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    How to propagate a popple tree?

    Ive got some seedless popples in my yard. Ive also got some native cottonwood in my yard that seem to grow faster than the popple. I would like to try propagation on these. Is there a trick to this? Do I just cut some brances and stick them in the ground? How do i do this and what time of...
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    Dumping wood ashes in garden.?

    What should I do with my wood burner ash? I get about a 2 gallon volume every week and if I throw it all in my 400 square foot garden what will be the result? Better fertility? PH imbalance? Imbalance of nutrients? Many Thanks for your advice.
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    weed control over winter

    Certainly some great points there bills. Years ago working on the farm we plowed every year, sometimes twice a year. then we disced 1-3 times and even ran a "drag" over the field, all before putting in seed. Now I notice farmers going from harvest to planting with out even turning the soil just...
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    Growing Pumpkins

    So, is there a way to tell, by appearance, what males and females look like? Lets recollect my memory here. From high school biology 35 years ago. I think one had stamens, that would be the male, as the stamens held the pollen, I think. I dont recall seeing any stress issues. The plants looked...
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    Growing Pumpkins

    We planted 3 pumpkin plant this year, all within a few feet of each other. Had a healthy bunch of blossoms, at least 2, maybe more. But we got only one pumpkin and all the other blossoms just sat there and looked nice. Dont these flowers cross pollinate with each other, or what? How can I get...
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    weed control over winter

    mostly crab grass, quack grass and fox tail. Ive been using a potatoe fork, in my spare time, to loosen and dig up where the heavy growth is. Then, yeah, putting down the mulch afterwards.
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    weed control over winter

    Hi, thiis has been my first year gardening. When I tilled up the garden last spring the weeds just kept right on growing as if nothing happened. So this fall I am mulching the garden with 6 inches of grass clippings and tree leaves (ash and maple) and I probably wont uncover it until a couple...
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