clay soil

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Harvested chives, yellow oregano, and marjoram yesterday

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 14 Sep 08

from my clay, swamp of a garden, I actually harvested something. With the constant rain, this had been a challenge. The couple of weeks without rain were in the 80s which we normally have in July, but instead had in August....

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Composting. Need help to speed up the process?

coolseeds @coolseeds (3919) • United States 8 May 08

It is great to have ready access to compost if you grow or care to grow better plants. All you have to do is make a pile of vegetation and stir it up every now and then. It is as simple as that. There are some...

how to speed up your compost pile

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Can a garden get too much rain?

Rickrocks8 @Rickrocks8 (1751) • United States 29 Jun 07

Hello my fellow gardening friends. For about the first month+ of summer I had to water my flower and veggy garden. And they have all done really well better than in the past years. I kept saying I will have a garden this year if...

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Best time to start growing grapes?

applsofgld @applsofgld (2506) • United States 26 May 07

My husband and I love grapes, of all kinds. And we have talked about growing some for a couple of years now. When is the best time to try to establish some young plants, in the spring or in the fall? Does anyone have any favorites...

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Hard clay soil

Rickrocks8 @Rickrocks8 (1751) • United States 10 Apr 07

Hello I have been in our house now for 4 years. They took away all the good soil, and I am left with a very hard clay soil. I can littaly stand on the shovel and it will go nowhere. I would really LOVE to have a veggie garden....

help with hard clay soil

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where and how to plant my hydrangea bush?

bonita002 @bonita002 (98) • United States 28 Feb 07

I just recieved 2 small bushes they looks like twigs, from ebay. I would like to plant them so they grow lush and green with flowers. Should I put better fertile soil around them after I dig the hole and plant them? I have clay...

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