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March 28, 2023 Off

One simple tool every gardener needs

By Michael

I have the one simple tool you need to solve just about any plant problems in a hurry. Picture it, your leafbaby is not looking like it should and you...

February 23, 2023 0

Seed packets are full of seeds AND information

By Michael

There's a ton of places to get seed from, even your local library! It's a much less expensive alternative to buying full sized plants or even partly mature seedlings. A...

January 23, 2023 Off

Fungus gnats

By Michael

My friend Nomaan reached out to me with a garden pest related question recently. After a monthly watering of the new cactus terrarium he and I got as part of...

November 18, 2019 Off

Houseplants DO clean the air

By Michael

I'm triggered over being targeted about my houseplants. No it's not really controversial.  I've mentioned the air cleaning benefits of plants before. For a long time the common wisdom is...

March 31, 2019 0

Free trees for your next landscaping project

By Michael

You read that right free trees Every year for the past few years state and local governments departments of environmental protection, department of agriculture, forestry or fish and wildlife services...

March 10, 2019 0

Curb appeal – our latest spring project

By Michael

Announcing the newest project in our portfolio - Improving curb appeal on a budget Looking at the front of your home in the doldrums of winter can really get you...

April 15, 2018 0

Sun Joe TJ604E – Product review

By Michael

Depending on your project the Sun Joe TJ604E could be your diamond in the rough Dad always says, use the right tool for the job. And depending on the job, the Sun...

March 25, 2018 0

Start your own blog in 6 easy steps for free!

By Michael

We've been reading a lot of  blog posts lately A lot, like almost an unhealthy amount. It got us to thinking about why we blog, why others do it, and...

March 11, 2018 0

Gardening Calendar Month by Month

By Michael

Garden planning calendar Some folks might think that the garden calendar is only a few months long and for some of us that's true.  For many gardeners though, our calendar...

February 25, 2018 0

Be prepared when talking to a gardener about the weather

By Michael

How about that weather Everyone talks about the weather. It's a great conversation filler whether you know a person well or are just breaking the ice. Whether it's hot, cold,...

  • Air quality effects? Naive/dumb question
    We're in Chicagoland. On the heels of "feels like 104F," the air quality has been horrendous for the last 2 days due to Canadian wildfire smoke. (AQI right now is 492, down from 803 last night.) Other places have it worse. Some of my usually thriving container annuals look horrible! I watered everyone (masked) yesterday […]
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  • Everything doing great!
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  • Almost a pound!
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  • Summer garden
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  • Supermarket Basil pot recovery.
    This was my second attempt doing this. As I'm sure most you are familiar with the little pots of basil you can buy where it's about 20 stringy plants crammed together in one pot. The before pic isn't a true before as it's a fresh plant I just started a couple of days ago but […]
  • Friendly Friday Thread
    This is the Friendly Friday Thread. Negative or even snarky attitudes are not welcome here. This is a thread to ask questions and hopefully get some friendly advice. This format is used in a ton of other subreddits and we think it can work here. Anyway, thanks for participating! Please hit the report button if […]
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    Could you please help me in identifying this plant (zone 9B)? I pulled one out that shows its roots. Thanks. submitted by /u/Spare-Turn5340 [link] [comments]