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We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! The most common and most trailing choices are the perennial Vincas, both major and minor, also called periwinkle.

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. They seem quite happy and I've had better luck with this method, rather than potting them up in soil.

Once branches are long enough, tie them to the trellis to get the plant going in a vertical direction. You can fill the gap with an insulating material like Styrofoam, crumpled newspaper, dead leaves, or more potting soil if desired.Hard water can be...

If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. 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, if you...

It is possible that you may have a bit of leaf burn from the fertilizer, but it shouldn't amount to any lasting harm.As long as the tips of your branches remain alive, you should be fine.

The good news is, there are far more purple flowers than blue ones. As time goes by, the ceanothus will crowd out these and a lot of the pitcher sage. My personal observation is that bees are so busy when visiting flowers that they don't notice people...

With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing as much as a couple of zones. Make sure your bucket has a couple of small holes cut in the sides to keep heat from building up and causing your plant...

They do need 90 days of stratification, which means they'll need to spend most of the winter in your refrigerator crisper.Dampen a thick paper towel with water and drip a bit of hydrogen peroxide on it to help prevent mold.Fold your seeds inside the paper...

I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright green tips on the branches. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

If I am alert and watchful, I can stop them before they get going, and nothing happens. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. I'm no allergy pro, (maybe not a plant pro either,) but I have not heard complaints...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Are grow lights the same thing as any other lights? Any recomendations will be appreciated.

Many farms in Japan use this method because space is at a premium there. You could have your soil tested to see if there is a lack of nutrients or a PH problem as well.answers: I don't personally know the answer, but I recall reading an article about...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Your bulbs have several weeks in which to use the food now but will die down no matter what as their natural cycle dictates.

Buddleja blooms on new wood so you're not harming next year's blossoms when you prune like this. 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 one another. This is a good article for you to read anyway, because re-rooting a crown cutting is very much like rooting a leaf.database...

I added someto my garden beds, tilling it into the soil which had already been loosed with a pitchfork, and I let the whole mixture sit overnight. I also wanted to add some style to the garden, so I jotted down a concrete birdbath, a rustic birdhouse,...

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. You've planned and you've shopped and you've waited for that first warm day of spring.

Flower beds can also be changed as time goes on or as space permits. You can plant a flower bed any way you like – big or small, curved or straight, raised or flat – whatever. Take a stroll around your property and choose a suitable location.

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. If the garden lacks focus, regardless its shape, it will also appear boring.

There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border. This way you can fill the holes with soil and expand your growing space.To make the bed even stronger, push a length of rebar down through the holes on each corner.

I'll plant it here in a week or two since the temperatures have moderated a bit. Even tropical plants can "cook" their roots in a black pot. This helps shape the plant into the familiar rounded form.

And you need to get rid of that. The report is that crowded plants bloom better.answers: You did well and your strawberries' roots will be there next year. Once dead, I like to remove them, as these can trap water and allow for rot to take place, and...

This is still well within the window of daffodil planting time. I couldn't use Chanticleer to pollenate Beurre D'Anjou, can I? "Hardy" isn't the same as "evergreen." In my zone 6 garden, hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) die back to the ground and...

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. The top part of the plant will wither and die but your roots stay alive and comfortable under the soil.

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. Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature, post itOur writers and...

Even though they've discontinued using the dangerous compounds, they're still chemically treated. When fertilize use the normal amount of liquid you are using for normal watering, according to the size of the pot.

Read the many comments about theMelody adds: Perennial shrubs and trees in your warm climate zone can be started from seed at most any time, but most gardeners will plant their seeds while it is still cool, in late winter or early spring.