Is A Cactus A Flower

In lieu of a soil test, I agree that you can use a balanced all purpose fertilizer such as Miracle Gro. Moist or dry?Think about these variables as some will rule out certain plants.

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Old manure and composted leaves make a great planting medium and many places will be grateful for you to haul it away.

If there is an iron problem, iron sulfate can be added. Many do very well as late summer, technically "fall," crops. They love the mild weather, and you can keep the soil watered much more easily.

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 your fellow members can help you.

Several studies indicate drought brings on early fall color, but I'm not able to determine if experts suggest excess moisture does as well. Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers).

Also, you know that some plants need the fire in order to germinate. There are no blue tulips, roses, clematis or daylilies, despite the wishful thinking of many breeders. Cut off the flowers of those plants before bees find them.

Answers: The term ‘winter protection' means to give your plant just a little help to survive a harsh winter. The house blocks the worst of the wind and holds a bit of heat from the sun.

They cross two different roses and grow out the resulting seed. My image to the left shows ripe hips and some rose seeds in front of the blossoms. It is hard work loading in that organic stuff but it will eventually pay off!You may have the perfect yard...

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright green tips on the branches.

I'll give them a little water once a month or so, and they hibernate just fine. Let me guess, you're EXTREMELY bothered by poison ivy, too. Fortunately the only whitefly-attacked plants I own that have flowers are the Hibiscus, and they are easy to replace...

Any recomendations will be appreciated. If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. The sewer line is rather new (about 6 years old) and made of plastic and not clay or steel.

Since they hide by day and do their destructive deeds by night, it may be hard to catch them in the act. If space is an issue, you might try trellising smaller, icebox varieties. Sorry, unkapete, it sounds like they're not annuals, but read theadds: Depending...

Then loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole. Water from the bottom and pour off any standing water after 15 minutes. When a tiny plant only has a bit of a root the width of a sewing thread, it cannot possibly take in much water.

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. I will always remember the mid-west for the HUGE clumps of irises in every yard.

You might be able to bury the neck gradually, cutting the root ball down enough to bury an inch or so of neck each time you repot and repotting every 4 to 6 months. This is a good article for you to read anyway, because re-rooting a crown cutting is very...

“Oh mom, what am I going to do? Here is an example:Only two days before my daughter's wedding in June, the bride-to-be appears on my doorstep with tears streaming down her soft face.

There is no right or wrong here. It relieves my stress (although a dead rose bush can send me into a whirlwind), and it's a great workout too!So if you're ready to turn that bare spot in your yard into the next Mona Lisa, just follow my brushstrokes…There...

Add some plants, water thoroughly and mulch generously to keep out weeds. There are several ways to accomplish this – dig it out, apply herbicide or smother it with cardboard or newspaper.If you choose to dig out the grass, it will be easier to use...

Twists and turns in the garden can add excitement and a sense of mystery by enticing others to peek around corners just to see what's there. Put your garden shape ideas on paper first and then use containers to find and position your desired effect before...

Using a sledgehammer, pound the rebar down into the ground until the top is level with the top of the cinderblocks. Bricks and stones are good options, too. One in each corner should be enough when using cinder blocks for garden beds, but you can always...

Basil and cilantro can be re-started from seed, too. I purchased 3 that day and the other two are already planted. His dahlias were the biggest and most beautiful dahlias I've ever seen.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you Good place to rot to take place as this soil gets wet. Those that bloom for Christmas have had a forced dormancy or were grown in the southern hemisphere.

For planting in groups, dig down about eight inches so you can loosen the soil in the bottom of the hole and add fertilizer. "Hardy" isn't the same as "evergreen." In my zone 6 garden, hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) die back to the ground and re-sprout...

Most perennial flowers and grasses winter sow with great success. The top part of the plant will wither and die but your roots stay alive and comfortable under the soil. It takes some extended severe weather to freeze these hardy spring flowers back.

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. 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.

Only you need to check the temperatures and plant them outside when it's over 50F during the night, usually in May."answers: I researched the HardieSoffit and couldn't find any information as to whether it was safe for food crops.

The website, has a number of lovely photos of pleached trees. The strawberry plants are usually hardy, but only if they are growing outside in the ground. My advice is to get them out of the garden now and keep them in a garage, then transplant them in...