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| sugar as a shrub killer | 9/4/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i am trying to get rid of a trumpet vine. my landscaper wanted to use roundup but i have outdoor ...
A: It's very heartening to know there are still people out there who keep their focus and are willing ...
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| squash bugs | 9/2/2008 | Vikki Johnson |
Q: How can I rid my squash bugs without using harsh chemicals? I sparay with soapy water, but it ...
A: I was not familiar with the squash bug but I researched on the internet and found this below to be ...
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| sugar as a shrub killer | 8/28/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i am trying to get rid of a trumpet vine. my landscaper wanted to use roundup but i have outdoor ...
A: I apologize for missing the Sugar reference reply - totally overlooked it, intending to mention it ...
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| sugar as a shrub killer | 8/23/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i am trying to get rid of a trumpet vine. my landscaper wanted to use roundup but i have outdoor ...
A: For starters, let's teach your landscaper something about Round-Up. Researchers tested Glyphosate ...
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| Layng sod in san diego | 8/17/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: In a article i read you said that a certain type of sod grass is needed for San Diego. I want to ...
A: San Diego is beautiful. But you knew that. I won't bore you with my larger than life memories of ...
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| soil | 8/9/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I'm looking to increase the nutrients in our organic garden. There are no manures available anyway, ...
A: 'Organic matter' is a big universe, the source of the nutrients you are looking for. Buckwheat is a ...
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| soil nutrition | 8/9/2008 | Vikki Johnson |
Q: We have an organic garden and aren't able to get any really good manure for fertilizing. What do you ...
A: .. although manure is a great way to build healthy soil, it is by no means the only way. Anything ...
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| heavy soil | 8/9/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: We have an organic garden that has very heavy soil in one area (clay). I've used layers of leaves, ...
A: For information on soil building, please visit our website: ...
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| tomato disease | 8/9/2008 | Vikki Johnson |
Q: I am an organic gardener, using no chemicals. This year my tomatoes have dry rot. Almost every one ...
A: .. I am so sorry but I am not familiar with tomato rot in my part of the country (Houston, Texas). ...
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| crop rotation | 8/1/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Why is it necessary to rotate crops on a farm when in nature the same plants keep coming up year ...
A: Crop rotation has many benefits including: the increased yields of crops, insect control, reduction ...
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| crop rotation | 8/1/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Why is it necessary to rotate crops on a farm when in nature the same plants keep coming up year ...
A: Plants in nature generally do not need a lot of nutrients to manage to produce enough seed to ...
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| crop rotation | 8/1/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Why is it necessary to rotate crops on a farm when in nature the same plants keep coming up year ...
A: Good question. Monocultures like Lawns -- just like a field, right? Wrong. Those plants come up ...
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| brown patch | 7/28/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have used the solution of cornmeal to stop the brown patch and it seems to be working and I've ...
A: Mid-Summer is Siesta time for Cool Season Grass. Stop watering and let it rest. Dead areas MUST be ...
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| eggplant | 7/26/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Hey Mack, We've got some kind of bug making lace out of our eggplants. We planted several ...
A: I think you have an invasion of Vegetable Leafminer Flies. The adult is a small fly, approximately ...
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| green beans | 7/16/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Every year our green beans have multiple bug bites. This is the bean, not the leaf. The are not ...
A: There are two types of stink bugs that attack green bean pods. Green Stink Bugs and Brown Stink ...
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| Short Bell Pepper Plants | 7/15/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I planted 4 bell pepper plants. One looks like a typical pepper plant, 20 inches tall with normal ...
A: It may have been genetic - characteristics inherent in the seed. We go through our seed and pick ...
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| Pet urine | 7/14/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I planted a plunking plant, it was growing great until we saw it slowing in growth and the leaves ...
A: I don't know what a Plunking Plant is, but I know Dogs and Plunkings don't mix. Fencing it off was ...
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| Apple Organic Gardens | 7/13/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I am looking to visit an apple organic garden in Southern California. I would appreciate if you help ...
A: I'm not intimately familiar with apple organic gardens in Southern California. In researching your ...
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| list of seed lifetimes | 7/13/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: i am wondering if there is a list of the general lifetimes of seeds when store from an organic ...
A: Often crop seed is left over in a package after planting. This excess seed can be saved for next ...
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| organic vegetable plants | 7/10/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I am so new to growing organic vegetables. I cannot find a location to buy the organic plants here ...
A: Suggest you contact the Indiana Organic Gardening Association at their website: ...
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| Thinning grass | 7/1/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have recently bought a new house with a garden that has not been taken care of for many years. My ...
A: Step 1: Get a soil test. Yes, I know, you're thinking, What a WASTE of money! Who needs to know ...
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| Vegetables and spotty leaves | 6/25/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: I have recently built and implemented a square foot garden in an 8x5 raised bed. I have used this ...
A: Test your soil right away, to eliminate the possibility of an unbalanced soil. It may be too rich. ...
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| Holes in green beans | 6/16/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: It looks as if some pest is boring little holes in the green beans of a neighbor of mine. I have ...
A: Those master sleuths called SLUGS are munching as we speak, making a nice big fat juicy dinner out ...
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| Corn | 6/15/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I am growing sweet corn and don't like to use chemicals of any kind. The corn has lots of earwigs ...
A: The earwigs on your sweet corn can be controlled using insecticidal soap which is an organic method. ...
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| eucalyptus and fruit trees | 6/14/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Good Morning, I am looking for further clarification on your 1/18/2008 response in which a reader ...
A: Because of the nutrition and irrigation demands of your existing grapefruit and apple tree and plan ...
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| tomato plants | 6/11/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: i have emailed other experts on this site before i don't use any chemicals on my tomato plants. my ...
A: I don't think you have anything to worry about since the plants were not budding when you planted ...
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| HERBICIDE | 6/11/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: How long after vinegar and salt spray do you have to wait before panting in the sprayed area. am ...
A: Allow up to 48 hours after spraying the vinegar and salt solution before planting in the same area. ...
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| discouraging cats from using my garden | 6/5/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I've got several questions, but first things first. How do I get my cat (and any others) not to ...
A: There's a cat deterrent product that's said to be all natural and organic in a powdered mixture and ...
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| Arp Rosemary | 5/29/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in a Zone 6B area of Ontario, Canada. I am growing an Arp Rosemary perennial as I have done ...
A: Rosemary officinalis 'ARP' takes its name from the Zone 6 Texas town where an herbalist first found ...
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| Johnson Grass | 5/29/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I have been taken over by johnson grass this season. I read some entries mentioning the use of ...
A: Sugar has the potential to control annual weeds according to recent research trials conducted by ...
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| organic fertiliser | 5/27/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: Tell me, please, is blood meal as effective as bone meal for Irises (Rhizomes),Lilies (Day or ...
A: Blood meal will provide nitrogen. Bone meal provides phosphorus. They are two different things. ...
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| Greenhouse Plastic | 5/25/2008 | Frank and Vicky Giannangelo |
Q: We are wanting to build a greenhouse but have heard a lot about platic and toxins. Would the ...
A: Not if you use Lexan, a double layer sheet of polycarbonate with air layers inbetween. There is no ...
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| creosote on landscape ties | 5/17/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Would one very old landscape tie beside a garden patch leach chemicals into the soil in high enough ...
A: Railroad ties are soaked in creosote which is a known carcinogen therefore, even though this is an ...
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| BlueBerry Bush Buying | 5/16/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I am looking for a place to buy Blueberry bushes. - Prefer organic if possible. Any place that you ...
A: I unaware of organic blueberry bush vendors. Listed below are vendors with their Internet ...
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| Arp Rosemary | 5/13/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Can this be grown in Nassau County and survive the winter ? Also whay is the zone for Long Island ...
A: Perennials die back, then re-grow new stems the following year. But Rosemary is less a Perennial, ...
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| how to kill weeds in a renovated lawn | 5/12/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Early spring, my landscaper renovated the front yard: removing some topsoil in bare spots, puting ...
A: The homemade recipe weed killer is indeed strong enough to kill some grass as well as broadleaf ...
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| Arp Rosemary | 5/11/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Can this be grown in Nassau County and survive the winter ? Also whay is the zone for Long Island ...
A: Long Island is Zone 7 -- a little warmer in certain areas than others. This is where microclimates ...
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| Loquat Trees | 5/11/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: In 1974 I planted multiple Loquat seeds, in Santa Barbara, CA, which all turned into fruit bearing ...
A: Although, I've never grown loquats, my research for your question revealed much information and ...
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| how to kill weeds in a renovated lawn | 5/8/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: Early spring, my landscaper renovated the front yard: removing some topsoil in bare spots, puting ...
A: A good organic solution to manage the weeds in your lawn is a homemade recipe: Weeds Be Gone Recipe ...
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| Creating a new organic vegetable garden | 4/28/2008 | Mack Jean |
Q: I am about to create my first vegetable garden, ever. I am a converted organic locavore! I want to ...
A: Congratulations on becoming an organic convert!! You can use a sunny spot in your lawn and ...
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