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The arid_gardener Internet discussion group is an international forum for discussing issues related to gardening in dry climates. We hope the
discussion will be useful and interesting to gardeners as well as nursery, landscape and Cooperative Extension professionals. We invite you to participate in this dialog.
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* REQUESTING ASSISTANCE with specific plant problems.
Please provide detailed information on:
~ Name and age of plant;
~ Description of the problem
(when did it start, what parts of the plant are affected - new
growth, outside leaves etc.)
~ Location of the plant
(Southern Exposure, full sun)
~ How often you water the plant, where you apply the water, how much water is applied
~ Are other plants in the vicinity affected?
~ Other things that might be affecting the plant - (trenching, fire, etc.)
~ What do you think the problem might be and why
Please use the subject line to clearly identify that you are asking a question and the topic
For Example:
SUBJECT: Question: Why did my agave disintegrate into a stinking putrid mass?
* PROVIDING ASSISTANCE to someone who asked a question to the list
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This will make the archives much more useful and easier to search.
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SUBJECT: Answer: Agave Weevil, one cause for the demise of agaves
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<http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/general/question.htm>
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* ADVERTISE UPCOMING GARDEN EVENTS, classes, workshops and conferences
Please use the following format for the subject line to make it easy
for people to quickly decide if the
information would be useful to them.
~ Identify as Local, Regional or National
~ Identify as Identify as Conference, Workshop, Class, Tour, etc. & Topic
~ Identify as Specify location
~ Identify as Specify Date
For example:
SUBJECT: Western Regional Master Gardener Conference, Mesa, AZ 10/14 - 10/16/10
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