http://www.gardenalley.com/rec.gardens-newsgroup-1.htm Gardening, methods and results. en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:02 -0400 info@gardenalley.com http://www.gardenalley.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.gardenalley.com/Tomatoes-and-Uneven-Ripening-article37970--6.htm We have about 30 tomato plants. A mix of mostly heritage with some Ultra Girl II hybrids. Weve been raising tomatoes for 20 years but this year we h...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:27:48 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Polliwogs-help-please-article37961--6.htm I was going to change the water in the dog kennel when I noticed movement in the water. Polliwogs were swimming around so now Im wondering what to do...... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:42:19 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Watermelon-advice-needed-article37956--6.htm In my garden, I have about a dozen watermelon plants. The plants got off to a late start due to insects and cold weather, so I made a last minute pl...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:26:29 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/What-plant-is-this-article37947--6.htm Hi All, Im a new gardener and brandnew to this forum. I was wondering if anyone knew the name of this plant, as Id like to get some more http://tiny...... The post has 8 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:15:33 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Free-Seeds-For-Everyone-article37939--6.htm WE STILL HAAVE AN OFFER OF FREE SEEDS, IT SEEMS PEOPLE DONT WANT SOMETHING FOR FREE TO TRY JUST CLICT INTO THE ENQUIRIES AT www.carreglefnnurseries...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:59:58 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/gulf-fritillaryassassin-bugorange-article37925--6.htm I have a passion flower in my back yard, i am in extreme south louisiana..50 miles southwest of new orleans. the first year that we were visited by t...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:40:52 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Getting-Rid-of-Bermuda-Grass-article37923--6.htm My yard is being infested by Bermuda grass. I have Fescue grass and Zoysia that is being attacked by Bermuda grass. I also have the Bermuda grass g...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:37:04 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Jasmine-wont-flower-article37906--6.htm Hi all We have a jasmine plant in the back garden in a relatively sunny spot but it hardly flowers. Its been in for a couple of years now and is wat...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:19:46 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Anyone-on-here-from-south-Florida-article37914--6.htm Hello, Im in South Florida (U.S.) and wonder if there are any other Florida gardeners on this list. ... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:04:33 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Volunteer-tomatoes-article37913--6.htm Strange year Received seeds as usual from Canadian internet friend. They have done well in past years (except for the year when everybody in So. Cali...... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:45:27 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/When-to-plant-fall-stuff-article37911--6.htm Back on the subject of gardening....is there any specific/best time to plant fall crops Im interested in cabbage, brocolli, etc., which take up to 90...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:29:19 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Re-Compost-Making-Utterly-Confused-article37893--6.htm quotOmeletquot ltompomelet@gmail.comgt wrote in message news:ompomelet8703D1.13125901082008@news.giganews.com... igt gt/i igt gt Composting is a verb...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:02:01 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Re-Compost-Making-Utterly-Confused-article37879--6.htm On Aug 1, 3:35 pm, z ltgzuck...@snailmail.netgt wrote: igt also if i ever come across a worm on the sidewalk he/she/i It. Earthworms are hermaphro...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:52:40 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Plant-ID-Please-article37865--6.htm Id seen these at Lowes for 50 cents each and decided to pick some up. They have a woody stem to them and do not look like annuals at all so I thought ...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:57:39 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Most-common-problems-for-trees-in-urban-setting-article37843--6.htm Many tree problems are associated with the following: They are Case Sensitive. Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting http://www.tr...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:10:15 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Tree-root-danger---article37836--6.htm We have a spruce or fir tree which came up on its own, about 10 inches from the foundation of our house. At first it seemed to be just a shrub, but i...... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:36:20 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Basil-rooting-article37820--6.htm Hi all, Since I have a gathering coming up soon, I took a couple snips of shoots from my potted basil plant and plunked them in water. They seem to b...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:59:07 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Sick-cherry-tree-article37813--6.htm Last year, both of my apricots exhibited these symptoms, that is peeling bark. This year they are both dead. This year, one of my cherry trees is do...... The post has 13 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:00:15 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/clematis-article37817--6.htm I have a problem with primarily my clematis. The leaves have started to go brown round the edges. I left if for a while hoping it was nothing, but it...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:59:35 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Hedge-Advice-article37803--6.htm Hello All, Nice forums some good topics going on here :) I have a boundary to my garden which is adjacent to a public footpath approx 50m long. ...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:21:06 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Hot-weather-how-to-chill-article37796--6.htm lthttp://www.youtube.com/watchvutA9yENxQAgt Besides getting out early but with dew points over 70 yuck Bill Garden in shade zone 5 S Jerse...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:53:32 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Plant-ID-please-article37791--6.htm Hi I am new to the forum and I have just moved to a new house and was wondering if you could help me ID this plant please image: http://i235.photob...... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:23:02 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Elderberry-Questions-article37793--6.htm I planted six elderberry plants last year. This year they are five to six feet tall and have fruit set. Question is how do you tell when the fruit i...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:21:24 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Pear-trees-need-a-pair-for-pollination-article37760--6.htm Even without a partridge, a pear tree can add a special touch of beauty to almost any landscape. But, depending on your needs 96 ornamental or fruitin...... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:05:25 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Potatoes-and-flower-pinching-article37748--6.htm Hello All, A friend told me that I should pinch off the flowers from my potatoe plants in order to divert that energy to the tubers. Do people feel th...