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| MEYER LEMON TREE FERTILIZER | 11/24/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I've used Citrus Tone on my dwarf lemon tree when it is outdoors during the summer months. However, ...
A: I would stop fertilizing for Winter. Although Espoma's 'Citrus Tone' is an EXCELLENT product, it is ...
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| Magnesium | 11/17/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I would like to know that how much plant wheat cultivars need Mg and how much we sould apply of ...
A: Depends on your Soil test, Ebi. You probably have PLENTY of Mg in your Soil. Unless you're using ...
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| fertilizer | 11/14/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: im doing a science project and i need to know the 3 most important fertilizers i should use. can you ...
A: There are actually 20 minerals needed for plant growth. Six 'macronutrients' are needed in the ...
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| Iris and Daffodils | 11/9/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: When do I need to fertilize daffodils and iris, so that they will bloom well?
A: If your Soil is nutrient rich, you should not fertilize your Bulbs. Too much of certain nutrients ...
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| harmful effects of fertilizers | 11/5/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: what are the harmful effects of chemical fertilizers;potassium fertilizers;nitrogen and phosphatic ...
A: This could be a very long answer. I'll try to summarize without writing a book, and if you want ...
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| Mulching | 11/3/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: Hope you can answer this question or tell me where to get the answer. I want to use the black mulch ...
A: Not only is Black Mulch DYED that way.... YOU CAN BUY the Dye to bring back the dark color of faded, ...
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| FOOD PULP Fertilizer? | 10/26/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I'm an Avid juicer,and i notice that the pulp from my fruit and Vegetables is always going to ...
A: This is a GREAT idea and I don't know why you didn't think of it sooner. I suspect you may have ...
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| moss in my yard | 10/24/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Oregon and it rains allot. But even though that means green grass I also have allot of ...
A: It's not unusual for patches of Moss to appear on Lawns when conditions are right. Gardens Alive ...
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| gardenias | 10/23/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in tropical North Queensland Australia and my Gardenias (Magnifica) certain leaves are ...
A: Start watering your Gardenias with Vinegar spiked H2O. You want to get the pH of the Water down to ...
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| Excess Horse Manure | 10/20/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Arizona, have garden soil containing a lot of horse manure and would like to know where to ...
A: Wallace Laboratories in El Segundo, California, notes:'The per capita rate of Soil testing is very ...
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| Fertilizers | 10/15/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am a middle school student and I am doing a science fair project. We have to do an expert ...
A: Pleased to meet you. I have some answers for you: 1. Organic Fertilizer: Well, this is a bit of ...
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| Left Over Fertilizer | 10/14/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: My neighbor moved out, and left a pile of "stuff" at the curb to be hauled away today. I walked past ...
A: OK... Let's go over this. You found a container of Fertilizer. I'll trust that you are certain ...
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| Soil Test | 10/2/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: Greetings! I read one of your answer posts where you mentioned that you could provide information ...
A: You are one of those special people who just happens to be in the right place at the right time, my ...
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| i want a answer about biofertiliser | 9/29/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: what is the background of biofertilizer? can U give me detail about azatobactor&Rhizobium
A: Azotobacter vinelandii is Nitrogen fixing Bacteria that lives in Soil. It is important because it ...
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| a question on fertilizer | 9/18/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: does fertizer burns ones hand when it comes in contact with some ones hand or plant. 2.what type of ...
A: Some Fertilizer is quite caustic -- to plants AND to people. However, the likelihood of you coming ...
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| Turning hydrangeas blue | 9/9/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in central Fl (Orlando area) - soil is sandy and "weak" as far as natural nutrients go. I ...
A: Some people use Epsom Salts (MgSO4 aka 'Magnesium Sulfate') to make sure their plants are getting ...
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| science | 9/8/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: does fertilizer makes violas grow better.
A: Depends. If the Soil is good Soil, adding 'fertilizer' that has nutrients ALREADY in the Soil can ...
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| Lawn | 9/4/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: We live in west Tennessee on five acres. We have bermuda grass around the house and fescue under ...
A: First and foremost, you should know that most of those Weeds are ANNUALS. Do whatever you need to ...
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| Transplanting Azaleas | 8/26/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: What time of year should I transplant my azaleas? Is there anything special I should do to them ...
A: Late Summer/Early Fall is almost always the best time to do any planting or transplanting of Shrubs ...
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| Fertilizer? | 8/23/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in San Antonio TX and would like to ask you for an annual safe program for my Bermuda grass. ...
A: San Antonio is the center of the Bermudagrass Universe. With triple digit temps much of the Summer, ...
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| Soil amendment | 8/21/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have a question regarding soil amendment and hope you could help me with this one. I would like ...
A: 'Coffee powder' sounds like instant coffee. I don't know what the pH of instant coffee is, but I ...
