How to germinate and grow opium poppies
I am making this post because after years of frustration, I have finally learned how to do it consistently. Most sources say that Papaver Somniferum needs to be cold stratified and have light to germinate and this is basically false....
Question about hybrid vegetables
If hybrids produce seeds that aren’t ‘true-to-type’, then how do they keep making the same ones every year?
Question About Bamboo
Hopefully you all will be able to help me with some questions I have about growing bamboo....
Coworker says smashing Japanese beetles will attract more?
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Bamboo plant growing too tall?
Hiya, have got these very simple bamboo plants in my bathrooms as they really like it there. However this one is now well over 2 years old and clearly has grown a lot. How can I safely trim the plant and is it possible to keep the leftover part in a glass of water to make it grow roots? I don't have much experience with these...
Powdery mildew on squash leaves?
My butternut squash plants, although are growing very well, seem to have this white patterning along the veins of their leaves....
My Hairy Manzanita is going through some things.
What the heck? Is this normal?
What to do with an acre of grass
I don’t want this much ornamental grass, what do I do? Let nature take over a patch of it? Hire a landscape designer for a minimum of 10k? Please send help....
where are you gardening?
Dell Ive been here for a while. The gardens I see here doesn't look like thoese in my home region (middle Europe) I'm guessing most are from US, or where are you from?
You guys have so many pretty gardens so now it's time for my ugly one.
I rent in an urban area and was given a backyard full of 6 foot tall weeds. Over the winter I managed to somewhat reduce their numbers and have been fighting them down since but also I didn't really have any money for gardening so I just went with direct inground with a bag of miracle grow for fertilizer and some cheap mulch for...
The state of my garden right now
Getting ready to change out the greens and garlic for cabbages and beets.
My wildflowers were mowed down!
Last week my landscaper mowed down the mostly perennial, but a few annual wildflowers I was growing from seed. The landscape thought they were weeds because they were mostly not flowering yet (and there were a few weeds in there as well). So now what do I do? I have been watering it every day to see if I can grow some of the...
Advice
I thought this would be a fun but useful post....
Blackberry removal hints
I’m struggling with my yard, blackberry vines have pretty much taken over, does anyone have any tools they’ve found efficient at removing them? Looking for inspiration since search results are filled with such junk
Seed Planting Advice?
Hi friends! I got some flower seeds as a gift recently, and while they say they should be planted in late May early June, I’m worried about them lacking sun in our weird unseasonal weather! It’s been completely overcast and 50s and raining constantly. I’m sharing the planting with some kids in the neighborhood, so I really...
Any accurate gardening games?
I want to become a more knowledgeable gardener, and besides research and studying, I think a fun way to enhance my knowledge would be a fun gardening game. Are there any that are particularly accurate or relaxing?...
Ganked by the Gastropods
My pak choi army has fallen. I sent them out to harden and the slugs just rolled over them in a night....
[Meta] Thank you everyone for keeping this community active!
That's pretty much it. This community seems to be more active lately, and that's really nice to see.
Where's my cold weather growers at?
It’s about 2 weeks until I start germinating some of my plants to go outside. They go out the last week of May, there’s usually a frost near the end of May. Squashes and other long plants don’t do so well here....
Grow Light Question
Greetings all. I hope this is the appropriate place to post this if not please let me know....