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G.I.T.A. Q & A: January 2009
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Thursday, January 22, 2009. If you, like me, every so often in the throes of a cold winter's day, hark back to memories of late summer or even early fall, you may be thinking about Brugmansias. Or angel's trumpets, a tender perennial in the northeastern zones from 7 and downwards. But what about rooting up the cuttings? I hate to waste perfectly healthy stem cuttings, and after all, that's how my two plan...
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: Rosemary Problem, from "Weedgrower"
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Rosemary Problem, from "Weedgrower". I bought an upright Rosemary plant 3 weeks ago. It was probably 14 inches tall and crowded in the 6 inch pot. I repotted it in a 12 inch pot with OSH potting soil. Now some of the sprigs are turning gray and brown and drying out. What to do? Posted by Sally Yap. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog is companion to the blog.
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: October 2009
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Thursday, October 1, 2009. Yes, Dry the Pods of the Hyacinth Bean. Do not worry about frosts damaging the beans for next year's plants. I have picked pods off the ground or the soil in pots in the spring after the pods and the beans in them have been lying there all winter and have planted them successfully. Indeed, the plants came up as mightily as ever. Posted by Sally Yap. Sep 30, 2009 10:08:00 PM.
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: Reply to Weedgrower: Repotting Rosemary
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Reply to Weedgrower: Repotting Rosemary. Posted by Sally Yap. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog is companion to the blog. Http:/ www.a-gitate.blogspot.com/. The titles not entirely tongue in cheek. We aim to posit that gardening can, and will, help us live a life more centered, more sustainable, lighter on the earth. A Brooklyn Garden Awakens to Spring.
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: November 2008
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Monday, November 10, 2008. Bulbs, Baby, Bulbs. Note: I will not go into the definitional differences in terminology here, but will be more than happy to hold forth on this topic or any others, if anyone wishes to write in the comment section and ask questions. The above photo shows bulbs of Tulipa. White Marvel," (the larger bulbs with flaking skins). Sp) and Callery pear( Pyrus. White Marvel" and I.
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: September 2008
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Friday, September 26, 2008. The eggplant flowers kept falling off without getting anywhere near fruiting though the plant was flourishing beautifully. What to do? I decided I needed to become a bee. In other words, I needed to pollinate the flowers myself. (Please, people, I will not tolerate smarmy risque jokes on this blog - this is very, very serious stuff.). The Parts of a Flower. The stalk of a flower.
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: Yes, Dry the Pods of the Hyacinth Bean
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Thursday, October 1, 2009. Yes, Dry the Pods of the Hyacinth Bean. Do not worry about frosts damaging the beans for next year's plants. I have picked pods off the ground or the soil in pots in the spring after the pods and the beans in them have been lying there all winter and have planted them successfully. Indeed, the plants came up as mightily as ever. Posted by Sally Yap. From Christy V: About Hyacint...
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: October 2008
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Thanks. I'll give this a try. I should have done that the first time, but it never entered my thoughts. I just figured "bigger pot, roots will spread OK". Posted by Sally Yap. Reply to Weedgrower: Repotting Rosemary. Posted by Sally Yap. Rosemary Problem, from "Weedgrower". Posted by Sally Yap. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This blog is companion to the blog.
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: Eggplant
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Friday, September 26, 2008. The eggplant flowers kept falling off without getting anywhere near fruiting though the plant was flourishing beautifully. What to do? I decided I needed to become a bee. In other words, I needed to pollinate the flowers myself. (Please, people, I will not tolerate smarmy risque jokes on this blog - this is very, very serious stuff.). The Parts of a Flower. The stalk of a flower.
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G.I.T.A. Q & A: from Christy V: About Hyacinth Beans
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GITA Q and A. GARDENING IS THE ANSWER: answers to your garden and horticultural questions, and more. Thursday, October 1, 2009. From Christy V: About Hyacinth Beans. I just picked some of the pods.we're suppose to get our first frost tonight. Can I pick more pods after the frost for seeds. Do I let the pod dry out and then remove the seeds. Or do I remove the seeds and let them dry out. I've never tried anything like this before. Thanks for your help! Sep 30, 2009 10:08:00 PM. Posted by Sally Yap.