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Why are my basil seedlings failing to thrive?
I have grown basil from seeds in a large pot. They have germinated but are now failing to thrive. They are now about 3 weeks old.
They get the afternoon sun and are watered daily. I applied Seasol a couple of times, but am still not having any…
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Can an aloe plant that's completely rotten at the base be cured?
I had a potted aloe plant that looked like a set of leaves coming out of a single spot at ground level. One day it just fell apart - the leaves and the roots got completely rotten at ground level and wouldn't hold leaves together and to the ground.…
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How do professionals save hybrid seeds?
You can buy hybrid seeds anywhere in large quantities and the plants all turn out about the same, but when you save seeds, they all turn out different. How do the professionals save the seeds? If I could do it I would save a lot of money.
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How do I reduce the amount of fruit my pear tree produces?
I have a 10m peer tree that every year produces hundreds (thousands?) of small pears.
Every year the pears are destroying the grass underneath, and require a lot of work to clean.
Is there anything I can do (such as sterilize it)?
Otherwise I might…
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How much watering does aloe require?
An aloe plant I have on my table now has leaves with yellowish ends and I'd like to somehow address it. I Googled for a while and found that in case of aloe this may be a sign of either underwatering or overwatering.
The plant is about 120…
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Can I get rid of sap stains on my mulberry tree?
My mulberry tree was leaking sap earlier and it left ugly black stains down the trunk. The tree has deeply furrowed bark. Can I remove this?
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Why use landscape fabric in a raised bed?
We just moved into a home that had three existing garden beds. We're using them for vegetables. Next year I was thinking of building a new and smaller bed to use for herbs. I saw a video from Lowe's that seemed to show a relatively easy way to…
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What varieties of plum tree produce small green plums?
My mom thinks it's a Mirabelle plum tree (Prunus domestica), but those appear to produce orange plums. It's in southeastern Idaho, gets full sun from about 9 AM until sunset.
What do you think?
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What would cause branches in the middle of a pear tree to die?
I had a really nice pear tree. Last year I saw a dead branch in the middle of the tree so I cut it. But this year there are a lot of dead branches in the middle of the tree. I'm afraid I'm doing to lose my tree. Is there anything that could cause…
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Tiny, colorful wildflower/weed
Does anybody know what this tiny wildflower is? It was just 1/4 of an inch across when fully open (about noon). It was fully closed by about 6 o'clock.
It has the smaller, oddly shaped leaves, with the stronger veins. (The larger leaves that you are…
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Why did my tomato seedlings stop growing after their first set of true leaves?
A few weeks ago I planted two different types of tomato seeds. Everything went as usual. I was amazed about how fast they germinated, they pushed up their cotyledons, the first set of true leaves started to emerge....
...and then: Nothing.
They…
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How do I make compost?
I have dried leaves, tons of dirt (seriously), and dead grass. How do I make compost?
I have tried to decompose the dry grass clippings and the leaves, but that did not work. I also researched this afterwards and apparently, you need to use some…
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Does garlic get woody if you let it grow for too long?
I'm growing garlic in my garden this year, and was wondering if it turns woody (undesirable for cooking) if you let it grow for too long.
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My transplanted seedlings are all dying!
I transplanted vegetables 2 days ago and they are turning white and wilting off. Pretty much looks like they are dying.
I grew all of these from seeds indoors under 8-10 hours lights and they were doing so fantastic. As soon as I transplanted them…
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What are these plants growing on my lawn?
I have these leaves sprouting all over my lawn and property. What is it? Should I be worried?
NOTE: This is in Wisconsin.
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