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I pour my left over coffee on house plants...they have done much better since I started doing this (it helps me remember to water them too!) I save up my grounds in a can under the sink and then take them out to the garden and sprinkle around wherever I want more acidic soil...like blueberries...

thistlebloom...thanks to your rec, i just ordered some awesome, cheap potatoes for 1/3 cost of territorial. thanks!

I hear you! I feel like I have looked up how to prune various fruiting plants every year to remember! I just wanted to mention, that some types of raspberries work like blackberries (need to prune out old canes), and some you prune down the whole plant for fresh growth--you can even just mow...

thanks! me too! :)

That was very informative, thanks for taking the time. We live in northern ohio and so it gets pretty cold here. but they were already showing signs of stress in the fall, so i think its probably related to a lack of water. i watered it over the summer, but maybe not as much as i should have...

Me too! I think gardening keeps me sane. Much cheaper than going to see someone, and much more helpful!!! (not to mention enjoyable...:) thanks.

thanks for getting back to me, and for the warm welcome:D i'm thrilled to have found some like-minded people. when i last checked the canes, they all kind of looked the same, but i'll give it another try now that i have confidence its possible to tell a difference at this time of year. they...

:/ mmm... I was afraid this would happen, but I just put it off and I just looked at them and can see a difference. do you think it will be easier in the spring? what to look for? will the old growth have any green on them at all? thanks for your help! :)

we planted 20 nice 7 ft. arbor vitae as a screen last spring. now, half of them look on the way out. i'm pretty sure we planted them right, but there was a 20 ft. maple in the midst of them that may have been some competition with roots and sun. i mulched them heavily with grass clippings all...