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In lieu of a soil test, I agree that you can use a balanced all purpose fertilizer such as Miracle Gro. Flats?) and plant them out when they're a few inches high. Moist or dry?Think about these variables as some will rule out certain plants.

One last tip: Try not to gloat when you tell hubby you are right. This is sometimes called "planting on 28 inch centers," ( or whatever the measurement may be.) Planting 28 inches apart will certainly assure ample growing room for those plants.

If you can check your tap water, you will probably find that it has a pH of 7.5 or higher. Is the fig currently on your screen porch, or in some other slightly protected place? You may also be interested in our articles, which are open to all members,...

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Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. The trees you mention, are some of the earliest to show color in my area (Kentucky) and are the first to display any deviation from the norm.

The color blue is the 'Holy Grail' in some families of plants. They are responding to the increased sunlight and space of the newly opened area. I rarely see bees at my marigolds, and you can always use annual plants with interesting foliage such as coleus...

I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat. 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 probably just need to be persistent and increase your efforts. Mywas generous enough to have produced some late autumn blooms, so we'll enjoy them in this article, but the red hips are from myThere are several camps on preparing the rose seeds and...

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Then, if I really want to be rid of the things for a while I spray the entire plant, from below mostly, with soap, poison and at least something with a insect growth regulator, trying to be careful not to spray these on the flowers (to protect bee exposure).

It has bloomed, but there are no roots, I put a miracle grow stick in it and it looks like it is dying. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

They like shady areas and cyclamen is a favorite treat. An unpollinated squash will grow to about the size you indicate and then simply dry up and drop off. Your little squash should grow and mature.

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2013 issue of Hobby Farms. These regulations can come from both the state and the county or local levels. Typically, a commercial kitchen is not one size fits all food: Most states have varying...

Most gardeners tend to kill the seedlings with kindness and water them to death. For more advice, here is awritten by critterologist that will help you learn to pervent the condition.answers: You're right; daffodils should perform just as well for you...

It creates a windbreak and protects the roots at the same time. I buy them in September and plant them in a sunny spot for blooms all winter as long as the weather is not too cold or snowy.

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I added someto my garden beds, tilling it into the soil which had already been loosed with a pitchfork, and I let the whole mixture sit overnight. After watering all of the plants in and spreading some finely chopped cedaron top of the soil, although...

It's time to get dirty! A shovel, a dirt rake, and a trowel are definite necessities for loosening the soil and creating holes for each plant. See ya' laterthere. It relieves my stress (although a dead rose bush can send me into a whirlwind), and it's...

While using herbicides can effectively kill grass, it may not be suitable for planting until much later, as herbicides are not environmentally friendly. Let's look at how to create a flower bed.So you want to build a flower bed.

Theis one of the best resources for your garden design. Be sure to look around you. Curved garden shapes also look more natural and are much more pleasing to the eye than sharp edges and straight lines.If possible, extend the living space of your home...

Keep reading to learn more about raised garden beds made from concrete blocks.Using cinder blocks for garden beds is especially nice because you can so easily pick your height. Wood is a common choice.

But the good news is that basil & mint cuttings (maybe cilantro too, not sure) are readily rooted in water, so you might be able to periodically renew your plants by taking and potting up cuttings, giving yourself a renewable source of fresh herbs indoors.

Hose or blow off all that dirt.For Kayla375; The problem you're having- looks like scale... Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. The report is that crowded plants bloom better.answers: You did well and...

Many plants have a totally different color when exposed to natural light, as opposed to indoor light. Or maybe the garden soil was just so lovely and nice that the critters could not resist rummaging through it.

In most cases, everything on the surface disappears and there won't be any evidence that a plant lives below the surface. Whether you use traditional or organic fertilizer, these numbers will be somewhere on the package, so if you've been advised to use...

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