Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008

whats the best way to dry or preserve herbs, i have a large bay tre
that i want to cut back but dont want to waste the leaf
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snagglepuss2k

I have a Brassolaeliocattleya (Wanda's Fire) which I won at an orchid
meeting. I was told by the members that it needed repotting, which I did,
and it is coming along nicely (I think). My question, that I cannot find on
the internet is how does this plant bloom? Does it grow a ...

I posted some pictures of recent purchases at Flickr and abpo.  Here's the
link for those who can't get into abpo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbarrett/
My society went on a field trip to 3 local greenhouses.  Raymond Burr's Sea

This is my first season growing string beans.  question: how do I know
when they are ready to be picked? Do they become too hard if I leave
them on the bush for too long?
thanks,

I have never used weed killers. A probably irrational horror of chemicals.
Anyway I have a small area of cobbles, stone sets set in sand (no cement
between or below) and I have been persuaded that a weedkiller may be the
best way to clear the large amount of grass and weeds ...

Across and alongside the track from our allotment was a 2ft wide bit of soil
covered with weeds against a S. facing wall. Not being one waste such a
superb growing position I dug over the bit opposite out plot and planted
surplus plants from our garden there, a number of TB Iris ...

How long do I wait to reseed after applying with vinegar to kill the weeds
and they are dead?

Down here in deepest Kent I'm looking to cover an ugly north facing concrete
garage wall. It does get some sun late afternoon / early evening but is in
shade most of the day. Ideally I'm looking for something that is fairly
drought tolerant, self-clinging with some spring and / ...

Does anyone know a source for about 50 - 60 lavender plants? (Has to be
Hidcote)
A friend with a very large garden wants to dig up her existing lavenders
down both sides of a path and replace them with Hidcote. She'll probably

Can anyone identify this little bug?, there are several of them on
my Weeping Willow tree.
At first I thought they where Ladybirds they are about the
same size, but having a closer look they are obviously not

Would those of you who know something of medicinal herbs please cast an
eye on http://tinypic.com/1r509n5u and help me identify some herbs that
lost their labels?

Newbie gardener here (1st house, 1st garden) live in zone 4a and we've
had a really crappy long cold spring and early summer that (some
say)shortened the growing season, but things seem to be coming along fine.
I have a question about my strawberry plant. I bought one from Home

Is it permitted to post a Ruth Stout book on mulching  for sale on
this group?
Thanks

Many tree problems are associated with the following: They are Case
Sensitive.
Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/T/tree_planting.html

Noticed a new bug in the area this summer. Can anyone identify it?
Photo below. Thanks
http://www.farmphoto.com/fpv2/thread.aspx?mid=600599#600599