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Ian, can you have the Billbergia nutans or Queen's-Tears plant added to our website? Thanks. » more

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I want to use Datura in a container with other plants . Is it okay or will the Datura kill the other plants due to its poisonous nature? » more

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How long will it take to kill Poplar & Willow trees by keeping them flooded (a foot or two of trunk under water)? » more

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It will be time to clean out the garden soon...we always rotate tomatoes....do you suggest we rotate other crops as well? » more

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Apr 25, 2013

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Hello, I was trimming my bird of paradise. The weight of the bloom broke the the stalk. Will it grow back or is that the end of the plant? » more

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Apr 21, 2013

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Want to know if a hardy Fig planted in a container be underplanted with flowering plants and foliage? » more

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Apr 19, 2013

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Ever since Ask Ian moved to Saturdays, I can't seem to get on for the right days most of the time. I get on at 10EST and nothing, but sometimes we're busy and I'm ... » more

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We just bought a farm house and since we lived in another farm house rental 3 years prior and had a giant garden there were lots of plants I wanted to take with me... » more

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I have about a foot of rotted horse manure, poorly mixed with a little soil and my Southern California winter garden is growing very well. Will vegetable plants gr... » more

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I read about the "no till" method of gardening--turning over the soil with a fork or shovel yearly; the theory being that you are disrupting colonies of microbes a... » more

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I scattered leaf crop seeds in turned over soil and then gently moved a rake over the bed. Then I patted the soil gently, and watered it with a fine spray. The pl... » more

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