They mean to keep the seeds covered with seed-starting mix; these seeds (and many many others) need DARK to germinate. How tall is the wall or how far down do you hope things will trail?
If the area is a wetland, I'd make sure that the trees I chose are ones that like wet conditions such as cypress, willows or sycamore.28 inches apart means place one plant, then measure 28 inches from its center to place the center of the next plant.
Iron sulfate and gypsum or other products for alkaline soil might be found at larger nurseries or stores that sell farming supplies. You'll not only change the exposure, you'll also take away the protective pot, disturb the roots, and expose them to the...
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I took the picture just for this question, so the foliage looks like this right now. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Color develops when the tree quits producing chlorophyll, so any changes during...
They are responding to the increased sunlight and space of the newly opened area. For instance, we were planning some indoor painting projects, and one was to choose a more neutral color for our ORANGE bedroom.
It could mean putting a tomato cage over it and wrapping in burlap. If your plants can be cut back, as mine can, cut them back to a few inches above the ground and mound mulch over the stems.
There are beds of garden soil on either side for other plants (strawberries), gravel and decorative river rocks purchased by the truckload, larger rocks from digging in the yard, and miscellaneous recycled concrete pads and bricks for the stepping stones.
Those are the parts that are actively growing. I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright green tips on the branches. Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming...
Dip the lower end into rooting hormone (not necessary, but it really helps the success rate) You can get it at any big box garden store and I keep a couple containers around all the time.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another.
You can experiment and see if it is a pollination issue by hand pollinating squash yourself. Your little squash should grow and mature. Novice gardeners should obtain 'pups', which are small plantlets that grow along side of the mother plant.
Always let the daffodil foliage remain green as long as it wants to and don't cut it of until it withers and yellows. Water from the bottom and pour off any standing water after 15 minutes.
Dill is an annual herb, and would die if you planted it out, if your outdoor soil is not already frozen.Dill was the 2010 Herb of the Year, and there is a Dave's Garden article about itanswers: Disturbed earth is where there have been previous plantings...
All of these forums are free for any logged in member and the helpful members will gladly assist you with anything from Azaleas to Zinnias.answers: As you remove older, outer leaves from your African violet to groom and shape it, the plant can develop...
Many gardeners believe this rest period is important to allow the soil micro-organisms to get settled and all the ingredients in the soil to meld. For instance, drawing it up on a piece of graph paper with each square representing a square foot of my...
Adding some well rotted animalto the soil is almost always a good idea too, but be sure to do this a week before you plant so as not to shock the plants.Identify what type of soil, sun, and water each plant likes before sentencing theto their doom in...
Let's look at how to create a flower bed.So you want to build a flower bed. Determine the whereabouts of any underground utility lines and the nearest water source.Before you plant a flower bed, you should make a sketch.
Play around with different colors, textures and forms. For instance, a garden that is dominated by nothing but lawn can look bleak, empty, and uninteresting. If the garden lacks focus, regardless its shape, it will also appear boring.
There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border. Just do one layer. Want your plants higher and easier to reach? This way you can fill the holes with soil and expand your growing space.To make the bed even stronger,...
You'll trim them back and mulch when a freeze cuts them down and they should return in the spring just like any other perennial plant. My guess is that it would appreciate a bigger pot.
These also grow massive roots and it is possible there is little soil left in the pot? Caffeine, the most widely consumed drug in the worldanswers: Judy, I also have moles and voles in my garden.
They also do well when you make individual holes for the bulbs, scattered about near trees and shrubs.The general consensus among gardeners is that daffodils will actually DETER gophers and voles, because daffodil bulbs are toxic to them.
Here in west KY, Valentine's Day is the traditional 'pea planting' day. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. You may have some blooms frozen, but the plant will survive.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and...
And site the peony in a colder microclimate of your yard, if you can. And there are reports of successful peony bloom in warm zones, with many cultivars. Shallow planting, choosing older cultivars such as those named above, choosing early blooming selections,...
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. I'm keeping the strawberries outside in the garden all year round, without mulching during winter and they are doing very well.
