How To Use A Wood Chipper

Your main concern would be if your table can handle the added weight of your containers, WET soil, and any heavy mulch (such as rocks) that you might use.) does produce the spiny seed balls, but as someone who has dealt with them for years, I can assure...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. So will adding compost or other organic material to maintain good soil biology which keeps nutrients available to the plants.answers: We call this one bridal veil...

If the area is a wetland, I'd make sure that the trees I chose are ones that like wet conditions such as cypress, willows or sycamore.28 inches apart means place one plant, then measure 28 inches from its center to place the center of the next plant.

Soil in pots dries out much faster than soil in the ground. I used jugs of water and a row cover to carry lettuce through the Blizzard of 2010. If there is an iron problem, iron sulfate can be added.

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. 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. 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...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Bees visit flowers to gather pollen and sip nectar; butterflies visit flowers to drink nectar.

It could mean putting a tomato cage over it and wrapping in burlap. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing...

When the rose hips ripen, they'll usually be red or orange, sometimes yellow. To cover that all, one inch deep, would take 20 cubic feet of material, or about ten average mulch bags full.

Either with scissors, pruning shears or just by breaking them off (jade is usually crisp enough that it will break), you need to prune back the unruly parts of your plant to reshape it.

No way to permanently get rid of them other than keep plants in a greenhouse in which you spray regularly. Different immune systems.Good luck. Some plants are quite happy to spend the colder months indoors and others simply refuse to thrive.

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.

They do not like wet feet and an over abundance of moisture will sometimes result in fruit drop. So, there are a few varieties of your favorites that tend to have shorter vines.answers: If your vines are otherwise healthy, it sounds like a pollination...

Turn your tree prunings into a free source of mulch with a wood chipper. To help you sort through the various options and features that you'll find in wood chippers, here are some tips on what to look for when buying a wood chipper.

I was advised to dig them back up and plant them at a shallower depth. That worked for me. Most gardeners tend to kill the seedlings with kindness and water them to death. If they are not crowded and have enough fertility, daffodils can make one bloom...

This one is one of the newer types with more than one bloom period per summer. Better wait till spring and, in the meantime, find a place for them inside your home.adds: Large sheets of bubble wrap can be had for free if you visit an autobody or collison...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. This can be as simple as a plastic bag propped loosely over the pot, held up by a couple of chopsticks so the plastic doesn't touch the leaves.You can read more...

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 a few large Victorian urns filled to overflowing with delicatePlacing the birdbath and birdhouse, stepping stones,...

Its colors and patterns will never look the same as they did yesterday. It's time to get dirty! A shovel, a dirt rake, and a trowel are definite necessities for loosening the soil and creating holes for each plant.

Take note of available light and nearby structures. 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, you're ready...

Play around with different colors, textures and forms. Keep reading for tips on shaping the garden and avoid any lackluster issues.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Dull-shaped gardens can appear boring.

But if you want something cheap and attractive that's not going to go anywhere, you can't do better than cinder blocks. Bricks and stones are good options, too. There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border.

Also, as hot as it's been, the black plastic of your pot might be part of the problem... Personally, if I were planning on maintaining hardy mums year-round, I'd plant them in the spring.

They will produce runners and more plants, so be ready for the invasion!LOL My first 2 strawberry plants bloomed, but only one or two flowers,, so don't be worried. I don't like soil on the lower leaves like your plant has...

You must know that quince needs lower than 44F temperature conditions for flowering. Last summer was the first when it bloomed and fruited more than a few cherries.adds: I've inserted links to our Plantfiles pages for these cultivars and we have participating...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. There's really not any way to stop bulbs once they've decided to break dormancy but you might throw a blanket over the bed if the temps slide into the single digits.

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. Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest...