Planting A Garden

Potting mix for Clivia must be well draining. I expect that Clivia, especially a ten to fifteen year old mature plant, can regrow after suffering a freeze. I hope it's good news! For everyone else, and for myself, I have just been looking for a definitive...

But I wouldn't want to hop around my garden yelling "ouch! ouch!" while waiting for them to decompose.If you are a barefoot gardener, I would suggest putting that batch of leaves into a compost pile.

It sounds like you don't have to worry about that part! The second part is the "keep covered" part. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Depending on the size of your sinkholes, you might not need much, and you could check with some farms or stables to get some of their manure to help fill in. If the area is a wetland, I'd make sure that the trees I chose are ones that like wet conditions...

Dry soil can be somewhat waterproof and the water can run through the gap between the soil and the pot and never soak into the soil.Self-watering pots are also an option. In most cases, you will want the pots to sit in some sort of catch basin so that...

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. 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,...

Once you begin experiencing regular frosts, your soil temperatures will drop, even though snow is still a ways off.If you are choosing a plant from your local nursery, what condition is it in?

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Cut off the flowers of those plants before bees find them. Best take a picture of the offending blooms so you can support your complaint even if it takes some time to resolve. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good...

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.

Fresh rose seed needs to stay moist to be viable. There will be as few as one, or maybe a half dozen. That is how rose breeders develop new cultivars. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

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Generally, a southern or western exposure is best for indoor winter plants. Whatever I have used/done, the flies are usually gone for 2-4 weeks, and then return. Maybe camping stores or athletic stores have information on long sleeved clothing that's...

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. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

Scrolling up to "Search articles" I find the one I remember, by Jill M. Your little squash should grow and mature. They do not like wet feet and an over abundance of moisture will sometimes result in fruit drop.

Water from the bottom and pour off any standing water after 15 minutes. Answers: It sounds like your seedlings have 'damp-off.' It is a condition usually caused by improper watering.

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 one is one of the newer types with more than one bloom period per summer.

A 4 inch pot is more than big enough, and you might want to use a 2 inch pot or a 5 oz plastic cup (with a couple of holes poked in the bottom for drainage) for your cutting until it gets good roots, then up-pot it.

Early that morning, I planted all of the gorgeous full-blooming annual flowers that I had purchased from the nursery in their pre-selected spots. I added someto my garden beds, tilling it into the soil which had already been loosed with a pitchfork, and...

Be aware of the quirks in your canvas before you plant and you'll save yourself a headache later on!The most amazing thing about the flower garden is that it's always changing. It's time to get dirty! A shovel, a dirt rake, and a trowel are definite necessities...

Depending on its location, size and whether or not containers are used, starting a flower bed often begins with the. It will also make it easier when choosing plants, as these should always be compatible to the area.

Pull them away from the house and add graceful curves to soften the edges. Play around with different colors, textures and forms. With only a little effort involved, learning how to shape the garden can help it go from dull and lacking to bold and beautiful.

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. One in each corner should be enough when using cinder blocks for garden beds, but you can always add more if you're...

Try shading the pot or insulating it somehow. My guess is that it would appreciate a bigger pot. Also, as hot as it's been, the black plastic of your pot might be part of the problem...

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). There is no need to repot or divide your bulbs until they are about ready to burst out of the pot.

There may well be a huge load of Pyrus pollen in your neighborhood already. I don't think you need to protect your daffodils when you replant. Edible pears are Pyrus communes, while the inedible flowering pear 'Chanticleer' is a Pyrus calleryana.

Jill Nicolas wrote several wonderful aticles on winter sowing,answers: Most of us who live in this part of the country are used to seeing these plants make an early appearance. These hardy bulbs and plants are geared to withstand temperature fluctuations...