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| Is the bee overrated as far as pollinator? What about Hoverflies | 26 May 2008 18:32 GMT | 7 |
I miss seeing bees and bumblebees in my apricot orchard this time of
year. Approx 2003
to 2006 my trees of apricots, plums would be full of bee and bumblebee
activity.
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| Shredded newspaper as growth medium | 22 May 2008 20:29 GMT | 1 |
Amended to improve drainage and fertility. This stuff
has good water retention, and you can't beat the cost.
Anyone tried this?
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| Transplanting a Pomegranate bush from pot to ground | 21 May 2008 14:28 GMT | 1 |
I don't know much about botany, btu I was wondering if any of you had
any advice for someone who's about to transplant a pomegranate bush
from a pot to the ground. The bush is about a foot high right now.
I live in the middle of South Carolina, near Columbia. There also is
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| ID of orange flowering bush | 18 May 2008 12:12 GMT | 3 |
First, pictures can be found here:
http://www-misc.wtgroupllc.com/orange_ice/orange_ice.html
My family first encountered this in the late 1970's, in Edison, NJ. When
asked, the neighbors (an elderly couple) said the plant was called Orange Ice.
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| Alcohol from potatoes and such | 15 May 2008 19:51 GMT | 2 |
I'm pleased that my previous enquiry (about how much alcohol you can get
from potatoes) caused a few smiles but, sadly, I must return to more serious
matters. There are claims on the Net that if you are particularly kind to
algae (which seemingly grow many many times faster than any ...
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| Alcohol from potatoes and such | 15 May 2008 19:51 GMT | 2 |
I'm pleased that my previous enquiry (about how much alcohol you can get
from potatoes) caused a few smiles but, sadly, I must return to more serious
matters. There are claims on the Net that if you are particularly kind to
algae (which seemingly grow many many times faster than any ...
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| how to promote root growth from clippings | 11 May 2008 04:58 GMT | 2 |
I have heard that there is a commercially available hormone or something
that can be used to make clippings from trees and plants grow roots. Does
anyone know what it is? I want to take some clipping from my trees and grow
a few sapplings. Thanks!
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| Re: On This Issue Of Scarce Trees In The UK | 08 May 2008 15:33 GMT | 2 |
>Tree coverage in Ireland was at its lowest point a century ago. The
>EU has nothing to do with it. In fact, Irish tree coverage has been
>slowly growing since the 70s. The trees disappeared for farming, fuel
>and for building (including ships), centuries ago. |
| Flower ID | 07 May 2008 14:25 GMT | 3 |
These flowers grow along the river near where I live. Could someone help
identify them? Thanks.
http://www.holotech.net/images/Flowers.jpg
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| Identifying a seedling from the seed | 06 May 2008 05:08 GMT | 3 |
I was accidentally provided a seedling that is just coming up when I
was mailed a 5 foot tall tree. It is not a seedling from this tree,
but I cannot find a good website for tree seed identification. Any
ideas? This far I have a 2-3 cm long oblong smooth brown seed (leaves
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