How To Make A Mistletoe

If you do the pruning yourself, remove infested material back to the branch collar.To kill mistletoe growth permanently, cut back the leaves and stems to the wood and then wrap the area with wide black polyethylene to block light and prevent it from re-sprouting.

There are readily available lists of toxic plants for people, dogs and cats and these lists are repeated over and over again on the internet and in magazines.But as a veterinarian I am usually less interested in whether something is called toxic versus...

Its first associations with kissing stem from Greek pagan festivals where it was considered an aphrodisiac and used in primitive marriage ceremonies. Thus, the legend goes, all unmarried persons not kissed under the mistletoe will remain single for another...

Other than a couple of guide tubes and the needles themselves, most everyone will have these in their tool box. Gardeners love books, as the number of titles devoted to the subject attest.

Air is an important part of composting and you should leave some space for it to circulate. Two buckets of 'browns' to one bucket of 'greens' is the proper percentage of material for this unit.The Toter has a wire divider and an aeration chamber.

Only 36 people lived there in 1834, 600 in 1844 and 2500 in 1848, an amazing increase in a very short time. Banana trees and chouchou thrive but rains also give birth to many waterfalls; one is famous and called "le voile de la mariee" (bride's veil)...

It is an in-depth study into the culture and peoples who craft these wonderful works of art. Students of folk-life, historians and collectors will appreciate this detailed resource.

There are various ways to create a living wreath, but using succulent plants likeand Prometheum, which is a form of Crassula, makes a nice living wreath arrangement. Bobby pins are inexpensive and can be hidden by the plants or moss.Once the plants have...

The Toter Composter is a new tool on the market that gives us a different twist on an old process. She'll pull a traditional compost pile apart for a shred of lettuce and the Toter keeps it out of her reach.All things considered, I'm quite pleased with...

The juice dripped down and attracted a huge colony of ants. If it is too wet, the material rots and smells bad.I have a beautiful 'crop' of compost! Some things didn't completely break down.

In some areas, the silky flycatcher is entirely dependent on the mistletoe berries. Phoradendron species tend to be more specific in their preference for a tree host than the European mistletoe.

It is not without its hazards, however, and I did get a pretty severe burn once for not being cautious enough. Most perennials require less water once they are established. (this was not always possible as some gopher holes were in areas where I couldn't...

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. Clivia should have a cool rest period in winter and during this time the roots should be very dry.

The following photo shows a wallpaper trough/pan I used in a hurry to contain several rescued basil transplants that I found at the home improvement store. It comes in a powder or granules (maybe other forms too), so you should check the distributor's...

Covering the seeds with 1/8-1/4" of soil keeps the light out and lets the germination process continue as it should. Those send runners out every year which will hang down two or three feet.

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. 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.

It's a great way to get more out of a given plot of ground. Once branches are long enough, tie them to the trellis to get the plant going in a vertical direction. If you're on the eastern end of New York State, it may be middle October (mine is late October).

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. 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.

Once you begin experiencing regular frosts, your soil temperatures will drop, even though snow is still a ways off.If you are choosing a plant from your local nursery, what condition is it in?

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. They are responding to the increased sunlight and space of the newly opened area.

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. First of all, protect your plants from harsh wind.

That would be a minimum I would say for adding horse manure once a year. To get the best germination percentage, the seeds do not need to dry out like most seeds you are familiar with.

Make sure you are treating your jade properly - lots of light, not too much water, as one reader commented "give it conditions just like Southern California." Is there a chance it could be stretching to get to the light?

I've never had it, not even once, yet. There are many comments in Plantfiles from people who swear they get a poison-ivy kind of reaction to Virginia creeper. The plant will require less water than when it is actively growing and will tolerate lower light...

If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question."I got a cutting off the neighbors tree and put it in water so it would grow roots, it has been in water since about the middle of July.

You could have your soil tested to see if there is a lack of nutrients or a PH problem as well.answers: I don't personally know the answer, but I recall reading an article about some crazy woman dragging banana trees out of the basement every summer.

Another, and one I had to go back to Botany 101 before I understood the connection, is Alchemilla. As farmers, they were very familiar with weeds and wildflowers. Its flowers set seed without fertilization, and the early Christians saw that as a miraculous...