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How can I tell when a cutting has developed roots?
Is there any way to tell if a cutting has put down roots? I've had cuttings with healthy-looking green leaves that just never create roots (despite using root powder). I'd like to discard cuttings that don't root, but I also don't want to break…
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What kind of chili turns brown and shrivels when ripening on the plant?
I have a few of these chili plants growing and they produce a longish (approx 4", sometimes curled chili that turns brown and begins to shrivel (slightly) when it ripens. It does not transition to a different, more standard colour (red/orange) and I…
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How to keep fescue grass from taking over my rye grass?
I live in Connecticut, hardiness zone 6a. Last Summer, fescue grass took over a large swath of the sunniest part of my rye grass lawn when it was very dry. Most of it died over the Winter and we reseeded very successfully in Spring. However, some of…
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Will an unevenly coloured (green) pumpkin ripen to a nice even orange?
My experience of cucurbits is mostly courgettes and cucumbers which a) don't matter too much about an even colour and b) don't sit so heavily on the ground.
But with a pumpkin it's all about how it looks. So I'm looking at my best and biggest…
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How can I help a sunburned jade tree recover?
I put my jade tree out to get some sun yesterday, and apparently the sun was a little too blazingly direct. Instead of the healthy red edges I was expecting to see, several of the leaves are now collapsed-looking and have a greyish-brown…
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Is September too late to plant winter greens in USDA zone 6?
I have Red Russian Kale and Collards that I want to grow for a late-season crop, but I keep procrastinating. Is late August/Early September too late to put them out in order to get enough greens to have a mess or two to eat? I live in USDA zone 6…
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How do I change the color of my hydrangea flowers?
So, I've heard that people sometimes mix a bit of lemon juice in when they water blue hydrangeas, they say it keeps them blue if the soil is lacking in acid. I was wondering, I have a pink indoor hydrangea plant; would it be possible to alter the…
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What should I do if the soil shrinks and separates from the flowerpot walls?
Recently we relocated a cactus into a new flowerpot. When it was planted the soil would evenly occupy the flowerpot and adjoin the flowerpot side walls. The soil isn't cactus soil, but just regular soil that we bought from a local shop.
Now the soil…
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Are there any drought tolerant plants that will force out weeds in pavement and sidewalk cracks?
In front of my house there is a sidewalk and about 2-3 feet of pavement behind a fence which I'm assuming was formerly dirt that was paved over. I've done my best to work with what I've got and make it look nice, but I'd love to find a solution to…
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What special steps should I take to prepare my garden for fall planting?
I am starting to think and plan out my fall/winter garden. I am looking at trying to plant some crops that will be overwintered and some crops that I can harvest before spring. What special steps should I take to prepare my beds for fall and winter…
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How do I choose a good tiller (cultivator) for a 1000 sq. ft. garden?
I'm getting ready to till about 1,000 square feet, but the problem is I have no experience buying tillers. However, I don't know much about buying them. What should one look for in a garden tiller that's appropriate for the size of my garden?
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Harvesting beans to prolong cropping - but how thorough do I need to be?
It is said that if you let your runner/french beans reach full maturity, the plant stops producing.
So I harvest my beans (even if only to throw/give them away) regularly to prolong cropping.
How thorough do I need to be? Is it sufficient to…
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Does it matter if my cabbage forms its heart some way off the ground?
My cabbages have been growing strongly, but until recently mostly big loose leaves, not hearts.
Now they're beginning to heart up, but some way up the stalk and off the ground (about 12-15cm up the stalk, possibly more [photo probably shows the…
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What exactly is an outdoor bonsai?
I recently got a Brussels Boxwood Bonsai, 3 years old.
And I have it placed indoors near an optimally sunlit area and apartment temperature is around
70 F.There seems to be a little bit of wilting/decay on the top canopy.
Boxwood is supposed to be…
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Why should I leave my coriander seeds on the plant to dry before harvesting?
I want to harvest the seeds from a Coriander/Cilantro plant. I would like to pick them now, but investigation on the internet suggests that I should let them dry on the plant. Why?
The plant has bolted so I would like to cut it back to encourage new…
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