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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. It comes in a powder or granules (maybe other forms too), so you should check the distributor's suggestions for best...

It also shows six more elements (micronutrients) in much smaller amounts. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming Ask-a-Gardener, one of our Saturday...

Soil in unglazed clay pots dries out faster than soil in glazed clay pots or plastic pots. Remember this saying about perennials, "The first year they sleep; the second year they creep; the third year they leap."answers:Here are a few Forums open to all...

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.Marie Harrison, (can2grow) and Melody answer the question:Remember,...

Although I'm not familiar with your climate, things like ice storms, late freezes or even early leaf-out affects the timing of my color show. Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers).

Butterflies also visit certain plants and trees to lay eggs. 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.

If your plants can be cut back, as mine can, cut them back to a few inches above the ground and mound mulch over the stems. If you are contemplating something new that is marginal in your area, planting it on the south side of your home gives winter protection.

The addition of organic content is good for almost any soil. Fresh rose seed needs to stay moist to be viable. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Pot up all the cuttings you prune off - they may reach perfect shape and size before the 'mother plant' does. Those are the parts that are actively growing. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

No way to permanently get rid of them other than keep plants in a greenhouse in which you spray regularly. The first is that they only seem to attack the underside of leaves, so early infestations are very hard to find unless you look for them.

Any recomendations will be appreciated. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.Thanks to Joan for the Lilac image and palmbob for the palm image.

What is eating them?answers: It sounds like you might have a slug problem. They like beer, and a small dish sunk in the ground will lure them to a watery death. If space is an issue, you might try trellising smaller, icebox varieties.

(Bone meal is an old standby amendment for bulb planting as it adds a dose of phosphorous, but it has very little of the other nutrients needed.) Good fertile soil under the bulb is the daffodils best source of energy.

(see itPerennial: Happy Returns daylily-- Daylilies are very dependable. And you need to watch the temps while they are still outside.If you want to keep them in an unheated garage, it will be OK as long as it's not a deep freeze outside and if it's only...

If you're still interested after reading what they say, you can scroll back up to near the top and find the link for "7 vendors have this plant for sale." That takes you to a list of vendors with links to their websites.

Whether you're creating instant gardens for a special event like a family reunion or a birthday party, or you're just short on gardening time in general, the result will be spectacular!

It's a constant creation, and you really can't go wrong. See ya' laterthere. You many want to try a handy tool that I found at the Better Homes and Gardens website called the “Plan-a-Garden” (check it out at bhg.com under “gardens”).

While starting a flower bed requires some planning and forethought beforehand, it's not as difficult as one might think to build a flower bed from scratch. Then carefully lift out or peel back the sod.

Perhaps it is suffering from a dull shape or lack of direction. Take comfort in the fact that this is an easy fix with the right garden shape ideas.Oftentimes, all the garden needs is to get in shape, just like the rest of us.

Using a sledgehammer, pound the rebar down into the ground until the top is level with the top of the cinderblocks. Cinder blocks haven't been mass produced with fly ash in the U.S. for 50 years, though.

I haven't had a lot of luck overwintering basil or mint inside myself; after a while the plants just seem to dwindle and give out. They can't possibly thrive under windowsill conditions, and they'd have to thrive to be able to be harvested, right?

Plants can be kept in pots year round, but my experience has been that those planted in the ground bloom much more consistantly. I might remove the little sad one and either toss it or leave it out to dry for a few weeks, particularly if its roots are...

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. In my country the fruits are picked up after the first frost, which doesn't damage them; moreover, it softens them...

Whether you use traditional or organic fertilizer, these numbers will be somewhere on the package, so if you've been advised to use more nitrogen, choose a package with a higher first number in relation to the others.Remember, if you have a gardening...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for...

Both are rated to zone 9b and as long as they aren't in blistering sun, I believe they should do well for you. You can help the appearance and health of the plant by periodically removing a row (or three) of the outermost leaves, leaving at least 3 or...