- identification - What is this giant grub looking thing? - Gardening . . .
I found this giant grub (at least I think it's a grub) while fixing up the mulch around one of my trees This thing is huge It's thicker and as long as my finger Only has six legs Anyone kno
- Can you recommend any short, large-seeded sunflowers?
If you know of any sunflowers just like the giant ones (e g Mammoth Gray Striped, Mongolian Giant, and Black Russian), except with shorter, stockier stems (I'm thinking maybe one to three feet tall), that would be great If they have smaller heads with the same large size of seeds, that's fine, too, but I prefer larger heads if possible
- tomatoes - What is the value of powdered onion as a fertilizer or soil . . .
@Stephie I was just thinking of cheap food sources that might have valuable nutrients It came down to potatoes and onions I ruled out potatoes since they absorb more pesticides and herbicides than onions, I've heard And potatoes might spread more diseases to tomatoes and peppers I'm still thinking about giant squash, though I'm just thinking about ways to make more kinds of organic
- How do I stop my neighbors invasive weed (now a very large tree) from . . .
A few years a go, my neighbor had a large weed that was growing next to their house By the next year, it was as tall as their house Now several years later, it is no longer a hollow plant; instea
- plant health - why has my elephant ear suddenly turned yellow . . .
One of my three elephant ears on my deck in Brooklyn(only a mile from Stack Exchange HQ) has suddenly turned yellow I had some yellowing on it's sibling earlier in the year, which I diagnosed as
- What is the best way to compost a large pile of leaves with minimal . . .
I know this isn't what you want to hear, but the fastest (in terms of their rotting down) and tidiest way to compost leaves is actually to bag them up - if they're wet already, all the better, if not, wet the contents, tie the tops shut, poke two or three holes in the bottom of the bags and stand them out of the way somewhere to rot down over time You can stack them up, but don't stand them
- Giant Sequoia tree has turned brown - Gardening Landscaping Stack . . .
My neighbour has a giant Sequoia tree approximately 125-150 feet in height in his garden It has turned brown all over This is in the UK It has been a very dry summer What do you think has caused
- vegetables - Calorically dense crops that can be grown in southern . . .
This is kind of off-topic, but if you're looking for life-sustaining foods, you may be interested in lacto-fermenting them, as I've read that you don't need to eat as much food if you include lacto-fermented foods in your diet
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