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http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/fact/mivi1.htm It has begun germinating and poking its head out in a few of the sunnier spots. This stuff wears me out... it just looks terrible and is sooo pushy.

Does anyone use an irrigation timer that is long lasting and reliable? I've tried to rely on the kind that screw onto a spigot and have had mixed results. I think I'm actually on my fourth model in 5 or six years. Digital spigot model from Home Cheapo with display: stopped working, but I...

This plant is so prolific, I'm thinking I should be posting this in "Weeds." It gets a pink flower and grows from a long narrow bulb (maybe 3 inches.) I'm going from memory, and it isn't that good. This is actually in a prominent flower bed along a very visible side of the house. Am I...

I have three of these things growing at the edge of the yard, along the woods. It gets a fruit with an orange peel texture, but green. The thorns are as long as my thumb. Any thoughts?

I'm getting tired of the ads for compost bins that claim finished compost can be achieved in as little as 2 weeks. What's the deal with those things that makes them cook so quickly? And if it works as well as they claim (2 weeks) why do they give a 30-day home trial? :lol: Honestly, if...

I need a smiley holding a sing that says "Back to School" so I can eat my humble pie with a little dignity! This forum has been blessed with knowledgeable people, so such a smiley has the potential to get used a lot. Yuckyuck might have to undergo a transformation.

Stealing from the pages of BYC- I like playing the "What kind of chicken am I?" or the "Will I Crow Before I Lay An Egg?" game. Is there enough traffic on identification to warrant a section? Or is this just too difficult a task to pull off (the identification?)

I know there are PA people, here. I'm from southeastern PA.... you know... Delaware. But I moved north of the border a decade back.

This is the alien/invasive species of the week for this area. It is starting to flower, making it an easy target for control. Check the following National Park Service website for photographs and control recommendations. http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/fact/alpe1.htm I'd like it if others...

I have yet to make the commitment to capture rainwater mostly because of the effort to use it where I need it. My garden is slightly downhill, so there could be some gravity distribution, but I'd really be happy if I could pressurize it and combine it with the drip irrigation system. That...

As I sit here watching the rain, I'm wondering if I should make changes to my irrigation system. I use a timer on an outside spigot which pressurizes 1/2" poly. From the 1/2", I used microdrip emitters, 1/4" drip tape, and 1/4" soaker hose etc. to irrigate individual plants or rows of plants...

I've broken more shovels than I care to admit. Older shovels (20 years) seem to have better spade blades, but the handles are limited. Newer fiberglass handled shovels dig without the fear of snapping the handle, but the blades seem to be cheaper and bend. In a fit of frustration, I bought...

My vote for additional categories would be to add a tool discussion area.

Anyone have any experience with planting a groundcover other than lawn grasses over a septic drain field? My largest patch of unfed grass is over my leach field and looks bad. I'd like to use it for something else, like for some sort of feed grass for the chickens, (or maybe a deer attractant...