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| Propagation of Passiflora lutea by seed July 11, 2007 How long does it take to germinate yellow passionflower vine seeds? Where can a vine or seeds be purchased? What would they cost? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Crossbreedding of Lupinus polyphyllus and L. perennis June 25, 2007 Hello, can Lupinus polyphyllus and L. perennis crossbreed? I have both and want to keep perennis genetically pure, is the only way to do this is to get rid of the polyphyllus? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Seed pods on Acer grandidentatum June 23, 2007 Hi, we have three young Big Tooth Maples that are doing very well in our pasture. We bought them already established and small. However, we would like to start some. Do they produce a seed?? What wo... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Propagation by seed of Capsicum annuum June 21, 2007 I have always been told that the only way that a seed from a chili pequin pepper can germinate is that it has to be eaten by a bird and passed through it's digestive system. I have heard that there i... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Allelopathc qualities in sunflowers June 19, 2007 I have a sunflower patch in the corner of my backyard (Maximilians, common sunflower, and silverleaf sunflower)and would like to use the spent stalks (sans the seedheads) as mulch in the fall. Howeve... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Reseeding with Gulf cordgrass, Spartina spartinae May 23, 2007 Are the seeds of Spartina spartinae sterile? If not, when is the best time to harvest for replanting? We are involved in the restoration of the Bahia Grande section of the Laguna Atascosa National Wi... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| How to propagate Texas red buckeye (Aesculus sp.) from seeds May 01, 2007 I have a Texas Red Buckeye that is doing very well. How do I propagate from the seeds that come off of that tree? Thanks, View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Determining ripeness of seeds of Crotonn texensis May 01, 2007 How can I tell when the seeds of Croton texensis are "ripe"? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Iris brevicaulis in Southwest Michigan April 22, 2007 We live in Kalamazoo, MI (Southwest Michigan Zone 6) and discovered last year that we have an iris brevicaulis (we think) growing (and very pretty) on our property. It has the "zig zag" stem. It see... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Obtaining seeds for mutant white bluebonnet April 18, 2007 I have seen a white bluebonnet in Brenham on Easter and wondered how rare the white ones are and how you get seeds for those. Are there any special directions on collecting seeds for planting next fa... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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