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    Can I dig up and replant daffodils NOW?

    I never did anything with daffodils before, except admire them. But I have a drunken row right in the middle of my front lawn. Impossible to mow around. I planned to transplant this fall. Researched, wait until the foliage dies back. Then dig and transplant. But I noticed as I dodged them with...
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    Wilted tomato plant question

    First logistics. HEAVY clay earth. Last rain 4 days ago. Daytime temps mid to upper 60s. Scant 8 hrs sun per day. Plant was About 12" tall at planting. Hole dug 12" deep. Bottom filled with compost, potting soil, and rabbit manure. Bottom sets of leaves stripped, planted with 4 sets of leaves...
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    Snakehead Lily info please

    In one of my threads on byh, somebody posted a picture of a Snakehead Lily. I never saw one before but I like it. I did a search here and came up with nothing. I Googled, and found limited information. Is a European Import and likes Light sun to shade. Could find no reviews of anyone whoever...
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    Pruning dwarf magnolia

    I just did a search on here and came up empty. Anybody know much about Dwarf magnolias? I have one, planted by my Dad for my Mom 50/60 years ago. She LOVED that bush! I have researched enough to learn to prune back after it stops blooming, as next years blooms come from this years growth. But...
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    Ancient apple tree survival help

    Well. Define ancient. These were planted when I was a young teenager. I'm 67 now. I never heard anything about the trees or any apples they produced. I had forgotten about them. My dad passed over 20 years ago, so I know that no one has so much as looked at them since. They're in a heavily...
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    Xerocles head in the clouds and feet firmly in the mud.

    We start by selecting the plot of ground. My avatar that I put up today is exactly that. I'll also put it here because the avatar is so tiny. Doesn't look like much of a "garden" does it? I'm in the piedmont of SC, living on the side of a hill. I gain (or lose) about 30 ft of elevation from...
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    Worse than new.

    I came here at the urging of friends at BackYardHerds. I am 1 year retired, and 1 yr back in the country. Although I grew up rural, I never really experienced "country" living. I am in the piedmont area of South Carolina, relatively mild climate, and rather hilly terrain. I am worse than a...
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