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    Picking and Saving Grapes for Jams

    I have about 20lbs of Concord Grapes that are just DAYS away from needing to be picked before they are over-ripe and the insects start to suck them dry! I am not a Canner (yet) my Aunt is going to teach me how when she gets back from her vacation in 2 weeks. I need to know what I should do...
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    something ate my knockout roses!

    Over the weekend I went out of town and when I came home my knockout roses had been munched to about 4" tall! Is there any chance they will come back?
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    red and golden raspberries together?

    Can I plant golden raspberries next to my red raspberries or will this result badly? I thinned out my golden raspberry patch at my families mountian home and would like to add them to my garden at home if possible Thanks
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    Multiple Types of Grapes in same Area

    I have 6 Concord Grape Vines on 3 Trellises in the middle of my property I have a large mass of Wild Muscadine Grapes on the Southwest part of my property that I want to prune and train on another 3 Trellises in this location. I would like to add a few more types of grapes next year and I am...
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    Horseraddish

    Last year I started a Horseraddish root. It grew Great and all of a sudden died back. It started growing again but the leaves were not large and broad but large and fern like with lots of fingers. Anyone know what i may have done wrong? what do the fern type leaves mean?
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    Mosquito Briquets in rain barrels?

    I just picked up a pack of Larvicidal Briquets from my local fire station for a low spot in the yard. On the package it says to use them in rain barrels, ponds, unused swimming pools and other places where water might stand for a while. I cant find what they are made of anywhere on the website...
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    Garlic Questions

    I know that garlic is supposed to be planted in the fall but since my garden was not ready in the fall I planted some Garlic as soon as my garden was ready (Early March). In hopes that next summer I would have nice big heads. My Garlic grew great until about a week ago and now its leaves are...
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    Poison ivy???

    Being a student I havent had much time to work in the yard for quite some time. This year I have made time to get things under control well I have this vine growing on a fence and at first glance early in the spring i thought it might be a muscadine vine. Today I saw it was sprouting leaves and...
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    ISO Info on Plants Endemic to the Middle East

    I need to find a plant that is Endemic to the Middle East for my Biology class. I have searched the WWW and all I can find are books for sale relating to Middle eastern plants. Does anyone know of a specific plant that I might be able to research?
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    Boxwood clippings....Trash or compost?

    I just trimmed up my boxwoods and have been left with a huge pile of clippings, should they go in the compost or to the curb?
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    Filling a Raised Bed

    Im not sure if this is the right place for this so please move it if necessary. I am about to start filling in a few more raised beds I built. I have a few questions They are 8x4x1 in size I dug up all the grass and weeds inside and chopped and turned the soil as much as possible. I have...
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    Seed Germination using an Incubator

    I have several types of pepper seeds that I have planted in a Cracker Barrel Take home containter (Black Plastic bottom with a clear lid) I poked several drain holes in the bottom and put the whole thing in a spare LG incubator to boost the temp and aid in Germination. I thought i might pass...
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    Wild Garlic

    What I have always thought to be wild onions growing rampant in parts of the yard turns out to be wild Garlic Can I eat it?
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    Glossy Paper Toxic?

    I have a large stack of old magazines and catalogs that I am shredding up and using as a substrate in one of my chick brooders. I have been adding the spent substrate to my compost and now I have read that it could be toxic?? What is toxic about it and will it affect me when I use this compost...
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    camellia bushes

    After doing some research on a Camellia have in my back yard I found the tea variety to be quite nice. I am in the process of re-landscaping my yard and thought it would be nice to have a row of camellia bushes in front of the house to replace the holly and azalea that are there now. Would I...
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    What is this?

    This Tree/Bush is about to grow so tall its going to be visible from the other side of the house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is a close up of the leaves I would really like to scale this thing back to a more manageable size without killing it completely. Is there any way to propagate a new plant...
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    Duck Poo in Garden?

    Is Duck poo as "HOT" as chicken poo? Im thinking about letting my ducks follow me into the Garden to help with critter and weed control when im working but id rather leave them out if their going to burn my plants up.
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    Vines on Chain Link Fence

    I have a chain link fence that I am going to install a few raised bed planters near. The problem is that the fence is covered with honeysuckle and some other sort of vine. Every winter i go out and pull as much of it off as i can when its brittle but it seems to grow back twofold every spring...
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    Raised Beds for Garlic and Peanuts

    I will be planting Garlic and Peanuts this spring. In the next few days i will be constructing a few raised beds for planting this spring. I am wondering how tall each bed should be for each type. Thanks Dogginfox
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