Garden Doctor: Advice from the ExpertsDenny Schrock Provides detailed answers to common questions about proper garden care; and expert advice to create, plant, water, and maintain a lush garden. The topics covered include trees, shrubs, lawns, flowers, landscaping, weeds, pests, and more. The Q&A format is easy-to-use, and logically organised, and includes a comprehensive index. |
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... harvest . Use the leaf tips , flowers , and knobby green seed heads of garlic chives . Dill ( Anethum graveolens ) grows easily from seed in spring and reseeds itself if the heads are allowed to set seed . Harvest leaves regularly to ...
... harvest . Use the leaf tips , flowers , and knobby green seed heads of garlic chives . Dill ( Anethum graveolens ) grows easily from seed in spring and reseeds itself if the heads are allowed to set seed . Harvest leaves regularly to ...
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... harvest a vegetable I had planted the previous year . Do you have any suggestions for other perennial vegetables ? Perennial vegetables may take more patience than those you plant and harvest in one growing season . Many don't yield a ...
... harvest a vegetable I had planted the previous year . Do you have any suggestions for other perennial vegetables ? Perennial vegetables may take more patience than those you plant and harvest in one growing season . Many don't yield a ...
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... harvest ? I've heard that if I pick too much , I could hurt my plants . The first year after planting , pick only large spears ( pencil - size diameter or greater ) that emerge early in the growing season . This means gathering only a ...
... harvest ? I've heard that if I pick too much , I could hurt my plants . The first year after planting , pick only large spears ( pencil - size diameter or greater ) that emerge early in the growing season . This means gathering only a ...
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