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True date for Earth Day
March 09, 2006
My grandson asked me to verify the correct date for Earth Day 2006. Sites on the internet say (a) Earth Day USA is April 22, 2006. (b) International Earth Day is M...
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Non-native Mandevilla care
March 08, 2006
I have a mandevilla and it looks like there are about 5 plants in one pot. Can it be separated without killing it? And, if it can be separated how should it be done? The plant is about 7" high and i...
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Native drought resistant evergreen plants for privacy hedgein clay soil in Texas
March 08, 2006
My family would like to create privacy around our 4 acres of fence line. What native evergreen or fast growing bushes would work? We have terrible clay soil and need drought resistant plants.
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Source of cotton seeds in Georgia
March 08, 2006
Where can I buy cotton seeds????
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Evergreen fast-growing native shrubs for privacy shield in Baytown, TX
March 07, 2006
A gas well is going in across the road. We need a fast growing native tall shrub to line our property next to the road. It needs to maintain its leaves in the winter also. We hope to cut down on th...
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Use of Gaura by deer as a food source
March 05, 2006
I live in North Central Texas and am considering planting some Gaura plants in my backyard. However, we have a large deer population in the area. Are deer generally drawn to Gaura as a food source?
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Locating toxic, non-native, invasive Castor Bean seeds
March 04, 2006
Where do I find castor bean seeds? Thank you.
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Possible locations of fields of Forget-Me-Nots, Myosotis
March 04, 2006
This might be kind of a weird question but me and my girlfriend have a really special thing with the forget me not wild flowers, and I will be asking her to marry me soon and would love to do it in a...
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Care for non-native, invasive Bauhinia variegata
March 03, 2006
I live in Fellsmere just south of Melbourne and we have about 5 orchid trees on our property; one is fairly tall, about 20 ft, and the others are about 6 ft tall. My smaller ones have several air p...
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Inadvisability of importing plants from one region to another
March 03, 2006
I wonder if you could help me. I want to send my friends some conifer trees from England to Florida USA. I went on the Department of Agriculture site and they recommended your site for questions. Than...
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