that range. I've heard that it may be because of a lack of available iron at higher pH, and that other plants emit acidic in their root zone to…
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Should containerized plants be periodically rotated relative to the sun?
I have the assumption that plants grow more foliage towards the arc of the sun. With containerized plants, I assumed I could rotate it every week to help it develop more balanced foliage. Are the assumptions correct? Is rotating plants beneficial or…
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