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| Friday, September 05, 2008 |
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Black Vine Root Weevils and How to Get Rid of Them |
Controlling Black Vine Root Weevils
By: Nolan Guthrie
 Every year my wife gets really excited when her Peonies start growing. Sometimes she calls me at work to tell me they have buds on them. Every year like clock work as soon as the leaves are out and growing, little notches along the edge of the leaf begin to show...
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Putting Your Bulbs to Bed |
Putting Your Bulbs to Bed
By: Barbra Ward
 When I think of bulbs, I see my granny's garden, and the graceful cosmos swaying in the summer breeze. Larkspur to marigolds, she had them all. My best memories are the dainty blue flowers of the crocus, poking their heads out of the snow. Throughout her... |
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| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 |
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Mosaic Virus On Tomatoes |
Mosaic Virus On Tomatoes
By Mike Stanton
 There are many strains of viruses that will attack your tomato plants. The symptoms will vary depending on what virus your plants have. Mosaic virus will cause the leaves on the new leaflet to curl and grow somewhat...
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| Monday, August 25, 2008 |
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How to Control Cabbage Worms in the Garden |
How to Control Cabbage Worms in the Garden
Written by Tim Humpherys
 If you’re growing Cole crops such as cabbage, broccoli, kale or Brussel sprouts, your garden is probably a habitat for the cabbage butterfly and it’s offspring, the infamous cabbage worm.
To Eradicate cabbage worms in your garden you must... |
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| Friday, August 01, 2008 |
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Organic Ways to Kill Aphids on Roses |
Organic Ways to Kill Aphids on Roses
By Ami Halcomb
Aphids also known as “plant lice” are one of the most common plant pest insects. They are pear shaped, soft bodied insects often only... |
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Earwigs in the Garden |
Earwigs in the Garden
Earwig is the common name given to the insect order Dermaptera characterized by membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings (hence the literal name of the order—"skin wings"). The abdomen extends well beyond the wings, and frequently...
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| Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
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Better Container Gardens with Less Water |
Better Container Gardens with Less Water
By Barbara Ward
I’ve been planting hanging baskets and patio pots for “many” years and I continue to learn more tricks and ways to improve my methods. Hopefully I can help you to have more success and... |
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How to get rid of Sqaush Bugs the Organic Way |
Organic Ways to Deal with Squash Bugs
Written by Kim Legg Manager at Main St. Zamzows (Kuna)
 Squash bugs are found all over the United States, and usually feed on cucurbits, including squash (their favorite is yellow straight neck or crookneck), pumpkins and melons. The adult squash bug is about 5/8 inch long and 1/3 inch wide. It is normally black or grey, with orange and brown stripes along its underside. They lay their eggs on... |
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
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How do I make Compost Tea? |
Jim Zamzow’s
“Secret” Compost Tea Recipe
Mixing Instructions
- Start with a clean Five-Gallon Bucket
- Place Five-Gallon Paint Strainer in the bucket attaching the elastic band around the top (this will form a “liner” for the...
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| Thursday, June 12, 2008 |
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How can I plant new trees to insure a long, healthy life for them? |
Measure the depth and width of the root ball with your spade. Then dig a hole twice as wide and one and one-half times as deep as the root ball. For trees that are 2 inch caliper or larger, dig the hole only as deep as the root ball. The reason is that heavy root balls tend to settle after a few days, placing the top of the root ball below grade. With only a few exceptions, never plant a shrub or tree deeper than its original depth. Doing so will destroy the cambium layer on the tree... |
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| Friday, May 23, 2008 |
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How do I keep my dog out of the Garden? |
 Keeping animals out of the Garden
i.e. dogs, cats, squirrels, raccoons
Havahart® Critter Ridder® repels groundhogs (woodchucks), dogs, cats, raccoons and squirrels. Also works very well as a skunk...
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| Tuesday, February 27, 2007 |
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Seed Starting |
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There are several reasons you may want to start your own vegetables or flowers from seed. The selection you can choose from seed is much larger than the plant selection you can find at your local nursery. Or maybe you have received some seeds given to you from a friend and want to start these for use in your vegetable garden or flower beds. |
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Controlling Lawn Insects In Southern Idaho |
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In our high desert environment the most common turf grass problem is the invasion of insects. There are wide ranges of known pest that invade annually. Knowing how to diagnose and stop these pests can be difficult. Your first line of defense should be preventive actions. |
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| By Ken Kirkbride (Zamzows Vice President) (kkirkbride) @ 11:50 AM :: Lawns :: 0 Comments :: 1827 Views |
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Compost Happens |
| Before we get into how to compost lets talk a little bit about why we need compost and what is does. Compost benefits the soil in ways that fertilizers can not. In sandy soil compost acts as a sponge to help retain water. In clay soils it helps add holes to the soil, |
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| By Kip Weybright (Meridian Store Manager) (kweybright) @ 8:11 AM :: Vegetables :: 0 Comments :: 1368 Views |
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| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
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Box Elder Bugs |
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Boxelder bugs feed on low vegetation and seeds on the ground during the spring and early summer. These black and orange bugs (figure 1) move to the female seed-bearing boxelder trees, starting in mid-July. |
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How to Plant a New Tree or Shrub |
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Trees and shrubs are very easy to plant when you use the proper tools and products. I have personally planted 10-15 trees and shrubs at my house in the last two years and have had very good success. |
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Bromeliads-Unique and Beautiful Houseplants |
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Have you ever thought of pineapple as a houseplant? Actually, the pineapple belongs to a family of plants known as bromeliads, which are both unique and very beautiful plants.
