Is A Peach A Fruit

A fertilizer with this ratio (3-1-2) of the major nutrients (N-P-K) and some micronutrients should serve very well. How tall is the wall or how far down do you hope things will trail?

Sweet potatoes from the grocery store make a great houseplant too. 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.

If you can shelter the plants behind a parapet wall, upstairs room, bamboo screen, or the like, it can only help. You'll need to consider your fall frost date first. You'll not only change the exposure, you'll also take away the protective pot, disturb...

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. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our...

Mine is just starting to show a bit of change here in Kentucky and the image on the left shows normal color starting to develop. However, you are from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the average first frost for your area is October 20, which makes October planting...

I hope the source showed you a realistic picture of what your plant was to look like when blooming. Best take a picture of the offending blooms so you can support your complaint even if it takes some time to resolve.

First of all, protect your plants from harsh wind. 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...

Depending on the type of rose you've collected seeds from, they might bloom the first year, and they might take as long as three years.: You're in Massachusetts, like me, zone 7 in your case.

Pot up all the cuttings you prune off - they may reach perfect shape and size before the 'mother plant' does. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.

The second problem with whiteflies, is they fly... So you don't have to use an industrial-strength biotoxin to rid your plant of these pests... Be sure to get both sides of the leaves, the stems and 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. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.

A few grains of salt sprinkled on a slug will kill them quickly. The melons will ride happily in slings made from old pantyhose or cheesecloth. Take a small paintbrush or a Q-tip and lift pollen from the anthers of a male flower and gently transfer it...

You can use a liquid fertilizer now to try and help the bulbs along. Always let the daffodil foliage remain green as long as it wants to and don't cut it of until it withers and yellows.

Buddleja blooms on new wood so you're not harming next year's blossoms when you prune like this. That is why herbs tend to do better in these areas. These sheets just go in the dumpster and they are so handy for a gardener to have.Remember, if you have...

I have not seen it in local nurseries, so mailorder may be your only choice.Now that you're familiar with using PlantFiles, you can research any number of plants, (actually, ten per day unless you subscribe and unlimited wth subscription) and see where...

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There is no right or wrong here. I particularly enjoy heading over to the local library or bookstore and pulling up a chair in the gardening aisle., their classic beauty is always a welcome sight, or delving into dreams of sophisticatedthat inspire zen.

You can plant a flower bed right away if the grass was dug out or within the next season using the no-dig method.Knowing how to start a flower bed, along with careful planning beforehand, makes building one as easy as that!

Add seating to areas where you want others to view.. 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.

There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border. Wood is a common choice. The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe.Unless you're using antique cinder blocks,...

But I much doubt you'd have any success on renewing them over winter, to any great extent, unless you correct the light problem.Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature, post itOur writers and admins will...

But this is a pretty hardy and hard to kill plant, so if its not doing well, look for a problem in the roots (like rot). Those grown outdoors will typically bloom in the spring, though I have had rogue plants rebloom in the summer or fall.

'Bradford' is another cultivar of P. Unfortunately, Callery pears have been vigorously cross pollinating each other in the landscape, and filling our roadsides and natural areas with invasive seedlings.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. For the most part, vegetable seeds need to either be started inside, or planted directly in the ground after danger of frost is past.

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...

They usually advice you to use the bottle lid to measure how much fertilizer you can add in a specific amount of water. I live in Kentucky, and we have some extreme temperature swings.

That site recommended a visit to, which also gave some pleaching advice. For the uninitiated (like myself, until a half hour ago) pleaching is a pruning and training method. I wish you luck but do feel you should talk to local professionals who will be...