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- Q.Growing Greens From Seed - Hello! I have mustard greens and Kale growing in my garden noon, and they look strange, as if I planted ...
- Q.Asian Green Identification - Hello, I'm trying to identify this asian green. It came as a free pack of seeds from the Seed Savers ...
- Q.Cover Naked Soil - Hi, I have a relatively big area on a slope towards the sidewalk where there are just a few shrubs. I ...
- Q.What’s The Name Of This Plant? - Healthy plant in bud growing in the garden - its about 35cm ht and 35cm diameter. Photo enclosed.
- Q.How To Treat This Weed? - Hi, I have a new lawn sowed. There is some sort of weed which is absolutely everywhere. Any ideas what ...
- Q.I Planted 4 Mustard Plants By Name And They Are Bolting From The Heat. What Should I Do? Are These Mustard Greens?? - I have a picture if needed. I thought I bought mustard greens but they are tall and flowering!!
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Anonymous on
May 25, 2017Q.Growing greens from seed
Hello! I have mustard greens and Kale growing in my garden noon, and they look strange, as if I planted them to shallow leave. Can you please look at the photo and let me know if this is a case for next year's sake? Thank you!
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 26, 2017A.Your email did not have an attachment of photos.
Here are some links with information on growing Mustard greens and Kale.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/greens/growing-mustard-greens.htm
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- Asked by
jggmph on
June 4, 2017
94305Q.Asian Green Identification
Hello, I'm trying to identify this asian green. It came as a free pack of seeds from the Seed Savers Exchange but I've lost the packet and can't remember what it is called. Any help in identifying this plant would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. -Jamie
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 6, 2017 - Asked by
Anonymous on
August 21, 2017Q.cover naked soil
Hi, I have a relatively big area on a slope towards the sidewalk where there are just a few shrubs. I would need something that covers the naked soil so that I don't have to fight weeds all the time. I have heard that mustard seeds/greens would be a solution, as they are annual and would cover everything. (we are renting temporarily a house in the DC area, so I don't want to invest big amounts in landscaping) Thanks for any suggestions! Stephanie
- Answered by
MichiganDot on
August 21, 2017A.Mustard family plants grow and seed so well that many are listed as invasive. Check with your landlord first as complaints from neighbors will go to him/her. And while it may not be a true perennial, seed will sprout next spring in your yard and the neighbors' yards. Annuals easily grown from seed include alyssum, rockcress, nasturtium, Portulaca or moss rose, and trailing petunias. Also consider annual vinca, Vinca catharanthus, if you buy plants. You didn't say how much sun the area gets or how dry the soil tends to be. Make sure your choice fits your situation.
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fourwheels on
April 7, 2019
StockportQ.what’s the name of this plant?
Healthy plant in bud growing in the garden - its about 35cm ht and 35cm diameter. Photo enclosed.
- Answered by
fourwheels on
April 7, 2019A.MichiganDot: Your identification of a rogue invading my garden was real scary.
I took the precaution of wearing industrial safety gloves to remove the entire plant. Seriously, thanks very much for your help.Was this answer useful?00 - Answered by
MichiganDot on
April 7, 2019A.That's the infamous, invasive garlic mustard plant. Please don't let it go to seed. They are easy to pull by reaching under the lowest cluster of leaves to the main stem. Pull slowly but firmly.
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djheatley on
May 20, 2020
N IrelandQ.How To Treat This Weed?
Hi, I have a new lawn sowed. There is some sort of weed which is absolutely everywhere. Any ideas what the weed is and how I would treat it? Thanks.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
May 21, 2020
Certified ExpertA.It appears to be a Sea radish or Wild Mustard, or something in that family.
Getting rid of it on a wide scale will, ultimately, require chemical means.
This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/wild-mustard/wild-mustard-control-in-gardens.htm
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Romierome on
July 6, 2022
80224Q.I Planted 4 Mustard Plants By Name And They Are Bolting From The Heat. What Should I Do? Are These Mustard Greens??
I have a picture if needed. I thought I bought mustard greens but they are tall and flowering!!
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 6, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Those are mustard greens, and bolted due to heat. You will have to plant them in spring or autumn when the temperatures remain lower, unfortunately.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/mustard/growing-mustard-seed.htm
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