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Is there anyway to clone a tulip? This is my first year planting tulips and this one is so cool. It's got streaky yellow all through it. I'd love to have more of these but I don't know how bulb flowers work.

I bought a strawberry plant, the kind that is in a bag, in a box. My raspberry plant and blueberry plant came with a stem sticking out the top of the bag. The strawberry did not. When I opened it, I found it roots up, plant down, and the green part of it was rotted. Is it still salvageable? If I...

I usually start my garden in 2024, but this year got to a very slow start. Rocco passed away in October, so I did not feel like starting my garden then. By the time December rolled around, I realized I hadn't ordered my seeds! Between my new seeds arriving and some very generous presents from my...

USDA just changed the gardening zones to reflect warming weather: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213600629/-it-feels-like-im-not-crazy-gardeners-arent-surprised-as-usda-updates-key-map?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

My son has a venus fly trap in the tiny little cup it came in. The roots are sticking out the bottom so I believe it needs a new home. He would like to know what sort of soil/pot would be good for a little plant, and how to transplant it without triggering the traps because I guess each fly trap...

My flower garden is glorious in the summer, but spring is practically over before it has any flowers. I decided to get some bulbs to add color for the spring. I got crocuses, daffodils, and tulips. Do I plant them right now and they'll come up when it's time, or do I wait for spring? There's no...

My son's best friend is moving about 30 minutes away (We'll still be able to visit as often as we did before, so it's not sad.) Their new house has a lot of space to garden, and already comes with raised garden beds. Since he is over fairly often, I have gotten to hear all about his likes and...

I can see the faintest trace of green on them here and there

Earlier this year, I told my husband I wanted to get some Sebrights for a training project for my blog. That blessed man helped me find the chickens, built me a coop, and got me all set up to get going. We purchased 7 Sebrights because the only ones available were kinda sickly, and 3 survived...

My neighbor would like to know what this is.

Crime has been really rising in Washington. My husband and I are thinking of moving somewhere with a lower crime rate. All of us as a family took a map of the US and put an "x" on any stats we did not want to live in. The prime areas we've narrowed down to are currently North Carolina, South...

I planted a bunch of peas as a cover crop in my garden over winter. Since it was cold not terribly many sprouted, but those that have survived the frosts and snow more or less. Since I'm not planning to eat them, I've just let them be, but noticed something has been nibbling. I'm planning to...

Hey there, I got my blueberry seeds today, and the packet said that they need to be cold stratisfied for 90 days before planting. It also said there were detailed instructions on the website, but the instructions were for giant (easy to pick out of a pile of peat moss) seeds. I don't think the...

I'm guessing I wasn't the only one having errors since last post was Friday :)

I have about 30 chickens who have lived in a coop in my backyard for many years. They have enjoyed strutting around their coop and have been pooping away in their outdoor space--by now I expect the ground has to be a chicken thick in poop, but it always just looks like dirt. >_> I'm wondering...

My daughter is really into dolls right now. This year for Christmas she got a whole tone of Barbie and Chelsea (Barbie's daughter) clothing. I have no idea who makes this stuff, but it is obvious that who ever is doing it doesn't play with the dolls. Some of the clothing straight up doesn't fit...

Thank you everyone for all the kind thoughts as I wrapped up my 2022 gardening season. While my tomatoes were an absolute tragedy, a fresh new start has been ordered and is currently snowshoeing its way to me. Since new seeds are coming and I have lots of old seed to play with, I decided to...

My tomatoes and peppers are still green, but it looks like Wednesday it is going to get down to 33F in my area. That's just one degree away from freezing. Should I pick it now or wait and risk it dipping one degree lower?

For anyone more knowledgeable about peppers, I was advised to someone to repot my peppers which are not doing well in better draining soil. I purchased the well-draining potting mixture they recommended and went to pot them up....they're doing nothing upstairs and still just barely have their...

My son needs to do a project for school, where he interviews someone who has immigrated from one country to another. I don't presently know anyone who is an immigrant, so was wondering if any of you happened to be, or have a family member, who has immigrated from somewhere. He has oral interview...