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    We had snow!

    We finally got more than 2 inches of snow! I was beginning to think we wouldn't this year. Still no plowing needed but we did have to clear the stops and sidewalk for the first time. We got about 4 inches the night before last, on into the day yesterday. Of course, most of it melted today...
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    How often to water lawn?

    I have a postage size front lawn and it's in full sun for most of the day. No matter what I do, it gets brown by half way through the summer. Is there a secret to when and how often to water? I've been doing every other day, early in the morning before the sun gets too high, but that isn't...
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    Getting rid of Japanese knotweed

    I live on the edge of a salt water marsh and one corner of the backyard was severely packed with Japanese knotweed several years ago. We dug up all the roots we could for a few years in a row and the thicket has thinned out considerably. However, this thing is pernicious and it only takes a...
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    Starting on a shoestring budget?

    I've been helping people with their gardening for years as well as other landscaping tasks. I am thinking of starting a part-time business doing this but I'm not sure what I would need to begin with. I don't plan on doing huge projects, at least not at this time. I'm more wanting to help...
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    No snow plowing this year

    This is the first year that I can remember when I didn't have to be plowed even once. What a strange winter it's been for us up in the northeast, at least right on the coast. It's snowed, really snowed, only a couple times and both times we had less than 2 inches. I don't mind that at all, as...
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