Gardening Article Updates
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In answer to the question, "What have you done for me lately?" :-) Here it is.
Doug
All the new articles fit to print.
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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Feb 4, 2010, Rose plants
Growing hybrid tea rose plants is one of the greatjoys (and frustrations) in our gardens. We love this joyful bloomingplant but we fret (often unnecessarily) about growing it to perfection.
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Feb 4, 2010, Garden Ponds
Garden ponds are one of the most interesting garden features you can build in your backyard garden. You create the specialized conditions necessary to grow a ton of interesting plants and you invite all kinds of really interesting wildlife into your own life. .
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Feb 4, 2010, Organic Weed Control
Organic weed control and gardening questions answered by award winning garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, organic weed killers
When it comes to organic weed killers that work,there are a few options. One option is a homemade organicrecipe that’s rolling around the Net right how and I thought I’d checkit out.
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Feb 4, 2010, Raised Garden Design
Raised garden design concepts fall into several different categories. The first is in gardening for the disabled where the beds...
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Feb 4, 2010, Compost
Compost and linked articles answering compost-related questions by garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, Container Gardening
Index of articles on container gardening written by garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, Herb Gardening
his page is the entry page to specific aspects of herb gardening. Whether it is a technique for germinating seeds or taking cuttings or growing herbs in apartments or …. any number of specific techniques you’ll find interesting or useful..
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Feb 4, 2010, Annual Flowers
Annual Flowers and gardening questions answered by garden author Doug Green
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Feb 4, 2010, vegetable garden design
Vegetable garden design has traditionally been in long straight rows, intended for ease of cultivation and the ease of harvest.The good news is this is no longer necessary or even desirable in our.
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Feb 2, 2010, orange/red tiny bug (Velvet Mite)
I came across this bug on Round Top, a popular hiking trail in Jasper, Arkansas. The trail has been closed due to mountain sliding
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Jan 29, 2010, impatiens trees
Have you heard about impatient trees? I have what I have been told is a impatient tree and am looking for any information I can find.....plants get long
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Jan 29, 2010, explorer roses, best hips, least invasive roots
Hi Doug, I'm looking for a rose with good-tasting, prolific fall hips. Also prefer a low-suckering plant, one that tolerates maple roots and dry conditions
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Jan 26, 2010, My pond picture
Comments, but we somehow-missed the picture! Here it is..TRI-Ponds, wkeithscott...
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Jan 25, 2010, Starting a garden in sandy soil?
Our lot is almost 100% sand. I have been told the best thing to do is make raised beds and build my own soil. Do you agree? Doug says maybe. If
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Jan 25, 2010, Pool filter run-off and plants
Is pool filter run-off (diatomaceous earth) bad for plants? Doug says that if you're asking if diatomaceous earth is bad for plants - the answer is
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Jan 24, 2010, Bulb Container Gardening
Bulb container gardening is a wonderful activity for the entire family. If you have children, this is something you can easily do...
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Jan 21, 2010, Damping Off Remedy
Good Morning Doug, I've been getting your newsletter for several years now. I no longer consider myself a novice gardener (after 25+ years) but read
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Jan 21, 2010, Greenish caterpillar (Tolype moth caterpillar)
Found in Mentor, OH 44060 this last summer. I have been unable to ID it through various other sites with ID
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Jan 21, 2010, Fuzzy Caterpillar (Banded tussock caterpillar)
Saw this brown fuzzy caterpillar with black and white spikes on my moms car in South Georgia. Found a couple that look similar, but not exact. Just
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Jan 19, 2010, KIS Compost Tea Brewer in Canada
I was wondering if there is a Canadian supplier of this product? Doug says not that I'm aware of - mine came from the US but if there is - I'm sure
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Jan 19, 2010, Wild Straberries Througout my Lawn
I recently purchased a home, and this summer, I've come to find out that the weeds growing in my backyard lawn aren't weeds at all. They are wild
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