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:11:21 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/compost-article37742--6.htm The local grocery has a compost recycle bin, for food scraps etc. Even the plates and utensils go in there. I was wondering, what constitutes compos...... The post has 31 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:59:18 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Virginia-Creeper-dying-help-please-article37703--6.htm Hi Im new to these boards so Im hoping that someone out there can help me. I have a very large and extended Virginia creeper which was beautiful unt...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:25:31 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/i-am-happy-article37693--6.htm my sunflowers have come into flower yay will add a photo soon when i get some batteries fro my digi cam agentelrond ... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:06:24 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Re-FruitShield-usage--to-control-birds-article37694--6.htm JS805275 Wrote: gt Does any body have some success stories to tell in regard to using the igt following product to control birds:/i igt /i igt /i i...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:09:13 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Free-Seeds-Some-Great-Ones-To-Try-article37692--6.htm WE ARE STILL GIVING FREE SEEDS UNTIL THE END OF THIS WEEK, WE ARE ALSO GIVING FREE POSTAGE LOTS OF DIFFERENT FREE EXOTIC SEEDS FOR YOU TO TRY LEAVE...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:04:00 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Re-FruitShield-usage--to-control-birds-article37684--6.htm dont know why it would work.... birds dont have much of a sense of taste. so what does the fruit taste like then pointless. I use nets and squirr...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:40:05 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Re-Removing-kikuyu-grass-lawn-article37662--6.htm quotraycruzerquot ltraycruzer@yahoo.comgt wrote in message news:8753e6d4baee4118875dee4d43b36a2a@z11g2000prl.googlegroups.com... On Jul 26, 6:29 am,...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:59:45 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Re-Removing-kikuyu-grass-lawn-article37633--6.htm quotsymplastlessquot ltsymplastless@comcast.netgt wrote in message news:wKudnRHLlNFfuxbVnZ2dnUVZr3inZ2d@comcast.com... igt First as the mulch would b...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:16:45 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/CUIL-new-search-engine-FYI-article37625--6.htm From over in Slashdot theodp writes quotCNET reports that Cuil (pronounced Cool), a startup founded by the husbandandwife team of Stanford professo...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:14:16 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Free-Seeds-article37620--6.htm HI WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF FREE SEEDS FOR YOU ALL INCLUDING TROPICAL, GOJI BERRY SEEDS, AND LOTS MORE A REAL MIXTURE IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING N...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:27:56 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Planting-sweet-peas-article37617--6.htm I was at a friends house yeaterday and she had lovely sweet peas in her garden. I asked her when she planted them and she said that it was only a few...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:41:09 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Triffids-article37609--6.htm Which is better, the 1963 version of quotDay of the Triffidsquot, or the 1981 British miniseries (I havent seen either yet, nor read the book. I d...... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:40:13 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Yoo-Hoo-Bill-W-favor-article37592--6.htm Last year you posted a list of planting times in summer for fall crops, I believe. Was that what it was I think it was from Organic Gardening in the...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:57:43 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Is-a-Big-Hunk-of-Steak-Worth-Almost-2000-Gallons--article37572--6.htm V, your food choices are moral choices from this viewpoint also. Dammit, Ill not enjoy a big chunk of dead cow nearly as often and likely not enjoy i...... The post has 173 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:10:32 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Whats-wrong-with-my-Boxelder-(Acer-Negundo)-article37568--6.htm My tree is dropping tons and tons of leaves. Weve had a very wet Spring and Summer here in NW Arkansas. Here is a link to some close ups of the leaves...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:14:49 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Natural-landscaping-and-home-values-article37554--6.htm Hi everybody, We live near the downtown of Green Bay, Wisconsin, though actually, its an old quotsuburb.quot Back in the 1920s, the lots were platted...... The post has 22 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:30:42 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/NOW-what-dead-skunk-in-garden-article37552--6.htm Last Tuesday I discovered a skunk in my culvert trying to feast on my recycling. It walked funny and grumbling no doubt rabies or other ailment. I ...... The post has 18 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:07:41 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Free-Seeds-article37549--6.htm WE HAVE AVAILABLE A NUMBER OF SEEDS SURPLUS TO OUR REQUIREMENTS AND WE ARE OFFERING THEM TOTALLY FREE OF CHARGE THEY ARE A LUCKY DIP BUT INCLUDE TRO...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:33:17 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Re-Seven-dust--Applied-a-month-ago--Still-toxic-article37546--6.htm In article ltpan.2008.07.26.13.49.05.335913@embarqmail.comgt, quotPaul J. Dudleyquot ltmrpauljdudley@embarqmail.comgt wrote: igt /i igt OK .. I sa...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:11:00 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/geraniums-article37520--6.htm I am a resident of Spain, Cost Blanca, a very mild climate. I love geraniums but am not sure how to prune them in this climate. Obviously frost is no...... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:11:12 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Free-Seeds-For-All-article37521--6.htm FREE SEEDS FOR ALL WE HAVE LOTS OF SURPLUS SEEDS FOR ALL LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND MANY UNUSUAL PLEASE E MAIL VIA OUR LINK IN THE FOLLOWING WEBSI...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:55:01 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/bouganviella---three-quick-questions-article37528--6.htm i1gt Im watering once every 35 days. I wait til the soil feels very/i slightly damp (even touching on dry), then I water heavily. Good practice i2gt ...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:46:16 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/What-Kind-of-Tree-is-This--Stumped-article37525--6.htm What kind of tree is this I took a few leaves to the local nursery and they were stumped. The tree has been losing leaves this summer like crazy it...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:32:23 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Bean-and-Tomato-question-article37523--6.htm Bean problem: http://zootal.noip.info/stuff/2008/2008JulyGarden3/images/DSCF3107.JPG This is a chineese noodle bean, and it is not happy. I have a r...The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:14:44 -0400 http://www.gardenalley.com/Bean-and-Tomatoe-question-article37522--6.htm Bean problem: http://zootal.noip.info/stuff/2008/2008JulyGarden3/images/DSCF3107.JPG This is a chineese noodle bean, and it is not happy. I have a r...... The post has 7 replies so far. 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