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Balcony & Rooftop Gardens

Just because you live in a condo or apartment doesnt mean you have to be deprived of a garden. Garden planters, pots and containers open up a lively new world – create a relaxing area for entertaining or enjoying that morning cup of coffee.

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pumpkin caper

something is cutting my pumpkins off at the stem. any ideas? It's a clean cut like it was done by a knife.

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carrots

my carrots are green in the middle what causes this?

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runn away runnerbean

i have planted runnerbeans this year and a1 is very tall...? what is the world record please

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winter gardenig in Mi.

Want to do a winter garden, I live in Port Huron Mi.

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Garden Vacation for Houseplants

Give your houseplants a vacation, place those garden planters and containers outside onto the deck and patio – you can even put them in the landscape garden for effect. Amaryllis can be kept blooming all year by placing outdoors during the Summer.

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Tomato Woes !!

What does it mean when tomato plant is turning yellow ? Not enough water?? What can I do to save ?

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dividing mums

at what time of the year should chrysanthemum mums be divided

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glads don't bloom

Bulbs are several years old last year and now again this summer all I have are leaves

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Birds Eating Figs

Is there a home remedie that birds hate and would keep them away from fig or fruit and vegetables.

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Gerainium trailing

I have a beautiful trailing gerainuim, the colour is lovely! I would like to know how I cca propigate it, to make more plants? Thank you

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Special Plants for Large Containers

Create that WOW factor and use large specimen plants and shrubs in a single garden pot or container. Camouflage the boring fence or create an outdoor room using a few large planters. Follow these simple steps for great looking decks and patios. Enjoy summer oasis on your deck with wonderful garden planters

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Growing Vegetables

If you are a beginner gardener there is nothing worse than to see all your hard work evaporate as you watch your vegetable plants first begin to grow healthy and then wither and die. This article offers a solution to plant problems before they display symptoms that all is not well.

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Theme Container Gardens for the Deck and Patio

Theme gardens are just as much fun up on the deck as they are out in the garden. Have fun with theme gardens and follow the simple steps for great looking decks and patios this year. Create as summer oasis on your deck with wonderful garden planters.

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Salt water intrusion

Tidal surg from Hurricane Ike flooded my property, how do I get the salt out of my garden?

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Worm in bloom end of squash

Yellow and pattie pan squash start turning brown on bloom end after blooming and then rot.

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Insider Info - Garden Container Combinations

Experiment in designing your garden container arrangements. The best combinations for your planters and pots are the ones that you create yourself. Have fun and follow the simple steps for great looking decks and patios this year. Create as summer oasis on your deck with wonderful garden planters.

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seedlings that suddenly flop

My seedlings, are often growing ok, but when I put them outside in a sheltered spot, some of them suddenly flop over, is the wind the cause up until they are ok.

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Can someone answer this?

in my flower bed I noticed something sticking out of the ground. it was orange and had what looked like mud on the top of it. It reminded me of a rotten carrot, but i have no vegetables or anything planted. what is it?

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Old Tulip Bulbs

I bought a bag of tulip bulbs 2 years ago and placed them in my garage where I forgot them. As my husband was cleaning out the garage the other day, he came across the bulbs. Can I still plant them or is it too late?

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potato tomato plant

tomato potato twin plant

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potatoes

once grown seed

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leeks

growing longer leeks

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Taking Care of Your Garden Container

Regular upkeep for your garden planters and containers begins with the soil. When you are ready to plant, make sure that the soil mix is well moistened and that you have added any water retention material or slow release fertilizers to the mix. Once planted, then all you need is to pinch back and groom for wonderful looking pots, containers, planters and window boxes.

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replanted flowers Urgent Help

just replanted flowers and several bushes now I've been told I'm over my property line. Will plants survive another move ASAP.

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