Bromeliads are unique in that they exist in such a wide variety of sizes, shapes and foliage color.
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Marigolds |
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A native of Mexico, marigolds have been grown in gardens throughout the world for hundreds of years. Today, they are one of the most popular bedding plants in the United States. Marigolds are easy to grow, bloom reliably all summer, and |
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Flowers Top To bottom |
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So you have spent the last three months staring at that blank spot in the yard with nothing happening except the occasional dog digging his favorite bone or going to the bathroom. Now some might think its mean do get rid of Fidos favorite spot in the yard but dang it if I have to look at that spot again next winter. Now is great time to get out the paper and pencil and head down to Zamzows to get some advice and insight on what you can put there. What I would do first is set some goals with what you want to accomplish with this spot for the next season. |
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| Monday, January 15, 2007 |
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Using Z-One Insect Control |
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Zamzows Z-One Insect Control provides economical, user and environmentally friendly, contact and residual insect control for up to four weeks. Pleasantly scented, water based and will not stain. Kills 100s of insects which destroy lawns, roses, flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, nuts |
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| Monday, January 08, 2007 |
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Getting rid of Fungus Gnats |
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Fungus Gnats During the holiday season and shortly there after, customers will come into our stores or call about small fruit fly sized insects flying around their houseplants. These are more than likely fungus gnats. Fungus gnats are nuisance pests. |
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How to use Zamzows Stay Put spreader sticker |
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Zamzows StayPut spreader sticker is a unique product designed to enhance your lawn and garden chemical by making them work better. StayPut is completely biodegradable, combination of spreading, sticking and penetrate agent to provide better distribution and adhesion of all types of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides (liquid or wettable powders). |
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| By Mike Stanton (Lawn Products Specialist) (mstanton) @ 1:23 PM :: Lawns :: 0 Comments :: 546 Views |
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| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 |
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Natural weed control |
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Natural weed and grass killers do exist. There are very few that are commercially available. Several sources list recipes for mix home made versions of this. Zamzows products a natural weed and grass killer made of a special formula of Clove oil and vinegar. |
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| By Ken Kirkbride (Zamzows Vice President) (kkirkbride) @ 3:39 PM :: Lawns :: 0 Comments :: 2002 Views |
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Preventing insect damage in fruit trees |
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Homeowners who grow fruit in backyards or small orchards find that diseases and insect pests often ruin the entire crop and in some instances damage the tree itself. It is difficult to produce noninsect-damaged and disease-free fruit. In some years it may be possible to grow acceptable fruit without the use of pesticides, but in most years well-timed insecticide and fungicide sprays are needed. |
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Poisonous spiders in Idaho |
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In the early 1990s in the wake of the movie Arachnophobia, it was nearly impossible to not harbor on at least some level, a fear of poisonous spiders. Unfortunately, these sorts of fears have given spiders a bad rap. The purpose of this article is to address which spider bites in our area can if fact, cause a serious reaction. This way those beneficial spiders in our yards can be left to do their thing! |
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| By Hans Geary (Eagle Store Manager) (hgeary) @ 9:10 AM :: Lawns :: 1 Comments :: 4222 Views |
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Killing clover and thistles in your lawn |
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Controlling broadleaf weeds in a lawn can be a frustrating task, especially when the broadleaf weeds are the difficult-to-control types like white clover and thistle. The most effective method of controlling them is to maintain a dense and healthy stand of grass. |
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| Tuesday, August 01, 2006 |
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Chlorosis in Trees |
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Chlorosis is a serious tree problem in the valley, especially with our clay and very alkaline soils.Chlorosis is where a tree has lost the capacity to make enough chlorophyll to support itself through photosynthesis.Without chlorophyll a tree cannot produce the energy and sugars that it needs to grow and even to survive. |
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| Friday, June 09, 2006 |
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How much water does my tree need? |
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How much water does my tree need? In my opinion this question doesn't get asked as frequently as it should. The number one killer of any new planting is over watering, which probably surprises a lot of people, but it is true. Especially here in the treasure valley with our hard clay soils. What we need to remember is that trees don't grow in naturally landscaped lawns and flower beds. |
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| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 |
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Addicted to Orchids |
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A few years ago on a bright sunny Father's Day, my wife surprised me with my very first Orchid. It was two, actually; they were both beautiful Dendrobium species. The plants themselves werent much, but the flowers were so different and deep red and orange - I really couldnt take my eyes off of them. Then over the next few weeks the flowers began to wilt and eventually fall.I knew the day would come, but I just wished I could have a few more days. I had read about orchid care long before I ever kept one so I knew some basics. Dont water too much, mist the foliage, and someday it will bloom again. Well, after three years I have found that last bit to be a little harder than the books let on. |
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| Friday, April 14, 2006 |
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Solving Ant Problems |
