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Green Expo seeks exhibitors, speakers
Valley Earth Week is seeking exhibitors and speakers for the Green Expo that will be held in conjunction with the annual Home, Lawn and Garden Spring Spectacular at the Fargo Civic Center March 20-21.By Forum staff reports , February 07, 2010
Cactus will heal after growths are transplanted
Q: One of my cactus plants has a circle of small cacti (if that’s what you call them) growing on top where the flowers were. How do I get them into pots without damaging the parent plant, or is it impossible?February 05, 2010
Replace old apple tree with new cultivar 
Q: I’m wondering if the apple tree on my property that I bought several years ago is dying.
January 29, 2010
Cool/warm combo light is best for plants
Q: I live in an apartment that does not have good lighting. I was wondering what types of indoor plant lights you would recommend for my spider plant.
January 22, 2010
Fluorescent unit aids herbs’ indoor growth
Q: Are there any special considerations when growing herbs indoors?
January 15, 2010
Take cuttings to root before dividing plant
Q: I have a very large Thanksgiving cactus plant in a tall pot. The blooms go lower than the bottom of the pot and the plant takes up the whole pot. I would like to split it in half or quarters. What is the safest way to do this?
By Ron Smith , January 08, 2010
Don’t cut off amaryllis plant’s green leaves
Q: How can I vernalize an amaryllis plant so it will flower?
By Ron Smith , January 01, 2010
Consider plant light for violet during winter
Q: I have a violet that friends gave me three or four years ago.
By Ron Smith , December 25, 2009
Center of attention: Quick and inexpensive centerpieces
Forget the droopy poinsettia plant in its crumpled foil shroud.
By Tammy Swift , December 20, 2009
Long-needled pines great for Christmas
Q: Is there a certain tree you would recommend that has a better lifespan than others when choosing a Christmas tree?
By Ron Smith , December 18, 2009
Leaving plant in pot raises chance of disease
Q: If my dahlia plants are in pots, do I need to remove them or can they be brought inside and kept in a dark and cool location?
By Ron Smith , December 11, 2009
Cattle could compromise growth of saplings
Q: I was reading an article that you wrote in the Park Rapids Enterprise about horses chewing on trees and the damage they do to the land.
By Ron Smith , December 04, 2009
Be patient – cottonwood’s growth will stop
Q: We had a large cottonless cottonwood that we cut down. We had the tree removed and used a stump grinder to get rid of the stump.
By Ron Smith , November 26, 2009
Don’t give up on effort to save shrub roses
Q: I have 10 Winnipeg parks shrub roses. This summer, the roses were deformed.
By Ron Smith , November 20, 2009
Life skills kids need to learn
You’ve probably started instructing your children in tasks they’ll need for the rest of their lives – using a screwdriver, loading a dishwasher and the like.
By William Hageman, Chicago Tribune , November 17, 2009
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Bring on November
In this crazy, mxed-up year, weatherwise, we can't count on the weather in any given month to follow it's normal pattern. September, which is typically, a cool, rainy month, was warm and Sunday. And instead of getting October's bright blue weather, the skies were gloomy and wet.
Posted by: annbailey on Nov 3, 2009 at 11:31 AM | Plain CountryWhy You Blamin' Me?
Why You Blamin’ Me? I’ve always liked baseball. I played it as much as I could when I was young, although many times it was really softball. With softball, just about every kid in the neighborhood could play. A baseball game left a lot of kids on the sideline. My best friends...reme
Posted by: Little Joe on Oct 5, 2009 at 11:27 AM | The View From The Edge Of TownFrosty morn
The forecasters were right on with their warnings of an overnight frost. I forgot to look at the thermometer before I left the house this morning and it was too dark to see if the lawns were frosty, but I heard on the radio on the way to work the temperature dropped tp 30 degrees
Posted by: annbailey on Sep 29, 2009 at 2:09 PM | Plain CountryCinxia
I believe I promised more pictures of the completed Ci
September gifts
I am looking forward to enjoying the beautiful weekend. This year summer really is lasting until Sept. 22 and I plan to take advantage of it by being outside as much as possible. The warm weather continues to spur lawn growth so one of the ways I'll be spending the we
Posted by: annbailey on Sep 18, 2009 at 3:25 PM | Plain CountryFall frenzy
Though summer vacation lasted only three short months, it was long enough for me to kind of forget how busy our days are when our children are in school. I've received a refresher course in juggling schedules, farm chores and work schedules during the past two weeks that scho
Posted by: annbailey on Sep 10, 2009 at 10:03 AM | Plain CountryChairs! Chairs! Chairs!
I found this chair at a rummage sale and fell in love with it. I paid $1 for it and hoped to bring it home strip the old paint and re-finish it.I brought it home and decided that it didn't need to be refinished it looked exactly as it should. I set it in the garden, temporarily, until I c
Posted by: dayoopergal on Jul 1, 2009 at 9:26 AM | No Spitting on the SidewalkMay 15th Lawn & Garden Guide
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