Is Beech A Hardwood Or Softwood

I had to look hard to find a tree that wasn't a sterile variety, so apparently I'm in the minority in actually liking those spiky balls! Sadly, mine hasn't fruited yet, so either it's still too young (8 years old), or it's sterile after all.

They mean to keep the seeds covered with seed-starting mix; these seeds (and many many others) need DARK to germinate. Impatiens are fairly sturdy once established (as long as they get enough water) but the just germinated seedlings are more fragile (especially...

This will help keep from having to use so much additional 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.

If leaves are looking pale, it might be due to a lack of iron or magnesium and not necessarily because the soil is lacking, but because it is too alkaline for the plants to extract the minerals.

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I took the picture just for this question, so the foliage looks like this right now. Several studies indicate drought brings on early fall color, but I'm not able to determine if experts suggest excess moisture does as well.

My husband said, "Oh, can we FINALLY paint the bedroom something besides PINK?"But back to purple and blue ... Butterflies also visit certain plants and trees to lay eggs. In the first year or two after the fire, there were probably a lot of lupines and...

With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing as much as a couple of zones. Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few...

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.

Make sure you are treating your jade properly - lots of light, not too much water, as one reader commented "give it conditions just like Southern California." Is there a chance it could be stretching to get to the light?

Do not try to root the older, woody stems. I usually move my potted plants to another area a couple of weeks before bringing them indoors. Would you then rip all the offenders out?

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An unpollinated squash will grow to about the size you indicate and then simply dry up and drop off. Mine are in my garden outdoors in a shady protected area. You can experiment and see if it is a pollination issue by hand pollinating squash yourself.

You need to fertilize. Most gardeners tend to kill the seedlings with kindness and water them to death. They produced foliage, but never bloomed. Just use one good treatment at this time then stop.

(see itPerennial: Happy Returns daylily-- Daylilies are very dependable. A previously tilled area qualifies as well.The soil is generally looser and drains a bit better than the surrounding undisturbed earth.

You'll want some sort of humidity dome for your cutting for a few weeks... I like to lighten the mix by using half good-quality soil-less potting mix and half perlite.Leave a good long stub of bare neck when you cut the stem, because that's the part you...

It was very enjoyable seeing it all come together so nicely and so quickly! An old garden bench right in between two flower beds made it seem cozy and complete. So what is an instant garden?

One cold spring morning you may decide you want to start the painting all over again. A flower garden overflows with opportunities for the creative spirit to come alive. Shopping for the seeds is one of my favorite things to do in late winter and watching...

Dig down about four or five inches around the bed's perimeter. Let's look at how to create a flower bed.So you want to build a flower bed. Take a stroll around your property and choose a suitable location.

Reshape these beds and borders. Does the exterior of your home seem boring and uninviting? Perhaps it is suffering from a dull shape or lack of direction. Anchor the garden with a variety of small trees and shrubs.Perhaps the garden consists of nothing...

Once upon a time cinder blocks were made of a material called “fly ash,” a byproduct of burning coal that can be harmful to your health. Is there any truth in this? Keep reading to learn more about raised garden beds made from concrete blocks.Using...

Nutrients stored within the stem will keep the cutting nourished. You'll end up with more plants for your garden or plants to share with friends or to add to your group's fund raisers.

When they start to show some growth, pinch each of the growing tips to encourage branching. According to Swan Island, avoiding high nitrogen compost and highnitrogen water soluble types will help avoid weak stems, small blooms, or no blooms, and tubers...

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. Put near as bright a light as possible.For Russ15; 1) why were roots exposed?

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Cuz if I could, that would be awesome.Sally G miller answers:For good fruit set, you need a tree within about 100 feet, of the...

It takes some extended severe weather to freeze these hardy spring flowers back. I've had daffodils blooming already and then it dropped into the teens. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.

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