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This is the first time I've tried to propagate any tree and have ended up with some success. In late January, I cut 5 dormant twigs off my fig tree, hoping to turn them into baby trees. I dipped them in powder root hormone and wrapped each in a wet paper towel. Then I put them in a plastic bag...

I have some uploads in my BYC account that I want to share here. Is it possible for the URL to show a pic on the TEG forums? Thanks, ~Rio

I finally made my first compost pile. I read a couple books, and did a bit of research...Then yesterday, I gathered my materials and created the perfect habitat for those decomposing micro-organisms. For my BROWN materials, I started out with 2 bags of old dried out grass clippings, old...

Plums... Apples... Oranges... And my Sonoran Puddle Plant in my pond... Thought I'd share. ~ Rio

A Hawaiian Papaya plant (from Roberta's, of course)! I've been a big Papaya eater for a long time, and have been searching for a nice palm to take home for an even longer time. Well, now I do(will). They should arrive the 8th. Wish me luck! Thanks- Rio...

I've become fascinated with ponds lately, and have been researching how to keep a well maintained pond w/out filters, aerators, or water pumps, because all the plants work together, using mother nature to keep the water clear and beautiful. Yestarday I set my mind into creating a water garden...

Every year, I buy some perfectly healthy strawberry plants from my local nursery, and they always die. They just dry up and die! This year I bought a small strawberry plant and it was doing perfect for about a month -it even started growing flowers. Then, all of a sudden it started drying up and...

Our apple tree has been very productive this season. Today, we ended up picking all the apples left. They are extremely sour. You can't eat more then three or your stomach will start ache.

Is it true that honey is a good natural fertilizer?

isn't it beautiful? It is some type of hot pepper. Yummm :P

I know that most of the people here are getting a bit tired of Winter. So I Got some pics from my garden to get you in the Mood. :D Here is my corn sprout. 1 week old These are Cheroke wax beans at 5 days These are the same beans but at one week. This is my small Commercial bean patch...

I would like to know what type of thick green garden grass (triple Gs) can stand the winter cold. Any garden grass will be good. Thanks, Chicken_Boy