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    Can I move this one plant with reddish-green flowers over to my Idaho Locust?

    Thanks for the tips. OK I will prune them back by 1/3, then give them a deep soak BEFORE I move them (1) When you say "prepare the area," what do you mean--I was just thinking of digging a hole deep enough to handle the roots, then transplanting the shrubs, then watering it heavily the first...
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    Can I move this one plant with reddish-green flowers over to my Idaho Locust?

    Sorry for the lame thread title, but I have no idea what this plant is called. It is currently growing in two locations in a flower bed in between rose bushes, and it has already overgrown one rose and pretty much killed it off. I was thinking how beautiful the green/red leaves are, but I hate...
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    Will this juniper come back?

    OK I admit that I blew it. I didn't water the juniper at all this last year, and it shows. A decent amount of it has turned brown. Will this stuff survive--with extra watering? Or is there anything I can apply (a supplement like superthrive) to help it come back?
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    Oleanders ok to burn?

    Part of my spring cleaning is pruning away years and years of oleander growth near our driveway (a safety issue as well). It will take weeks and weeks to fit them into the space left in our trash can. Are oleanders ok to burn? I would prefer that, as it would be quicker, and not leave me with...
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    Is aquarium water ok for outdoor plants?

    OK thanks. For whatever reason I don't recall getting an email notification for this. Anyways, thanks!
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    Is aquarium water ok for outdoor plants?

    I have two aquariums, and I have been using the water (when I do a water change for the aquariums) on my outdoor plants, usually roses. Is this ok for them? Both aquariums are healthy, in that the fish live for years and years, so without an industrial strength chemical test, I'd have to say...
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    Cutting back dead growth on dwarf rose

    OK I'll just get rid of it. I stopped composting years ago (well "stopped" implies that I actually had created a compost pile--I spent a lot of time working on it but didn't get anywhere). I attached a pic here of my dwarf rose after its haircut. I honestly hadn't realized how little new...
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    Cutting back dead growth on dwarf rose

    OK one more thing. When you say to remove all the dead leaves and trim off the dead flowers---couldn't I put all that stuff under the surface of the soil? I would think that it would make for a very good natural fertilizer, obviously replacing the nutrients that were taken out. Of course I would...
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    Cutting back dead growth on dwarf rose

    Fair enough. It is a pot, but there is a 2-4 inch section at teh bottom that lets water drain from the soil part of the pot, down into gaps below the level where teh soil is. So perhaps the water is draining out. At some point, when it gets higher, I would like to plant it in the ground (I'm...
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    Cutting back dead growth on dwarf rose

    Thanks. I'll take care of that later today. It gets full sun, so I'll try to find a place where it gets some sun every day, but just less. Its in a pot, so that shouldn't be too hard. I have fertilized it twice this year. I just took some 15-15-15 and spread a handful around the soil. It...
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    Cutting back dead growth on dwarf rose

    It is very much alive. I give it a good watering 2-3x a week, and I always see dark yellow buds the next morning. It just looks bad because of the many dead buds, that's all.
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    Cutting back dead growth on dwarf rose

    I have attached two pics of a dwarf rose. I bought this last spring, it was put in a pot where it still resides (at the top of a bird bath). I'm not sure what to do with the dead branches/buds that have already bloomed. I'd like to cut them back, but I'm not sure if this would be ok for the...
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    Mushrooms ok for soil around houseplant?

    Will do, although the leaves were looking a little dry, so I did increase my pace of watering. We've been having a heat wave, and I was thinking that this last week, the air in the house had gotten a bit too dry. But I will cut down on the frequency. Thanks!
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    Mushrooms ok for soil around houseplant?

    When leaves have been dropping, I've simply buried them just below teh surface of teh soil in the pot (I have a nice zebra plant). Just the last day or so, I have seen a small mushroom (now it is about 2 inches tall) growing a few inches from one of the stalks of teh zebra plant. (1) Should I...
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    Asiatic lilly

    I just received an Asiatic lilly that has not been watered much lately, but still has plenty of green in the trunk and leaves, and a couple of blossoms. Instructions that came with it say it can be an indoor plant. I would like to pot it (or put it in the ground, not sure which). When would...
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    Coffee from stainless steel thermos ok for houseplants/zebra plant?

    OK, well I don't water the zebra ever day, anyways. I can dilute it, and make sure it is room temperature. Sounds like a plan. Thanks.
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    Coffee from stainless steel thermos ok for houseplants/zebra plant?

    I throw out a fair amount of coffee from my thermos, a few times a week. Is this good for my zebra plant? Would it matter if it is hot/warm when I pour it onto the soil? Or should I let it cool down to room temperature?
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    Best practice for decaying leaf

    They may be sensitive, or it might just be that I repotted it too early. I put it in a nice, large pot, and then went back and read that you said that I should repot when "all I see" was roots. I think I saw one long one, maybe 1.5 inches, and a couple of tiny ones. So maybe I jumped the gun...
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    Best practice for decaying leaf

    Just repotted a zebra plant. It has been struggling the last day (since I repotted it). I noticed a leaf that has the last inch of the tip, kind of bent over and discolored. Would the plant be better off if I trimmed it off? Or should I let the plant try to heal it?
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    Best way to keep Aphelandra (zebra) plant from growing fast

    Yes, it sure looks healthy. What were newly sprouted leaves when I first got it, are now leaves that are some 5-6 inches long. And there are new sprouts of leaves growing in between those leaves, as well. This is JUST the sort of green, beautiful plant that I've been wanting. OK I'll do what you...


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