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Butterflies
Species identification, host plants, Monarch waystation help, raising caterpillars, and migration sightings.
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Birds
Feeder setups, identification, migration watches, nesting boxes, hummingbirds, and backyard birding tips.
63 threads
4,788 replies
Latest: “Hello Mudit Test” — 2 months ago
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Blooms
Native plants, pollinator gardens, plant identification, garden design, and wildflower questions.
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279 replies
Latest: “color of hydrangeas” — 5 days, 19 hours ago
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Bushel Basket
Canning, vegetable gardening, composting, yard projects, beekeeping, and garden recipes.
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Ask Anything
General questions that don't fit neatly into one section. Our most active forum — 94% of questions get answered.
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Rose bush – very bare, should I plant?
I got a rose bush from someone.. All you see is the branches.. very bare... basically few sticks... is this normal for this time of the year or…
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Indoor compost box
Is it ok to put tomato trimmings in it? I am wondering if the acid will hurt the worms. I do put tomatoes in the outside compost pile…
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Birds
How do I attract Cardinals?
How do I attract Cardinals? I live in Michigan. Thanks
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Blooms
Tulips – what brand is best?
what mail order brand of tulips is best?
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Tomatoes from seed
Does anyone know how to grow tomatoes from seed? And by seed, I mean, the actual seeds from a real tomato, not seeds that I bought.
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bushel basket 18 years ago
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Butterflies
Butterfly Food
How do I make butterfly food? I think I read once about mashing up rotten fruit. Anyone know about this?
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butterflies 18 years ago
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Blooms
pesticide for roses
what pesticide you use for your roses?
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blooms 18 years ago
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Butterflies
What is your favorite kind of butterfly?
What is your favorite kind of butterfly?
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Andrew
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Bushel Basket
noise matters?
does noise matter for birds/butterflies to come to my garden? i have habit of listening to music in high volume and my window is next to my garden.
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✓ Answered bushel basket 18 years ago
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Butterflies
Where can I find milkweed?
I heard milkweed is a good plant to attract butterflies, where can I find it?
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✓ Answered butterflies 18 years ago

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