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Expert: Long Island Gardener - 4/6/2007


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I have a small stretch in my garden where i have pulled out all green stuff and laid a membrane and cotswold stones on top.Just recently there is something growing up through the membrane, i thought i had pulled all the bulbs out (im sure they're mating).what can i do to kill off these bulbs without having to pull up all my stones?

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Aaron, you have GOT to be writing from Merry Olde England.  Because I have no clue whatsoever what you're talking about!

We Americans don't speak much King's English I'm afraid.  The bonnet in the car, the petrol in the tank, it's all Greek to me, mister.

Please translate.  What in the world is a membrane and a cotswold stone?

And what here is 'mating' sir?  This is a family website.  We don't do that here.

rsvp -- and I do speak French well, perhaps we can work on common ground here.

Thank you for writing.  I hope to hear from you soon.  Bring a translator.

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Growing Tulips? Dahlias? Daffodils? Gladiolus? It doesn't get easier than bulbs and tubers. Once in a while, something goes wrong: The dreaded Narcissus Bulb Fly, which resembles a honeybee. Mosaic virus, which can ignite a field of tulips in a single season. Nematodes, lurking underground. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, the garden is full of surprises. If you live in the Northeast/Atlantic Coast, I can help you pick the right bulb for every season, indoors and out, and help you fertilize, bloom and harvest for home or work. How: I have degrees in related fields, but my best understanding is all learned from trial and error. For most of my 53 years I have been gardening somewhere. No matter what the problem, I've learned the best answers are always Organic -- Earth friendly, less expensive, healthier for people and pets, easier and cleaner than toxic liquids and powders that big chemical companies sell so smoothly.

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Besides degrees in related fields, and a few favorite horticultural societies, I work as a docent at our local botanical gardens -- but it's the years of work in the garden that's the real test.

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