How To Plant A Water Garden

:( 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.

One last tip: Try not to gloat when you tell hubby you are right. However, it will take several seasons without some additional material. Just remember that most trees do best when planted at the same level that they are growing, so make sure your holes...

You have multiple options in the leafy green, or root, vegetable categories. If you're on the eastern end of New York State, it may be middle October (mine is late October). Once branches are long enough, tie them to the trellis to get the plant going...

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.

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?

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. There are no blue tulips, roses, clematis or daylilies, despite the wishful...

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer.

Over winter they'll begin to decompose. If you'll clean the hip material off of your seeds, you should be fine. It is hard work loading in that organic stuff but it will eventually pay off!You may have the perfect yard to grow several perennial Mediterranean...

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. Either with scissors, pruning shears or just by breaking them off (jade is usually crisp enough that it will break),...

Cuttings should be rooted in about 6 weeks and you'll see tiny new leaves starting to form. But, as is more often the case, I forget, and then next thing I know a few months later, is the Black Sooty Mold that grows on the upper sides of the leaves that...

Thank you."Hello...I plan on planting this palm from a 15 gallon container over our sewer line about 15 feet away from our house. If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the.

Mine are in my garden outdoors in a shady protected area. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

This can be done for a group of new plants with a soaker hose laid out so it runs by the base of all the new plants. Their roots should be deep and tough enough to seek out water on their own.

Simply use a nail or other sharp object to tap small holes every couple inches or so along the length of the hose.You'll also need connecters to attach the hoses to the water source and an end cap for each length.

You will want to position the rain gauge away from overhead objects and take care to fasten it securely so the wind doesn't tip the garden rain gauge over. A garden rain gauge also can be used to keep track of sprinkler output, completing the task of...

In well-draining soil, roots are able to develop a large strong root zone. Plants that root deeply, depend more upon deep ground water and will have a deeper root zone.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });A...

For the home gardener, that's your roof. There's savings for you, too. The price drops considerably if you make your own. Our grandmothers dipped their water from the barrels at the side of their house to water their vegetable patch.

Wet foliage can cause pest and fungal problems, like black spot andDrip Irrigation systems water individual plants directly at their root zone, eliminating a lot of fungal issues and wasted water.

In some cases, contaminated water can cause ornamentals to discolor, become stunted, grow irregularly or even die. This run off contains high nitrogen levels that cause plants to discolor and can make you sick if you are eating these plants.

These include the type of soil you have, what your climate or weather is like, and the types of plants you are growing.“When and how often should I water a garden?” While the general rule of thumb is about an inch or two of water each week with deep,...

(48 C.), or 122 F. In addition, many bacterial and fungal pathogens are destroyed within seeds left in water heated to the same temperatures required for killing pests. When you add water that's too hot to plants, you'll end up killing them – there's...

Keep reading to learn more about watering plants with graywater.So what is graywater and is it safe to use graywater for vegetable gardens and other plantings? These problems are rare, but you can control many of these adverse effects by using environmentally...

Instead, dig the departed fish into your outdoor garden soil. You certainly can. In short, using aquarium water to irrigate plants is a very good idea, with one major caveat. Read on to learn more about watering indoor or outdoor plants with aquarium...

(4 C.) and, if possible, when the wind isn't blowing. Although your plants are dormant, they're not dead-duringthey still have some basic metabolic functions that must be driven with water collected from the soil.

Right now you can not do anything to make them bloom this year. Answers: It sounds like your seedlings have 'damp-off.' It is a condition usually caused by improper watering. They need to have enough fertility and sunlight in the current year to make...

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. The frozen groundtends to be brutal on new root systems, so if you mulch well, it keeps the temperature of the soil a few degrees warmer than unprotected ground.

Here's a link toentry, from which you can click on the pictures link and see pods, flowers and more.A bit farther down that page, you'll find comments from a number of Dave's Garden members who have grown or observed this tree.