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Earth posted:I have a potentially dumb idea. I'm interested in trying to color up my small front yard in the spring. Is it possible to add tulips throughout the yard and let them come up before I start mowing without killing the tulips? If I mow them after flowering would I kill the tulips? Is this a dumb idea? I've seen that done with earlier bulbs, like crocuses
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CommonShore posted:I put coffee and water into a jar and buried it in a hot spot for like an hour. It was drinkable. Wait, what?
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Aug 23, 2020 05:18
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I've heard of people putting big copper coils in mulch piles to heat stuff. With a little planning I'm sure you could setup a decent heat exchange for a greenhouse.
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Aug 23, 2020 18:49
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I'd be happy with that. A wild plant thread would be cool for TGO and the plant thread can stay horty in DIY. I'll follow all of them. And leave the weird bonsai nerds alone.
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Aug 27, 2020 16:03
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Bonsai is about as niche as you can get, and it's a lot more than just growing potted trees. I think it's well defined and can stay on topic within its own thread. The low post rate is just indicative of the nature of bonsai: slow and steady.
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Aug 27, 2020 17:01
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Not planting in full sun, planting in poorly drained soil, not taking preventive measures against pests.
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Aug 31, 2020 19:13
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I think a lot of what can be thrown into those green bins are compostable on an industrial scale but not in your traditional backyard compost piles.
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Sep 14, 2020 05:31
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You could make a delicious broth to warm you on the cold gardening days ahead, though
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Sep 14, 2020 17:25
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I mean... If they're a pest anyways and you can make them somewhat palatable, then why not take advantage of a lovely situation? I'd maybe make them more saucy and pretend they're just prawns.
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Sep 24, 2020 18:30
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I have a flexzilla and it's survived at least one summer of constant pressure. Way easier to roll up compared to regular garden hose. The best I've ever used is 1 inch hydraulic hose.
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Oct 24, 2020 16:00
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This spring I'm going to be brave and buy bulk compost from a local vendor. If you bring a pickup truck do they usually bobcat it in? I guess it depends on the people running the yard.
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Dec 9, 2020 04:13
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Depending where you are and the resources available you can harvest local rock to make a very bourgeoisie barrier to mark where the peasants need to keep away from
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Jan 4, 2021 03:09
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If you do the pile method you might get a volunteer garden. Best of both worlds. But if you like digging holes then you could do the pit method. It's odd though that you care enough to save it in case it can be used only to bury it and never use it
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Feb 1, 2021 19:14
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I know spores101 is Canadian and terrible. They operate out of the town I live in and there's a good chance that they'll just forget about what I ordered. Don't support them. Mycoboutique is apparently Canadian and looks as though they've got a slightly better setup. I might try them if my mother culture ever dies. I can't remember what prefers what but I don't think a lot likes live fruit wood. Maybe hen of the woods if you inoculate near the base of the trunk.
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Mar 22, 2021 23:25
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I just sprouted my pumpkins it's still pumpkin season
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Mar 30, 2021 19:52
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There's a wasabi farm not far from where I live. From what I understand it's pretty tricky to grow. I think they have poly tunnels over pea gravel beds that they flood, kind of like hydroponics? I don't know how well it does indoors.
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Apr 16, 2021 02:23
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Someday I gotta try growing pot. I don't smoke it or do anything fun but it'd be neat to grow it as an ornamental. It sure looks beautiful enough to be one.
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Apr 17, 2021 05:56
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There are drying and fermenting processes that make it palatable to smoke, no clue how it would affect leaf in mouth flavour or nicotininess
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Apr 21, 2021 14:58
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I thinned my grapes today.  I have no idea if I made the right decisions, but the majority of vineyard papers say to start when your shoots are between 3 and 12 inches, and to keep 3 to 5 shoots per foot and only spare the fruiting shoots, unless you plan to recuperate that particular node. I wish I went to school for this stuff.
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May 1, 2021 19:43
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I have so many god damned potatoes coming up. Every single bed, even the flower beds. I nip their tops off when they break ground but I think it just makes them stronger. I feel like the last owners are playing a cruel joke but I'm pretty sure it was just a product of dementia.
