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Rosemary growing medium - I'm going to give it a go this year with rosemary in a container. From what I read it likes an alkaline, well draining medium. I'm thinking ... Read More
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Brush Trimmer head for Troy Bilt? - The string trimmer head on my Troy Bilt has bit the dust after 11 years and since I already have another Echo trimmer I thought I would adap... Read More
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Problems in Southern NY this year - I'm in southern NY, the USDA chart has me at a zone 6 but the temperature chart has me at a 7, never gets below -15F. I am 10 miles from the... Read More
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Late out of the dark, prune or let grow? - Here in NY there was no spring, up till last week there was a possibility of frost at night so I left my 5 trees in my mom's dark garage unt... Read More
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Too late to root prune in NY? - Here in NY I have three trees planted in 1/2 55 gal. plastic drums with taplas Pine bark/Turface/GraniGrit/Perlite mixture. This will be th... Read More
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What varieties - I have two plants that I thought were the same but are giving different fruits. Any help in identification would be appreciated. The smaller... Read More
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Figs not ripening - Here in southern NY it has been a good growing season, plenty of heat and rain, but my fruits seem to be stuck at the size of grapes. I have... Read More
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Foliage Pro warning - I bought a gallon of Foliage Pro last year, figured it would last a couple of years. I read the warning not to let it freeze so I brought it... Read More
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Coming out of Hibernation - With the warm weather here in NY the last few weeks I see that my potted trees, which are kept in a dark, unheated garage, have popped a few... Read More
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Over wintering young plants, cold or dark? - I'm in southern NY and I leave my larger trees in an unheated, attached garage and they do fine. I also have three young plants, one year ol... Read More
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