According to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture's report “ How Much Will Chickens Eat ,” a laying hen will eat 1/4 pound of feed per day, and roosters a bit more, but other variables affect how much a chicken will eat.
During the winter months, deep snow ties up some of the moisture. Giant sequoia have fewer stomata on their leaves to reduce water loss during dry weather and this contributes to slower growth.Coast redwood forests are so dense that the amount of plant...
If your winters are warm and dry, water lightly through winter as well. If the weather is especially dry, you may need to water it once per week yourself.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });If your trumpet...
The frequent irrigation helps your tree to develop a vigorous root system in its new location.Dogwood trees need frequent irrigation during their first year of growth.Dogwood trees should be irrigated regularly for the first year of growth to ensure the...
Make up a batch and share with family and friends...they're sure to be impressed! Sometimes extra produce seems to materialize overnight and rather than going through the time consuming process of canning, it might be easier to make some tasty refrigerator...
Keeping your hibiscus healthy and happy is easy when you provide what it needs – adequate water, warm temperatures and plenty of light. Being positioned in a sunny window is usually enough to keep a hibiscus plant growing and blooming well.
These seeds and fluff give the flowers a white puffy appearance. Dandelions have two different ways they can go about this. It peaks again in the late fall. All it takes is a mere 2 millimeters of the root to germinate a whole new flower.
Daisies can be reproduced by either of these methods. Daisies are considered to be a symbol of patience. Vegetative reproduction is a form of asexual reproduction which requires only one parent.
Parts of mature plants are also taken to create new grafting. From there, the pollen fertilizes an ovule. Deep inside the flower, hummingbirds find the rich nectar that attracts them to the plant.
Each bulb should be planted about 6 to 8 inches apart. If left the plant will send wasted energy and nutrients to the head to produce seeds. Cut this swelling and remove the seeds, then plant the seeds to grow in another location.
The plant can also be grown in partial shade, but it should still be exposed to light for most of the day. Aloe plants are very sensitive to frost and must be grown in the correct lighting conditions.
(most gopher baits are strychnine, which is particularly nasty for dogs as well, causing unending seizures) I tried many different trap types that you hide in the holes, and tried flooding them out with hoses, but nothing seemed to help.
I have not found it. By using the Garden Watchdog directory, you can easily shop for specific plants and garden items you wish to purchase. I hope it's good news! For everyone else, and for myself, I have just been looking for a definitive answer.
You can replace pots as needed, move them into the house in bad weather, and you can add a decorative layer of mulch across the tops of all the pots for a uniform look. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where...
So will adding compost or other organic material to maintain good soil biology which keeps nutrients available to the plants.answers: We call this one bridal veil in my family, but I think you're talking about Spiraea prunifolia, which everyone else calls...
However, it will take several seasons without some additional material. Sweet potatoes from the grocery store make a great houseplant too. The healthiest and largest plants will be found in the optimum ‘middle conditions' of climate and PH.answers:...
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. More effective is to put the potted plant, pot and all, inside a larger pot or box so that there is a gap of at least...
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. 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...
I took the picture just for this question, so the foliage looks like this right now. However, all experts agree that stress is the main factor in early color.answers: In many parts of North America, fall planting is preferable to spring for many perennials...
Rub the swab's pollen-coated area on the stigma's surface and check to see that some of the pollen is sticking to it. Flowers that attract bees tend to be brightly colored with rigid, inflexible stamens and anthers to support the bee's weight.
The heat or sometimes the chemicals in the smoke, weaken the seed coat and allow water to enter and germination to begin. If they are native to the area, you will probably see a lot of bush poppy (Dendromecon rigida) and bush mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus).
I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat. It could mean putting a tomato cage over it and wrapping in burlap. If you are contemplating something new that is marginal in your area, planting...
That is how rose breeders develop new cultivars. To get the best germination percentage, the seeds do not need to dry out like most seeds you are familiar with. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as...
Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming Ask-a-Gardener, one of our Saturday morning features. Either with scissors, pruning shears or just by breaking them off (jade is usually crisp enough that it will...
Take your cuttings from stems of the current year's growth. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. Fortunately the only whitefly-attacked plants I own that have flowers are the Hibiscus, and they are...
If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. The sewer line is rather new (about 6 years old) and made of plastic and not clay or steel. It also has white spots on the stem too.'growing - or not growing - under a very shady...
Novice gardeners should obtain 'pups', which are small plantlets that grow along side of the mother plant. Your little squash should grow and mature. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.
