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ID Question

an_su wrote in gardening Oct 03, 2021 15:50

A friend of mine who recently moved to London UK - and who just moved to a new house, posted me this photo from her garden asking me to identify the plant.. I see it's the seedpod of some bulbous plant ? But I don't know what it is...

Can any of you help telling what plant this is ?

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Rosette Mites or Aster Yellows?

kharmii wrote in gardening Jul 04, 2021 17:26

Got coneflowers like crazy, and one of the very first ones I planted are starting to get either signs of mites or aster yellows. I hope it's not the latter because I'd have to uproot the whole thing and burn it. I'm checking them every day for signs of the petals turning green. We had ten days of cool, wet weather. What do you think?

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Interested in Heirloom Apples? Then Read This!

rhodielady_47 wrote in gardening Jun 06, 2021 16:26

Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 ‘Lost’ Varieties
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heritage-appalachian-apples

I've eaten Arkansas Black Apples and they are delicious!
And so are Brushy Mountain Limbertwig apples.

Gardening News---This Is A Real World Event Gardeners Should Take Notice Of

rhodielady_47 wrote in gardening May 29, 2021 10:41

I found this article on the internet this morning and thought that everyone should know about it.

‘Extremely rare phenomenon’ reported among centuries-old cacti in Arizona deserthttps://frontier.yahoo.com/news/extremely-rare- ( Read more... )

Wilting Allysum

Aracely J wrote in gardening May 21, 2020 07:14

Any update on the solutions provided for wilting allysums? I have mine in a planter that's well watered and recieves about 6-7 hours of sun a day. The foliage is coming along nicely, however my plant blooms wilted petals everytime. Any tips to get the fullbloom look going? I'm new to gardening so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Strawbale gardening?

sharpchick13 wrote in gardening Feb 18, 2019 09:18

I searched the tags for this community and did not find one for strawbale gardening.

Are there any members who do this? I'm trying it for my first year, as my zone 8A garden in central Arkansas has rocky clay soil that just suffocates plant roots. In the past 25 years, I've spent thousands of dollars trying to amend the soil, with wildly variable ( Read more... )

Need help IDing a mystery plan

veganhothead wrote in gardening Jul 17, 2020 14:07

I;m not sure if anyone is still here but if anyone can tell me what this volunteer green is I'd be very grateful.

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Proceeds of Seed Sales To Hurricane Dorian Relief.

virginiadear wrote in gardening Sep 04, 2019 20:31

If you're going to be purchasing any garden seeds within the next five days (until 10 September) either for fall planting (in the northern hemisphere) or for next season, please consider making your purchase through Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. The proceeds of all seed sales will be going to hurricane Dorian relief efforts ( Read more... )

a pause in the green beans

weebleswobble wrote in gardening Aug 10, 2019 21:44

i've been growing the same green beans for maybe 8-10 years now. i've been saving the seeds and planting them again. they're pole beans, kentucky wonder or kentucky blue. a common variety, nothing special. they grow well for me and produce tasty green beans.

my question is:

is it normal for pole beans to produce like crazy, come to the end of ( Read more... )

Mid-Season Succession Planting

virginiadear wrote in gardening Jul 23, 2019 06:29

Just thought I'd share this, which arrived in my Inbox this morning ( Read more... )