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    Bonsai Cruelty

    Good Morning BuzzinBoi, Enjoy your new found art. Before I started growing fruit trees in miniatures in containers, I have the same opinion -...
    Post by: Thean, Jun 29, 2011 in forum: Indoor and Greenhouse Plants
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    British Columbia: Sawfly larvae

    Good Morning Sundrop, Thanks for your tips. I practice IPM for ages. I do my part but if others in my neighbourhood is not, the problem will...
    Post by: Thean, Jun 10, 2011 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Serviceberry disease

    Good Morning Frith, Ron is correct. It's the Juniper-saskatoon rust. The disease alternates between junipers and saskatoon, Hawthorn are...
    Post by: Thean, Jun 5, 2011 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    British Columbia: Sawfly larvae

    Good Morning Sundrop, There is a larva in each berry. Most people here point to the Currant Fruit Fly (CFF) as the culprit. Actually both the...
    Post by: Thean, Jun 3, 2011 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    British Columbia: Sawfly larvae

    Good Morning Seastcott, fellow gardeners, Sawfly is a perennial problem for me. Insecticidal soap works by plugging up the breathing holes on the...
    Post by: Thean, May 31, 2011 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Pinus sibirica

    Good Morning Ron and Michael, Is Pinus siberica syn with Pinus cembra var. Siberica? I know there were three plants of Pinus cembra var Siberica...
    Post by: Thean, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)
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    What do the plants do at night?

    Good Morning Folks, Don't forget some plants do their 'hanky panky' at night. Good examples are those that bloom after sunset, like durian (Durio...
    Post by: Thean, Feb 15, 2011 in forum: Plants: Science and Cultivation
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    Dominican Republic - Growing vegetables in the tropics

    Good Morning Pablo and Lorax, I took the other direction - from the Equatorial belt to the 'freezer'. The University of Virgin Island has a very...
    Post by: Thean, Feb 2, 2011 in forum: HortForum
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    Please help ID this tuber

    Good Morning Lorax, In old country, Pueraria is one of the cover crops grown in rubber and oil palm plantations. We never thought of it as a...
    Post by: Thean, Jan 31, 2011 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Please help ID this tuber

    Good Morning Lorax, The tubers have been sold for a decade or so now by Lucky 97, other Oriental groceries and Canadian Superstores. Everyone of...
    Post by: Thean, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Please help ID this tuber

    Good Morning folks, This tuber is sold as arrowroot in Edmonton. Can anyone please provide me with its Botanical name? Thank you Thean
    Thread by: Thean, Jan 29, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Transplant to slightly larger container.

    Good Morning, Push the plug flush against a side and you'll get 1/2" space. Fill that with dry garden soil mixed with sand. This mixture flows...
    Post by: Thean, Jan 27, 2011 in forum: Plants: Science and Cultivation
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    British Columbia: Cross polinator for Honeyberry shrubs

    Good Morning folks, Honeyberry is a species of Honeysuckle. The "honey" refers to the sweet nectar not the berries. The varieties mentioned on...
    Post by: Thean, Dec 19, 2010 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    vegetable amaranth

    Good Morning Thomas, Vegetable amaranth can be grown on the prairie with Zone 3 or higher if you can get enough heat. I have grown it in Edmonton...
    Post by: Thean, Dec 12, 2010 in forum: HortForum