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| Corn gluten | 4/27/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Enjoy reading your answers, very helpful. Corn gluten sounds like a great idea. I do however, have ...
A: I hate to say it, but I most definitely do believe the 'Genetically Modified Seeds' work of the ...
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| Tomatoes | 4/26/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Can you recommend an organic fertilizer that is good for tomatoes and the best way to use it?
A: The Clean Air Gardening Company of Dallas, Texas offers an organic product called "Tomato ...
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| dandelions | 4/23/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I recently inherited a chemical-free suburban lawn and garden (Merrick, Long Island, New York). ...
A: The first thing is to remove all the flower heads. Hopefully they have not gone to seed. If they ...
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| dandelions | 4/23/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I inherited a chemical-free lawn in Merrick, LI. It is FULL of dandelions that are now in bloom. ...
A: Too late for the Corn Gluten Meal, yes. Congratulations, neighbor, on finding a house on Long ...
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| Organic Lawn Care for Texas Gulf Coast | 4/22/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Can I use your methods in the Texas Gulf Coast? Or can you tell me how to alter them? Or direct ...
A: The Scientific Method is universal, my friend. What we have here is a phenomenon driven by the ...
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| fire ants | 4/22/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: This is my second year of planting a garden. Last year I had a terrible time with getting rid of ...
A: Some of the organic baits on the market that are listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute ...
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| Bermuda grass in new soil | 4/15/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am preparing to lay a new Tall Fescue sod lawn on soil that previously had alot of bermuda grass. ...
A: By selecting Tall Fescue, you have picked a Grass that is at the center of some heavy research into ...
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| arp rosemary | 4/8/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Do you know if arp rosemary will grow in the ground in Memphis, Tn.(zone 7) & where can I buy one ...
A: ARP Rosemary is good down to zero, for short periods of time, but an extended cold at this ...
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| corn gluten pre emergent | 4/7/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I have been using 100% corn gluten as a pre emergent for 1 year in my flower beds. Prices on 5 lb ...
A: I recommend corn gluten as a preemergent for lawns as well as flower beds. The corn gluten meal ...
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| Pot ash | 3/22/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Is it true that ashes from burned wood will help get rid of the carrot rust fly if worked into the ...
A: Compost and wood ashes are effective not only on rust flies but carrot weevils, wireworms, and other ...
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| organic lawn using sugar | 3/20/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I found some comments on this site by an expert called Charlotte (who is no longer available to ...
A: Never having used this method, we would be more inclined to use organic fertilizers and organic pest ...
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| Organic soil | 3/17/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Soil labeled organic, what does that mean as far as content? I am concerned about genetically ...
A: The Institute of Science in Society is right up your alley: ...
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| About spined soldier bug: | 3/15/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Do you Mack where I can purchase a pheromone to attract these creatures to my garden. I have been ...
A: Checkout this website which coincidentally is in my home city and state. I discovered this in my ...
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| gardening | 3/13/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I actually have a couple of questions; First of all, I've read that you should mow over your leaves ...
A: In our experience weed ground covers take over what is planted, take up water and nutrients, and ...
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| gardening | 3/12/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I actually have a couple of questions; First of all, I've read that you should mow over your leaves ...
A: Actually, in the spring you would want to turn the leaves into the soil. Tilling it or turning the ...
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| I still insist organic lawn | 2/25/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I posted a thread on gardenweb.com and tried to see what advice I could get. Here is what I wrote: ...
A: You have to be careful with the vinegar mixture since it contains acetic acid. So, be careful to ...
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| Raised beds of rock retaining wall. | 2/22/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I am interested in planting crowns of asparagus and strawberries here in northwest Ohio this mid ...
A: I don't think there is any problem with using cement. We use a mixture of Portland cement ...
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| still insist organic methods | 2/21/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I posted a thread on gardenweb.com and tried to see what advice I could get. Here is what I wrote: ...
A: I think that if you do everything right nutritionally, weeds won't be a problem, especially if you ...
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| still insist organic methods | 2/20/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I posted a thread on gardenweb.com and tried to see what advice I could get. Here is what I wrote: ...
A: Test your soil again and make sure the soil pH is between 6.5 -7 and that you have it balanced. I ...
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| still insist organic methods | 2/20/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I posted a thread on gardenweb.com and tried to see what advice I could get. Here is what I wrote: ...
A: What a valiant effort you have made in the face of such a formidable opponent, my friend. But I ...
