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I saw this in the dirt below my elderberry.It almost looked like it was digging.Good or bad bug?

Anyone use the pine shaving/chicken poo bedding in the garden? I was flipping over the stuff to let the chickens get at the worms,and I thought it looked like good stuff for mulching in beds. I have not added fresh poo to that pile for atleast 4 months. It has soil mixed in and looks nutrient...

Looks like I have a year to research until I can order.Checking out garden watchdog.

My BIL sent me this bulb last fall.I gave 2 to my mom,and my thrid one has finally come to life.Very exciting.I hear it is an expensive plant.I forget the name,but the plant has been around for a super long time. Anyone know the name? I thought it was a century plant,but all those(varying) do...

I just noticed the bugs yesterday. I have no luck when it comes to getting soil or mulch. I have gotten ants,larve of something,and now these box elder bugs. I tried to get the chickens to eat them but they just stared at them. I think today I will put them into water for the hens.That is how...

Does anyone have pictures of the eggs of the four lined plant bug? I have read it is deposited in woody stems of host plants.In my case the spearmint plant,but they are attacking my flower plants now as well.Going on year 3 of these bugs. I am thinking if I cout All plants to the ground in the...

I got it from my BIL in Turkey. Grew from a bulb.Waiting to hear from BIL on the name.

For those who have built raised wooden beds what screws did you use? Decking,galvanized,or dry wall? I got expensive 3 inch deck screws,and saw where some people used dry wall. My wood is untreated fir or pine 2 x 10 x 8 cut in half to make a 4x4 box. I know cedar or redwoods last longer,but...

I just got one grape plant at our local discount store.Have bought them before and they grew decent.Besides being seeded(I am over that) they taste great. They have red and purple too. Was just wondering if the $3.29 cost was a norm,or am I paying to much? There is also the nanking cherry and...

I had to toss out my wheel barrel last summer. Been using the kids old step 2 wagon.Not good for me. Was looking at the plastic carts and the metal wagons. What do you all use? I need it to haul clippings,pine shavings,and if I am lucky some good soil/mulch. I was thinking the cart might be...

I have been looking at the mini red,white,and blue potato bags at the store,and wondering if they would grow well. Anyone tried growing the blue potato from the store?

I never had issue with the rabbits eating my shrubs,but they sure went to town on my 3 year old nanking bushes. I was sooooo looking forward to cherries. I am going to pot the little bushes and nurture them near the home. In the meantime I want to rid my yard of the rabbits. Anyone find a...

Do your non-gardening neighbors feed and encourage wildlife such as rabbits,squirrels,chipmunks,deer,and so on? I was just thinking about it the other day as I noticed neighbors filling their wildlife feeders.They love all the above animals and more. I see only 2 other people that garden.One...

Is it better to snip off all the eaten leaves,or just leave them? Jap beetles are devoring my grape plant leaves.I pick them off a few times a day,but they still are doing a lot of damage. I figured I would removed the really bad leaves,but the ones with just a bit of damage would be better...

It has been a year since I visited my mom,and yesterday she was showing me all around her yard.She already has some tomatoes while my plants are still quite small.Last night she called to tell me the groundhog has ripped down her tomatoes and tore up the zukes. Anyone gotten rid of them...

My dogs found a nest of 5 babies last week right in the middle of my fenced yard. Eyes just starting to open. How long before I can shoo the babies out of my yard into the neighboring woods? I think the mum gets through the fence holes(chainlink) or crawls under my gate. They are VERY cute,but...

Will a thick layer of straw be enough to deter the slugs getting at our strawberries? I thought animals were eating the berries so I put up a fence.Then I noticed the slugs the next day.I had put some straw out,but not the thick mat that was recommended. Will increasing the straw help,or just...

My mom noticed a sign by a person selling plants,so she stopped in to take a look around.Turns out they had some black bamboo they were selling for cheap. I have wanted bamboo for years.I love tall plants,and spreaders don't bother me. Well they got to talking and it turns out my mom has plants...

About a month ago I got 9 AP seedlings.I think they are a year or 2 old.Got them from county soil and water bagged up with some water gel stuff. I started planting them around my yard and noticed that they are dying.Do these trees need very acidic soil? I put one in my old compost along with...

I have some neighbor tree roots going across my driveway garden,and going under my driveway. The tree is a huge oak or maple.I really need to learn tree ID.Anyway, I have this root I want to cut.It is huge.Can I use a circular saw;is that safe? I don't own an ax. I want to cut it at the fence...