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Personally, I would use the amount listed for square foot use and not worry too much amount the soil depth (cubic foot measure), as the nutrients will be washed down to the root zone with each watering.

I bought a "bloom enhancer" kind of fertilizer but have read that the extra dose of phosphorous forces the plant to bloom all at once and then it must rest anyway. Moist or dry?Think about these variables as some will rule out certain plants.

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Answers: This is an excellent question! The various zones and PH listings in PlantFiles give you a range where the plant can successfully grow.

I used jugs of water and a row cover to carry lettuce through the Blizzard of 2010. Is the fig currently in the sun outside? This is more of a problem with chemical plant foods than with organic plant foods.This may not be an option for you, but I also...

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 question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.Marie Harrison,...

Answers: Most crape myrtle foliage turns reddish or maroon in the autumn. 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.

However, there seems no way to guarantee that bees won't visit the flowers in your butterfly garden.Here are a few suggestions based on what I've read:Grow plants as butterfly larval food sources and hope to see butterflies as they search for egg-laying...

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Fresh rose seed needs to stay moist to be viable. Rose seeds do not like heat for germination, so think of them as green peas that are planted in early spring. Over winter they'll begin to decompose.

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright green tips on the branches.

If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. Then I know it's time to get serious again and remove leaves, branches sometimes, and spray again. These flies are not that resistant to most treatments, they are just PERSISTENT.

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.

The bananas that we find in the supermarket are hybrids and produce no seed. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Sorry, unkapete, it sounds like they're not annuals, but read theadds: Depending on...

Always let the daffodil foliage remain green as long as it wants to and don't cut it of until it withers and yellows. Daffodils, and other bulbs, store energy in that bulb. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good...

It will also give you an idea as to the varieties that are reliably hardy in your zone. I'd trim it back pretty hard( to about 12")and mound up leaves or mulch over the stems this first winter.

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Many gardeners believe this rest period is important to allow the soil micro-organisms to get settled and all the ingredients in the soil to meld. For instance, drawing it up on a piece of graph paper with each square representing a square foot of my...

Adding some well rotted animalto the soil is almost always a good idea too, but be sure to do this a week before you plant so as not to shock the plants.Identify what type of soil, sun, and water each plant likes before sentencing theto their doom in...

Clear out any debris and loosen the soil, working in organic matter. If, determine the type and amount of edging material as well.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Once you know how to create a flower bed,...

Does your garden look tired? Is it empty and unappealing? Curved garden shapes also look more natural and are much more pleasing to the eye than sharp edges and straight lines.If possible, extend the living space of your home by enlarging or addingareas,...

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.

Swan Island Dahlias, a leading dahlia grower in the United States located in Canby, Oregon says dahlias are best fertilized with a low nitrogen fertilizer - like what you might use for vegetables.

Hose or blow off all that dirt.For Kayla375; The problem you're having- looks like scale... However, again, very tough plants and should easily survive that if you took care of that problem.3) it is normal to lose lower leaves and you will continue to...

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. There may well be a huge load of Pyrus pollen in your neighborhood already. In my country the fruits are picked up after the first frost, which doesn't damage...

The rest of the percentage in the package is made up of inert material designed to help you spread the fertilizer evenly. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so our fellow members can help you. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.

You can plant your peony in May if you wish. They usually advice you to use the bottle lid to measure how much fertilizer you can add in a specific amount of water. The 4x4 posts were slotted and we just slipped the side pieces in the grooves.