:( Good luck! They sound lovely.answers: Good question, (meaning I wasn't sure and was curious myself.) I knew who WOULD know something--darius, a DG writer, who's written articles on all of the major and some of the minor plant nutrients.
If the vines get too lanky, trim the tops and start again. Potting mix is expensive and if you need to supplement with bagged material, you can actually buy garden soil or humus cheaper.
If leaves are looking pale, it might be due to a lack of iron or magnesium and not necessarily because the soil is lacking, but because it is too alkaline for the plants to extract the minerals.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. 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.
However, you are from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the average first frost for your area is October 20, which makes October planting risky at best. I took the picture just for this question, so the foliage looks like this right now.
Many gardeners seeking blue are snagged by the optimistic naming of their favorite type of plant. Most stings are the result of inadvertantly trapping the bee where it can't escape.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Make sure your bucket has a couple of small holes cut in the sides to keep heat from building up and causing your plant to break dormancy.
And I'd venture to say, if you don't think you are seeing an improvement in your soil yet, you just are not adding more than the garden uses each year. Visit a plant nursery near you to choose varieties that would be winter-hardy for your area, like oregano,...
Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. With your jade plant, it sounds like you want to drastically change its shape. Do this very gradually, taking off no more than a quarter or less of each branch...
It's as if your immune system can tolerate only so much and once you've reached your lifetime quota of Plant X's pollen or sap or micro-scratches, you can't handle any more.Sadly, probably your best bet is to bundle up! Wear gloves, long sleeve shirts...
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. These images were used with their permission. The sewer line is rather new (about 6 years old) and made of plastic and not clay or steel.
If that isn't the issue, I'd look to the soil. There is commercial bait that you can use. There is ais a bush canteloupe. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!
Your soil should feel slightly damp, never soggy. I was advised to dig them back up and plant them at a shallower depth. I've lost seedlings more times that I care to think about myself.
Better wait till spring and, in the meantime, find a place for them inside your home.adds: Large sheets of bubble wrap can be had for free if you visit an autobody or collison shop.
It has become naturalized in many areas because it so easily grows from the many tiny fluffy seeds contained in the pods. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.
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. It was very enjoyable seeing it all come together so nicely and so quickly! An old garden bench right in...
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. One cold spring morning you may decide you want to start the painting all over again.
There are several ways to accomplish this – dig it out, apply herbicide or smother it with cardboard or newspaper.If you choose to dig out the grass, it will be easier to use a flat shovel.
A well-focused garden is a great way to spruce up a dull layout.One of the greatest things about the garden is the fact that it can easily change whenever needed. Curved garden shapes also look more natural and are much more pleasing to the eye than sharp...
There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border. The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe.Unless you're using antique cinder blocks, there should be no reason...
Rootbound plants often just can't soak up the water that they need. I've long thought how that really must not work realistically. The key is to get them planted early enough in the year that they have time to establish a good root system before freezing...
Caffeine, the most widely consumed drug in the worldanswers: Judy, I also have moles and voles in my garden. In places colder than zone 9, amaryllis are sometimes grown in the ground in the summer and potted up and brought indoors for the winter.
In my country the fruits are picked up after the first frost, which doesn't damage them; moreover, it softens them a bit.', which are also growing in my country. Unfortunately, Callery pears have been vigorously cross pollinating each other in the landscape,...
The numbers on the bag tell you the percentage of each element. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Any seed that you put through a chill period will be fine as a winter-sown plant.
We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.
The floor and sides are probably 3/4" and resemble decking, so it isn't necessary to use the 2x lumber for the floor either. Fall is a preferred time to move peonies. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help...
I wish you luck but do feel you should talk to local professionals who will be supplying the plants and possibly doing the work, before committing to this plan.May I suggest a possible alternative?
