Gardening & Landscaping Weekly Newsletter - Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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Top new questions this week: What is the heat tolerance of English Lavender? I live in India (Bombay). It is very hot here in summers. I wish to grow Lavender on my balcony, however I am not sure if it will survive the heat. What is the heat tolerance level of English ... optimal-conditions temperature lavender   asked by Madhura Doshi 5 votes answered by Bamboo 4 votes When to pot on courgette seedling? I think I made a mistake: I put (~15) seeds of courgette into a big bowl in seed-compost (low-nutrition). Now one week later they are starting to sprout and I realize that this was maybe not the best ... seedlings zucchini   asked by Patrick B. 4 votes answered by Bamboo 2 votes What's the valid term for a "base" for plants? In case of some plants you can take their cuttings to multiply them. The cuttings are put in the ground directly, so you can have multiple seedlings based on one plant. You can have dozens of plants ... terminology   asked by emilos 4 votes answered by J. Musser 4 votes Is late April too late to plant herbs from seed in the US Pacific Northwest? I am trying to plant an herb garden in the Puget Sound region (USDA Zone 7b) of Washington state. I wanted to get some perennial herbs going from seed, but I am wondering if it is too late now? (late ... seeds herbs germination planting-times   asked by Jesse Taylor 4 votes answered by Stephie 4 votes Questions About a Sycamore Maple I just bought a house that has a Sycamore maple in the backyard. My questions are: What is the life span for this particular type of tree? when is a good time of year to trim the branches and a ... trees tree-care maple   asked by Ellen 4 votes answered by Bamboo 1 vote What could have dug holes in my corn garden? I planted some corn seed a few weeks ago and they began to germinate lately. Then this evening, I found almost all of them got dug out! The germinated seed are mostly left near the holes, but some of ... seeds pest-damage corn   asked by Ray Cheng 3 votes answered by Ecnerwal 2 votes indoor lime tree is growing fruit without pollination I'm growing a lime tree indoors, it's about 7 or 8 years old now and finally produces some flowers and also fruit. However, I just read on ... fruit-trees citrus pollination   asked by cerr 3 votes answered by OrganicLawnDIY 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How do I remove weeds and prevent them growing between the bricks in a paved area? I have noticed that there are weeds growing between the bricks in a paved area in my garden, as shown in the attached picture. How do I remove them? Is there anything I can do so that I can avoid ... weed-control repair pavers   asked by rfsk2010 13 votes answered by user923 8 votes How can I harvest my own grass seed? I have a kind of perennial evergreen grass that I would like to spread around the yard. How can I save seeds from the plants efficiently ? grass seed-saving   asked by J. Musser 12 votes answered by bstpierre 5 votes Can you answer these? Blueberry spacing in a raised bed - how dense can I go? I'm about to construct a 4ft wide x 16ft long raised bed, 6" height, for planting blueberries. The space where this bed is going has a chain link fence on the back and one end, although I can walk ... raised-beds blueberries   asked by cathode 2 votes One courgette-plant for consumption and seeds How should I handle the fruit-harvesting of a courgette if I also like to collect seeds? In principle my understand is that I just need to leave a fruit long enough on a plant for it to develop ... seeds zucchini   asked by Patrick B. 2 votes What is this Eastern African plant with alternate cordate leaves? I would like to know what kind of plant this is. I grew it from seed I brought from a trip to Eastern Africa and all I remember is that I extracted the seed from some kind of fruit... Any ideas? identification seedlings   asked by user11176 2 votes

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