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| still insist organic methods | 2/20/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I posted a thread on gardenweb.com and tried to see what advice I could get. Here is what I wrote: ...
A: Not to worry. Peaceful Valley will suggest corn gluten meal, which you are already using. The best ...
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| I still insist organic lawn | 2/20/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I posted a thread on gardenweb.com and tried to see what advice I could get. Here is what I wrote: ...
A: First of all, my apologies for being tardy in responding to your question. Personal family matters ...
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| fresh manure | 2/4/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Can fresh cattle/horse manure be used safely and effectively to raise soil NPK levels without ...
A: No, sorry. You need to compost "hot" manure - like horse and cow. "Cold" manure can be used right ...
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| decomposed granite | 1/31/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Will adding granite to my clay soil help or hinder my efforts improve my soil? I'm hearing mixed ...
A: Decomposed granite is a rock powder and is an excellent amendment for clay soils. All rock powders ...
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| decomposed granite | 1/31/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Will adding granite to my clay soil help or hinder my efforts improve my soil? I'm hearing mixed ...
A: Decomposed granite is a rock powder and is an excellent amendment for clay soils. All rock powders ...
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| raised river rock garden bed | 1/22/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I have priced wood and WOW its expensive so I started to research River Rock (I have tons of it in ...
A: We just dig a little trench and start. River rock is usually not real flat, so you would probably ...
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| planting fruit trees | 1/18/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I planted an Orange tree about 2yrs. ago about 5ft. away from a eucalyptus tree that had been ...
A: Orange trees can typically get 25 feet tall, but some get to 50 ft. Typical row spacing is 25 feet. ...
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| Inexpensive Organic Gardening | 1/12/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: We live in a tropical environment, but I am hoping to grow a few plants with my children, namely ...
A: The beginning of an organic garden starts with creating a compost pile to provide natural ...
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| Hydrangeas | 1/3/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Is there a product that is OMRI registered that will lower the pH of my soil to affect a change in ...
A: I was going to reject your question because I do not have a complete and current list of the entire ...
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| How to get rid of cabbage worms/Japanese beetles | 1/2/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in eastern NC where summers are ho=t and long and winters are mild and short. I grow a ...
A: You've asked two very different questions that I think need to be addressed in depth. And I'm ...
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| How to get rid of cabbage worms/Japanese beetles | 12/30/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in eastern NC where summers are ho=t and long and winters are mild and short. I grow a ...
A: Jay, LOSE the Ortho. ESPECIALLY since you're EATING these vegetables. Ortho's bad enough to use on ...
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| root cellar | 12/23/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: poor planning gave my cellar a concrete floor. i am looking at an area about 6'x8' that i would like ...
A: Perfect humidity for a root cellar is between 70 and 95 degrees. Cement will just have a little ...
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| how to handle cover crop over winter | 12/1/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I have a partly-shaded area of about 300 square feet (in a yard near Boston, MA) that has never been ...
A: Over the winter the clover will send long roots down into the soil and will be much harder to pull ...
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| raised vegetable garden walls | 11/24/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I am on a limited budget and want to build walls for my raised vegetable garden with as innocuous a ...
A: The sheet metal is really sharp, and probably not a good choice for several reasons. Buldging, ...
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| Grounds for the garden | 10/15/2007 | Mack Jean |
Q: How often should I use coffee grounds on my Acid-loving plants?
A: Studies have shown the effective role that spent coffee grounds can have in a garden as a ...
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| Organic Auditors | 9/17/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: what is an organc auditor? what do they do?
A: From what I understand, organic auditors may arrive unannounced at any growers, processors, ...
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| white clover problem | 8/27/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I have a relatively new house (6years old)with 2 acres, all lawn, all direct sun. Most of the lawn ...
A: Clover is drought tolerant, stays green all winter and converts nitrogen into a form usable by other ...
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| Arp Rosemary | 8/23/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: How and when to harvest Arp Rosemary in zone 6b. Would like to use our Arp Rosemary in preparing ...
A: If it is leggy, it should be pruned back to hardwood, (brown not green stem), and it will branch ...
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| apples trees | 8/11/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Every year the bugs get the apple before me. Any solution that is safe? I have a dog and a cat. :) ...
A: It depends upon which area of the country you live in. Eastern growers must contend with the plum ...
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| siting a vegetable garden | 7/29/2007 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I am trying to decide where to place two small raised beds for a home vegatable garden. My yard has ...
A: It depends upon where you live. Tomatoes, beans, corn, cucumbers, carrots, beets, like full sun and ...
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