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@J.Musser Nice to "see" you again!

I'm envious, we have snow which is better than the previous few days of temperatures between - 10 deg C and -15 deg Celsius.

Lucky you, we just got freezing rain over the snow and next up is rain before we return to sub zero temperatures until March. Not even thinking about spring till I see the buds plump up on the trees

@MartinSleziak thanks for your work on this. The results are not encouraging as the long term trend is downwards for questions and answers

@MartinSleziak It appears that the number of questions is trending downwards and will soon be at the same number as 10 years ago in 2013

Everything in my garden is fast asleep underneath the mulch and snow!

the minimum temperatures in northern areas seem a little low for the North East. Anyone else see anything new?

New USDA hardiness chart issued here planthardiness.ars.usda.gov

toyrus.ngrok.io/~ted/pawpaws

Wonderful article on the elusive American fruit tree, the pawpaw

@redfrogcrab Hi ho, have a gardening question? Most of us are hibernating till spring...but the site is active

@NiallC. that is heroic for a plant that normally flowers in summer!

Sure, consistency is a virtue when displaying information. Not sure how many G&L users will notice...

nice looking raised beds!

We get less invisible tree pollen in a few weeks. You know it's happening if you are sneezing

Sigh, we are still getting cold temperatures and a bit of snow even though the ground has warmed up.

@Stephie funny, that plant is considered an invasive in eastern North America. One gardeners native plant is anothers....

@FaheemMitha the site here, gardening.stackexchange.com/questions, is the best place to ask a question. We'll see if anyone knows who comes to the chat room

Baffling that this would be done even by accident. The Responsiveness flag seems to be toggled off and on for various pages in a manner which seems random

Once the mod team is elected I propose they meet with them and propose to get cracking on picture resizing and any other issues of note

I will meet with any mod team that will have me - at a time that works for you, in a medium that works for you (I'll do video, I'll do audio, I'll do chat... whatever you want) and talk about (almost any) topics that are important to your team and its functioning on the network.

The Community Manager has extended this offer to the Mod team

Hello everyone, hope you will drop by and ask any questions about the election or, really, anything about Gardening and Landscaping

@Vorac aa little neglect goes a long way

Hm, our rhubarb is big enough to harvest too. Looks great!

@Self yes, just post a question on the forum and tell us which directions the windows face and what kind of plant you are looking for

Just this once you have snow and we are in spring with none to be seen

@BenceKaulics if you want to try I am happy to review and improve if needed. most of the tags can start from a dictionary definition

@BenceKaulics that is a huge amount of work you have done on the tags. Did you know there is a smaller list on G&L meta that doesn't have descriptions either? gardening.meta.stackexchange.com/tags

@Stephie Thank you. Do we have to ask before shipping it over like Bryan Krause did?

@Stephie I see black thumb has flagged the question about solar powered pumps as better on the electronics site. They do have solar power connected to various device questions so it does look like a better fit. The one answer to the question does not really answer the question. Do we have the tools to do that?

@Stephie the question is not about gardening but we have oddball questions so what's one more?

Good idea, a lot of time stuff just grows so a little TLC is a good idea. Gotta go walk the dogs before it gets too hot

I have seen mature serviceberrys that provide shade and thats why I planted it but after seven years it is just 2 metres tall

I bet you heard from the sparrows, the red squirrels, chipmunks and regular squirrels like them too. Maybe next year I will net the tree to ensure there are a few for us

Do you bake with them?

first year it has cropped enough to see them, birds love them

I have a serviceberry in my backyard

@Stephie

@Bonnibel Your location would be helpful and some info on the origin. Is this bought from a store, gift from a friend, found or rescued? For photos most ID key off the leaves and bark, A top down picture of the leave and closeup of the bark and or any flowers would be exceptional.

@FaheemMitha quite low in nutrients compared to commercial fertilizers, but a organic product. what do you intend to fertilize?

@4-K Winter in the Northern Hemisphere? Most gardeners hibernate until spring... :)

monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/2053/gro-low-fragrant-sumac

Good, that it is really an improvement. I remember when they came out with "Lo-Gro" sumac and claimed it would not get more than half a meter tall. The parent plants got 4 meters tall. Seems Lo-Gro was short for a few years and then reverted to a usual height..

@Stephie from Wikipedia, the hybridizers have been busy ..."During the Cold War, Russian and East German horticulturists developed new varieties with greater nutritional value, larger berries, different ripening months and branches that are easier to harvest." Wondered if any varieties are available where you are

@Stephie Is this an improved variety? That you want to eat the berries?

goo.gl/maps/TPzcoCBx36EkUX8j7

@Stephie I see you can stay there for $141 Canadian a night. Described as a four star hotel, upscale property with breakfast. Guess the accommodation has improved since 1692...

@WYSIWYG sorry, I don't think this is on topic. Most likely to be a commercial forestry thing...

@Bamboo well, not open on two sites at once. Was open on G&L, two answers, now open on Biology