Because they use water that all of the roommate pay for, I want to make it fair to everyone but there is no way to determine exactly how much more water the garden uses. Should I charge them a full portion of the bill (ie if there are 3 renters and 1 gardener, charge everyone [...]
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I bought a little apple tree a couple of years ago from a garden center the first year it produced one tiny apple, however last year it began to look sickly and didn’t produce any fruit and I noticed that the trunk has split near the base. This year it is growing well and looks [...]
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An orange grower finds that she gets an average yield of 40 bushels per tree when she plants 20 trees on an acre of ground. Each time she adds a tree to an acre, the yield per tree decreases by 1 bushel, due to congestion. How many trees per acre should she plant for maximum [...]
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hi, i have a smallish apple tree in garden but it seems to be growing out of control, is there a certain way to cut it back? Thanks
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I have an apple that has wrinkly skin and is bruised so I don’t want to eat it, I’d like to plant it (I have apple trees so I know they grow well here) can I plant the whole apple (the fruit part works as fertilizer?) or should I cut out the seeds and plant [...]
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Should we start calling xmas trees holiday trees or leave it as is? Why or why not?
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I have a variety of fruit trees and i have been reading about chemical to keep the pest down . Not sure what to use on them.Would like to keep the chemical treatment to a minumn. Could someone recomend some if basic chemicals if really needed
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I have 2 apple trees and 1 peach tree and we just put them in last year. I don’t think they are very old.. Maybe 3 years or around there. They are around 6 feet tall. I have noticed this year apples and peaches have started to grow all over the tree but the limbs [...]
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i want to enclose my fruit trees in a wood border, wood like to seal the wood with eco and plant friendly sealer, do u know of any wood sealer i can use? i searched and they say pressure treated wood is not good to use near your fruit trees or anything u are going [...]
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I live in TN. So, far we have had about 2 weeks of warm weather (60s & 70s) before spring even set in. Last year, our winter ended right around this time also unlike past decade where cold weather ( < 60F) would last through April. So, should I wait a little longer or can [...]
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