I liked the look so much that I started planting all my annual herbs in larger containers with a blanket of mulch over the top to hide the individual smaller containers. My advice is to concentrate on good soil and nutrients with responsible pest control.
Here's a list of plants I am either familiar with, or sounded like candidates when I looked through my Encyclopedia of Annuals and Perennials. Saxifrage might trail over the edge; I haven't grown it myself.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. They seem quite happy and I've had better luck with this method, rather than potting them up in soil.
Is the fig currently on your screen porch, or in some other slightly protected place? You'll not only change the exposure, you'll also take away the protective pot, disturb the roots, and expose them to the water sucking effects of the hot soil around...
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If your branch tips start to die, you should check with your County Extension Agent for local issues with crape myrtles.answers: Stress plays a part in the development of fall color and I'm guessing that your rainy winter may be the culprit.
Now perennial shrubs are taking over. A number of books and websites list good butterfly plants according to the larval food or adult food quality of the plant. This past winter I saw many seedlings coming up in an area that had not burned since circa...
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. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.
Mark the date on the bag and place in your refrigerator for 90 days.At the end of 90 days you can sow the seeds in damp potting mix and place in a cool area. I hope you can turn your yard situation into a real bonus of edible and medicinal plants!Yes,...
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?
Sometimes I follow the spraying with a rag and wipe off the spiral egg/nest patterns to get rid of all signs of them. They tend to drop leaves and sulk if blasted with artificial heat right off the bat.
If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. It also has white spots on the stem too.'growing - or not growing - under a very shady tree. Yesterday I put a little bit of miracle grow liquid in it.
The melons will ride happily in slings made from old pantyhose or cheesecloth. There is commercial bait that you can use. Sorry, unkapete, it sounds like they're not annuals, but read theadds: Depending on the species of banana, some seeds can be quite...
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. I've lost seedlings more times that I care to think about myself.
We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Dill is an annual herb, and would die if you planted it out, if your outdoor soil is not already frozen.Dill was the 2010 Herb...
A 4 inch pot is more than big enough, and you might want to use a 2 inch pot or a 5 oz plastic cup (with a couple of holes poked in the bottom for drainage) for your cutting until it gets good roots, then up-pot it.
Here's how I did it…When creating instant gardens, start by figuring out how much space you have to work with. Then, I hung the potted baskets of bright purple and pinkunder the large white tent that had been set up for food and drink and displayed...
You can sketch out your home and other structures on site and then draw the layout of your flower garden around them. Its colors and patterns will never look the same as they did yesterday.
Before starting a flower bed, you need to plan ahead. Add about six inches of compost or rich soil on top with another layer of organic mulch (like straw) on top of this. This is important, as it allows you to play around with ideas, like the size and.
Does your garden look tired? If the garden lacks focus, regardless its shape, it will also appear boring. Perhaps it is suffering from a dull shape or lack of direction. Play around with different colors, textures and forms.
Bricks and stones are good options, too. Want your plants higher and easier to reach? Do you want a bed close to the ground? Is there any truth in this? Just do one layer. One in each corner should be enough when using cinder blocks for garden beds, but...
I moved the other one where it gets bright, but filtered light and sometimes watered it twice a day during the worst of the summer heat. I've long thought how that really must not work realistically.
Those that bloom for Christmas have had a forced dormancy or were grown in the southern hemisphere. 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.
Even if you have it by a window, chances are there is some UV protection built in to the glass, which alters the light spectrum available to your plant. These edible pears also pollinate D'Anjou : Bartlet, Bosc, Comice, d'Anjou, Seckel.
Jill Nicolas wrote several wonderful aticles on winter sowing,answers: Most of us who live in this part of the country are used to seeing these plants make an early appearance. I've had daffodils blooming already and then it dropped into the teens.
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so our fellow members can help you. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and...
Petunias are easy to grow, but they do better outside in the garden. You might try to ice the planting area for five days straight to simulate that. The 4x4 posts were slotted and we just slipped the side pieces in the grooves.