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May 4, 2021 14:31
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My pumpkins are doing very poorly and yellowing. I think it's because there's too much native clay in the patch and because I've been keeping up on watering it's making the roots rot rather than be happy. Thank you for listening to my plant talk.
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May 13, 2021 03:12
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Do they have squash vine borers? I bet they do I'm on the west coast, I don't think we have those here. I'm gonna mound up some rich soil on them and see if they'll recover a bit
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May 13, 2021 04:59
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Lead out in cuffs posted:Could be cold. It's still a bit early for squash over here. This could be it. We just hit 10°c at night so maybe they'll recover a bit. In any case I think another layer of compost rich soil can't hurt
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May 13, 2021 15:15
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 Pumpkins are bouncing back, thank you for your help. Pumpkin season lives on.
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May 17, 2021 20:34
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What the gently caress am I gonna do with all these pumpkins in August?!? 
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Jul 14, 2021 19:17
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When you pinch the tops it'll feel flat. Also when the edges of the husks are starting to get dry. Also when it looks good enough for eating.
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Jul 26, 2021 21:03
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I realized the other day that my sugar pumpkins will be ready within the next week or so, but the big Cinderella ones are still green and getting bigger. Thank goodness. I can puree the baking ones and just freeze it all until it's spooky pie time.
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Jul 30, 2021 22:53
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I can't decide what's going on with one of my pear trees. Looks like fire blight, can't find any cankers or weeping, and the limbs seem to be surviving. It keeps happening during the heat waves we've been having here in the PNW. Since the first one I've been watering as best I can within the drought restrictions. Could be just too darn hot for the variety?   I'm skeptical about its chances of survival till fall, especially if the heat continues. Luckily it's more of a stewing variety that I don't care for.
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Aug 2, 2021 21:21
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I'm on Vancouver Island, zone 8b. No rain here for almost 50 consecutive days now. My best guess is an Anjou tree. The people who planted it just referred it as the stewing pear tree, and they're green and stay super firm. I do the dribble trick, about eight hours at a time on a very low trickle. The internet says it's a drought tolerant variety so maybe it is some form of canker... I've got to spray next year for rust anyways so I might throw in a copper sulfate application to be safe.
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Aug 2, 2021 22:32
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Not many pests around this year, including cicadas. It's been a banner year for mellons and peppers I tell you what. I'll check the penetration... I've been looking for an excuse to get a moisture meter. I've been so scared of using a noticeable amount that the stream could be just evaporating before it gets anywhere. I agree with Kaiser on the fruit aspect, and I'm a little bewildered that besides some cosmetic defects the fruit has remained in remarkable shape for the type of year we've had. If it is fire blight I'm hesitant to prune now if I can save the fruit. According to the internet it shouldn't spread now anyways since it's dry as hell here.
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Aug 2, 2021 23:31
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You might need a forestry engineer's opinion, or someone who's familiar with the variables involved with switching from one dominant tree species to another. Step one is probably cut it all down though so I'd start with that. E: or burn it down E2:  It's fire blight 
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Aug 3, 2021 02:16
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Hexigrammus posted:Ah crap. Haven't had a pear tree survive that yet. The arbutus manage to soldier on after an attack. Not sure if that will be true after this summer's drought. I asked some hort friends and apparently I have nothing to lose if I try to save it by pruning it way back, but it's likely a gonner. Too bad.
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Aug 3, 2021 19:35
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I'm pretty sure that plastic explosives in the shape of friendly woodland creatures have been successful in the past.
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Apr 17, 2022 23:13
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It's dead, Jim
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May 4, 2022 03:49
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We had issues with a bird picking off all our tomato leaves and leaving just the stem. Probably a naughty bird.
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Jun 12, 2022 23:11
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goatse guy posted:Plant some perennials and you only have to do it once! This is wise advice. I have a row of peonies and every spring I'm thankful for that one day of effort.
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Feb 28, 2024 00:09
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No that's just a really big carrot
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My only goal for the last few years has been to dominate the local fair. My flowers and produce must crush as many dreams as possible.
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