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| Soil amendment | 8/19/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have a question regarding soil amendment and hope you could help me with this one. I would like ...
A: Technically, you are right -- and to put this very simply, you could lower the pH with the method ...
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| Micronutients in Fertilizer | 8/18/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am a analytical chemist that is interested in making a soil micronutrient solution that will make ...
A: I'm speechless. Nine Point One. This is a tree you should donate to the Smithsonian. I didn't ...
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| dogwood tree | 8/17/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I planted a dogwood tree in a very sunny spot, what tips can you give me to really help it thrive? ...
A: Add NOTHING without a Soil Test, my friend. This is not fun, and no one wants to be bothered, but ...
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| Watering Plants | 8/15/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: is there any benefit to plants by watering them with: 1. Garlic water 2. Rice water 3. Vegetables ...
A: When it's injured, Garlic produces Allicin, an unstable compound made during an emergency to defend ...
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| Micronutients in Fertilizer | 8/14/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am a analytical chemist that is interested in making a soil micronutrient solution that will make ...
A: HOOOOOOOOOOLD THE PHONE! You need a Soil Test first. Right? Odds are, you'll find there's PLENTY ...
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| CREPE MYRTLE FERTILIZER? | 8/7/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I HAVE A CREPE MYRTLE IN MY YARD AND IT'S KIND OF SHADED SLIGHTLY BY A RED OAK TREE. I THINK IT'S ...
A: Fertilizer will NOT compensate for lack of Sun, my friend. People tend to forget that Plants are ...
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| Arapaho Crape Myrtle Bloom lossby wind and rain | 8/6/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: At the end of the 1st full year out of the bucket and into a drought ridden ground site that was ...
A: Just a suspicion, but are you familiar with the symptoms of Powdery Mildew on Crape Myrtles? ...
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| Best Ratio to Mix Coffee Grounds, Cow Manure and Compost? | 8/5/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: Interested in knowing if the combination could be effective, and if so, the best ratio of mixing ...
A: First, I want to correct my answer to you yesterday. I was quite tired and I should have stopped, ...
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| Best Ratio to Mix Coffee Grounds, Cow Manure and Compost? | 8/4/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: Interested in knowing if the combination could be effective, and if so, the best ratio of mixing ...
A: We can't determine this with your Compost because we don't know what went in, therefore we don't ...
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| Organic fertilizers that grows by eating waste. | 8/1/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: i heard that there is this bacteria which eats up waste and multiplies itself. It then becomes a ...
A: A company based in Canada? A plant for making it in China? And it's only Compost? I don't know ...
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| elimination of nitrates | 7/31/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: In our community a central located pond is surrounded by landscaped lawns. The nitrate runoff in ...
A: I have limited experience with solving this problem -- I work more along the lines of ...
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| FERTILIZER | 7/29/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I LIVE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI, WHERE MOST OF THE SUMMERS ARE ARE HOT & HUMID & DRY(W/AN EXCEPTION OF ...
A: Michael, you can't grow first rate Grass without first rate Soil. Did you notice that I did NOT ...
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| Aspirin | 7/23/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: have you ever heard or experienced the Aspirin's application on plants to boost up the health and/or ...
A: Aspirin -- Acetylsalicylic Acid -- belongs to a family of drugs containing Salicylate, a common ...
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| My attempt at vegetable gardening | 7/22/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: Good morning; Let me first say, I have a green thumb when it comes to flowers & shrubs, but my ...
A: Lora, you need to test your Soil. What's in it? What's missing? You've got to do that. Whether ...
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| Combining Fertilizer | 7/21/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have several potted plants and would like to give fertilizer as follow: only organic fertilizer in ...
A: Ari. I just want to underscore the reasons in-ground compost curing is inadvisable: (A) It's ...
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| ckicken dropping tea | 7/19/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: can i make a tea from dropping? how much water/droping how much to use in veg garden?
A: The 'Cock-a-doodle-DOO' organic Fertilizer lineup from Pure Barnyard is 100 percent granular poultry ...
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| Organic fertilizers that grows by eating waste. | 7/16/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: i heard that there is this bacteria which eats up waste and multiplies itself. It then becomes a ...
A: Sounds interesting, Carey. I need to know what WASTE you are referring to. There are pollutants -- ...
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| Combining Fertilizer | 7/16/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have several potted plants and would like to give fertilizer as follow: only organic fertilizer in ...
A: Fascinating. I wish you lived next door to me, Ari. You sound like a fun guy. The problem here is ...
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| organic fertilizer for orange trees | 7/12/2008 | The Long Island Gardener |
Q: we live in Hillsboro, Oregon and would like to know just what kind of organic fertilizer we can use ...
A: Taiwan's Food and Fertilizer Technology Center posts a cheat sheet on this very subject, 'Fertilizer ...
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