| One of the first insect problems we hear about in early spring is ants. Its happened to most of us. We find them on our kitchen counters, in the bathroom; they seem to be in every room of our house. We want them out of our house. |
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| By Tim Humpherys (thumpherys) @ 11:16 AM :: Lawns :: 0 Comments :: 1928 Views |
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| Friday, March 31, 2006 |
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Preventing Crabgrass |
| Crabgrass is very often incorrectly identified. Crabgrass is an annual plant; it comes up from seed every spring. It develops into to an aggressive spreading plant in June through July. |
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| By Ken Kirkbride (Zamzows Vice President) (kkirkbride) @ 12:45 PM :: Lawns :: 0 Comments :: 2137 Views |
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| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 |
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Billbugs |
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The Billbug belongs to large group of insects known as snout beetles. The snout beetle gets its name for the long and homely proboscis, which holds strong chewing parts at its tip. They vary in color from brown to almost black and range in length up to an inch. |
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| By Tom Chaloupka (tchaloupka) @ 4:12 PM :: Lawns :: 1 Comments :: 1799 Views |
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The Frustration of Verticillium Wilt |
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Verticillium wilt can be one of the most troublesome diseases out there. The main reason for this is that it lives in the soil and can remain alive in the soil even after it kills the host plant. |
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Pruning II |
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Lopping off limbs and cutting back branches can be the key tokeeping trees and shrubs healthy, strong, and looking their best. Making the proper cuts can encourage thicker foliage, bigger fruit or flowers, and a hardier plant. |
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| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 |
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What is Huma Green, and do I Really Need it? |
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If you want your lawn to look like mine, then yes, you really do need Huma Green. One downfall of working for Zamzows is that your lawn has to be flawless. Dont get me wrong, Zamzows does not enforce this on us, but when your neighbors know where you work you have to look good. Fortunately for me I work here, which makes it easy. That, and I am a confessed yardiac. Hi, Im Tyler and I am addicted to green lawns. One of my secrets is the use of Huma Green. |
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| By Tyler Reynolds (treynolds) @ 9:41 AM :: Lawns :: 0 Comments :: 1556 Views |
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How to Grow Onions |
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The onion is one of the most popular vegetables in the garden today. It can be planted very early in the spring and harvested in the early summer. The onion is a versatile plant and will grow in most all soil types, even Idahos nutrient-lacking hard pan. |
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| By Mark Reed (Federal Way Store Manager) (mreed) @ 9:16 AM :: Vegetables :: 0 Comments :: 1040 Views |
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Getting Trees Ready for Spring |
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You have been waiting for months to get out in the yard and start doing something, but what could you possibly do at this time of year? Well, something you could start with would be getting your trees ready for the summer. Depending on how many trees you have, this is a good day to two-day project that will be simple and get you out of the house for a little while. Taking some preventative action now will alleviate a lot of problems later in the spring and summer. |
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| Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
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Know Your Weeds Life Cycle |
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Most of the weeds that appear in our landscape usually come from seeds that have germinated. Our soil is full of weeds seeds that have collected over the years. A cubic foot of our soil can contain 200,000 weeds seeds just waiting to grow. We all want a weed free landscape or lawn. Knowing when the weed seed geminates will help us in controlling them in our yards. |
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| By Mike Stanton (Lawn Products Specialist) (mstanton) @ 2:50 PM :: Lawns :: 0 Comments :: 1249 Views |
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| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |
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Keeping the Worm out of your Apples |
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For lovers of apples, there is nothing more satisfying then harvesting your own home grown fruits from trees in you own yard! Conversely, there is nothing worse than losing much of your apple crop to worms! The worm which is actually the larvae of a moth called the codling moth is the single largest pest that growers of apples face world wide! Fortunately, this insect has existed for some time and there are established ways of dealing with the problem. |
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| Monday, March 13, 2006 |
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Organic Pest Control Using Diatomaceous Earth |
| Made from the finely ground fossils of prehistoric fresh water diatoms. Diatomaceous Earth (D.E.) kills common household and garden pests like roaches, ants, fleas, beetles and many others. It is a long lasting control -- sprinkles easily into cracks and crevices where bugs hide and wipes them out! More... |
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| By Ken Kirkbride (Zamzows Vice President) (kkirkbride) @ 11:06 AM :: Vegetables :: 0 Comments :: 1039 Views |
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| Friday, March 10, 2006 |
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Dealing with Gophers and Moles |
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Dealing with gophers and moles is very easy but if you don't stay on top of the problem, it can quickly get out of hand. This article should help you keep the holes in your yard to a minimum. |
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| By Kip Weybright (Meridian Store Manager) (kweybright) @ 5:33 PM :: Lawns :: 1 Comments :: 2200 Views |
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| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
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Are these seeds still good? |
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So you found a pack of seeds in the drawer that you haven't seen for a couple of years, are they still good? The answer is probably yes, but this article should help you decide. |
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