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All the new articles fit to print.
Mar 18, 2010, orange-black-red spots caterpillar
Please help me identify this strange little caterpillar i have never seen before or since. On the handrail of my back porch, i thought it a twig at first,
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Mar 16, 2010, Cutting Back Curly Willow
I live in Innisfil, ON. I have a couple curly willow and have snipped off a few branches to root and grow. I believe I heard or read that the entire
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Mar 15, 2010, Dime length worm looking bug
I have no idea what this is. It kind of looks like a super mini centipede/milipede, but I really don't know. It curls into a circle if it is stimulated.
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Mar 15, 2010, Spring is coming!
These yellow Aconite and white Snowdrops are such a welcomed sight in my woods today! Even though their blossoms are small, after our record snowfall
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Mar 14, 2010, Yellow and Black Cricket
Found this one legged guy at my cabin. Thought it was odd to find a yellow on
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Mar 13, 2010, Miracle clematis fertilizer?
this mixture contains beer, epsom salt, amonia and water. Ever heard of it? I currently have 35 clematis planted in my front yard and would love to give
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Mar 11, 2010, Roses without flowers
I took a few cuttings from my neighbour's red roses 2 summers ago and planted them in my garden in the sun. Only the thin cuttings made it. However,
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Mar 9, 2010, Small head, large read antenna (Grass-like mantid )
Some type of praying mantis (hope you can tell me). Picture taken summer of 2009, in 39 years this is the only time I have seen this particular type of
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Mar 9, 2010, Black White and Spikey (White-marked tussock moth caterpillar)
Found on the fence surrounding the swimming pool, just wondering what it turns into
Mar 9, 2010, Brown Moth (Walnut sphinx moth)
Just wondering if this is also a Mournful Sphin
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Mar 9, 2010, killing lemon balm or any spreading plant
how can i get rid of this stuff without completely digging it up? is there any weed kill strong enough to get down and destroy the roots? we hate it -
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Mar 4, 2010, Strange Moth (Mournful sphinx moth)
A moth I found at work in Shreveport La. It was on a chrome fire sprinkler connection. It had a 2'' wingspan. It was very triangular and its back end
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Mar 4, 2010, fighter jet moth (Banded sphinx moth)
There were many of these moths flying around the light outside of our hotel at myrtle beach nc. its very large and looks like a fighter jet to me
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Mar 4, 2010, tomato seedlings turning yellow
my plants are about 3 inches tall, growing in plastic cups using miracle grow seed starting mix. thy are in a window facing west also are 2 hallogen lamps
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Feb 24, 2010, TRI-POND's, under contruction, an Mid-Winter Start??
HI ALL: I luv to study pictures, read about 'water pond's', and there are some 'beauties'..posted with Doug G... great site. In urban setting's,
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Feb 23, 2010, orange caterpillar
i found this at my friends house and cant identify it.please identify it i cant find it what it is and iv'e been trying for 1 year now
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Feb 18, 2010, GOPHERS
what is the most effective way of getting rid of them while not harming my vegetable garden ?? Doug says here's a simple way to control groundhogs and
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Feb 15, 2010, brown beetle
grey, hard shelled, very strange head, looks like an elelphant's nos
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Feb 15, 2010, Pruning Roses
There are several times of the year that you want to be pruning roses – specifically your hybrid tea roses.
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Feb 11, 2010, Planting Bare Root Roses
Hi Doug, I have a question about bare root roses that I recently bought. I am going to plant them this weekend. New growth has begun to grow on one of
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Feb 9, 2010, Pond Cleaning
Pond cleaning is an annual spring ritual that doesn't have to be as bad as you might think. There are a few tips below to make your life easier..
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Feb 9, 2010, Pond leaks
Let's take a careful look at pond leaks - without the hassle of actually having one.
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Feb 8, 2010, Bareroot Rose in February
I have purchased several bareroot roses but will be unable to plant them right away due to freezing rain and ice in my zone (6). Should I pot them up
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Feb 8, 2010, Brown very small (Brown marmorated stink bug nymph)
I found this but in my flower garden. I have never seen one before. It looks like a cousin to a Football Bug, the ones you touch and they roll into a
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Feb 8, 2010, Fuzzy green caterpillar (Io moth caterpillars)
This fuzzy green caterpillar is about 2 to 3 inches long and is as thick as my finger. Has rings of prickly spikes (ouch.) About five of these guys are
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Feb 5, 2010, Barley Straw
Here's how to control pond algae using barley straw. Lots of websites would love to sell you this material (at some incredible prices) so here's how you can make best use of this product..
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Feb 4, 2010, Toasted Roses
I had a building fire in Oct. which was close to my rose bed. The roses were toasted a golden brown. I felt they would be all right and I am beginning
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Feb 4, 2010, free plants
Free plants aren’t always free as in
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Feb 4, 2010, garden soil
Garden soil, improving it and solving garden problems answered by award winning garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, biological pest control
This page about biological pest control is theentry page toan entire range of articles about specific kinds of pests and how todeal with them using only environmentally sound systems..
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