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    Fire ants in plant container

    I have a blackberry “bush” that I bought this spring as a twig. It has grown but just not thrived... and I just figured out the fire ant infestation is probably why! I had no idea the ants would eat the leaves. Argh! I’ve tried DE, but of course every time I water it messes that up. I’ve tried...
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    Container soil getting compacted

    I have containers that I filled with 50/50 compost and potting soil in March. I went to transplant a couple plants that seemed a bit stunted, figuring they needed a bigger space (currently in 5-gal buckets). I found that the bottom half of the containers were completely compacted in both...
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    Tomato seedlings not growing?

    This is the first year I’ve started seeds indoors. My tomato seeds sprouted, grew two leaves...and stalled! They’re under grow lights 14 hours in a room ~70 degrees, in organic potting soil. I water when the soil starts to get dry, from below. I moved them up from a seed tray to a 3” peat pot a...
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    Moving strawberry plants

    I have a handful of strawberry plants that I planted in a container last spring. I’d like to move them to a different container (I need their deeper container for carrots!). Is it ok to do that now? Later in spring? (Im in Texas). A few already have flowers. I will carryover as much...
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    Container garden soil

    First time gardener this year. In anticipation, I started composting my goat/chicken/pig poo and bedding last year, so I had plenty of compost. When I filled my containers, I added compost along the bottom til about half full, then topped off with organic potting soil mix. I mixed the layers a...
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    Hello from new gardener in Central Texas!

    Hello everyone! I am recently-retired after a career in the suburbs of Houston. I now live in a town of 500 people on some acreage in central Texas . Over the last couple years I have added chickens - 40ish? (love BYC), 9 nigerian dwarf goats and 9 pigs (7 kunekune and 2 potbelly - love BYH)...
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