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Thanks! I'm in Athens, Ohio, with a lawn that seems to have received no care, other than too-frequent, too-close mowing, for 30 years, and a hillside garden that supports an excellent population of rabbits, deer, and woodchucks. The deer even go in and out through the garden gate.
Jim, I don't know whether the mesh decomposes, because I always tear it off! They say you can leave it on and the roots will grow through; fine roots certainly do but I don't really trust it. I don't suppose that the mesh is desirable in environmental terms, but I've…
Ruth, lots of us are here! What do you want to get started, other than seedlings?
Bill, that's reassuring. I bought a Mantis last year, and this area is famous, or notorious, for its clay — until about 1930, brick was the main export of this county. Have you used the lawn aerator tines, by any chance?
Help me choose a tree
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There's a Cladastris lutea outside my office, which is 160 miles east of Cincinnati), and it's stunning when it's in flower. People who have worked here longer tell me that the tree grew very rapidly, too. (Since the building dates to 1837, it doesn't pay to make assumptions about the…
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Susan, your name is set the first time you join the forum, and Tapcis does not attempt to reset it after that. You'll need to come on interactively and use OPTIONS to change it (be sure to make the new options permanent).
Hello from UK
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Actually, Zone 8 sounds right for England. That's the same hardiness zone as western Oregon, where I lived for a while, and the winters there and in England are very similar. The thing is, the U.S. zone ratings are based solely on average low temperatures in winter, and give no…
You'll need at least two apple trees, of different but compatible varieties. A crab apple can also pollinate an apple, and if there is another apple or crab apple within reach of bees, it would suffice. But the conventional wisdom is to plant at least two trees, and many companies…
If you'll be doing much with native plants, you really should get the Phillips book, because it has quite detailed information on many species. It's available in paperback (a large paperback) from the U. of North Carolina Press; I think that Capability's has it in stock. (It's easier to read…
Mark, I haven't done it and I'm no expert (I edit a journal for the Ohio Native Plant Society, but my qualification for that is knowing even less than the average reader), but here's a summary of what Harry Phillips says (in GROWING AND PROPAGATING WILD FLOWERS): (1) Can be…