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So will adding compost or other organic material to maintain good soil biology which keeps nutrients available to the plants.answers: We call this one bridal veil in my family, but I think you're talking about Spiraea prunifolia, which everyone else calls...

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

They love the mild weather, and you can keep the soil watered much more easily. Soil in pots dries out much faster than soil in the ground. You have multiple options in the leafy green, or root, vegetable categories.

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.

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. Answers: Most crape myrtle foliage turns reddish or maroon in the autumn.

My husband said, "Oh, can we FINALLY paint the bedroom something besides PINK?"But back to purple and blue ... I order blue plants that grow purple! So my recommendation is to plant new plants in containers or in a separate trial area until you find out...

Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

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

With your jade plant, it sounds like you want to drastically change its shape. 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...

They lose their leaves and look like sticks in their pots. It's as if your immune system can tolerate only so much and once you've reached your lifetime quota of Plant X's pollen or sap or micro-scratches, you can't handle any more.Sadly, probably your...

I dont believe that there are any leaks from it. These images were used with their permission. Are grow lights the same thing as any other lights? We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your...

Do you have good bee activity during the day? Novice gardeners should obtain 'pups', which are small plantlets that grow along side of the mother plant. What is eating them?answers: It sounds like you might have a slug problem.

Most gardeners tend to kill the seedlings with kindness and water them to death. Preventing damp-off starts with giving your seedlings plenty of room, and soil that is slightly damp.

The frozen groundtends to be brutal on new root systems, so if you mulch well, it keeps the temperature of the soil a few degrees warmer than unprotected ground. The only thing that ever stops my daylilies bloom has been drought.

Go Gardening lists nurseries , botanical gardens, farmers markets, U-pick farms, pumpkin patches, CSA's, display gardens and Christmas Tree farms.We encourage gardeners to review their favorites and if you don't find it listed, let us know and we'll be...

After watering all of the plants in and spreading some finely chopped cedaron top of the soil, although you could use gravel or whatever mulch suits your style, it was time to get ready for the wedding.Seeing the joy on my daughter's face when she arrived...

See ya' laterthere. You can sketch out your home and other structures on site and then draw the layout of your flower garden around them. If you have a wet, slow-draining spot in your yard, like I do, check to see if any of the plants you've chosen like...

Determine the whereabouts of any underground utility lines and the nearest water source.Before you plant a flower bed, you should make a sketch. You can plant a flower bed any way you like – big or small, curved or straight, raised or flat – whatever.

Reshape these beds and borders. Pull them away from the house and add graceful curves to soften the edges. However, you can transform it into something more exciting simply by adding curves andthat mimic your individual personality.

Is there any truth in this? The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe.Unless you're using antique cinder blocks, there should be no reason to worry, especially when cinder block gardening for vegetables.

Do this again around the first of July. In addition to not over feeding them, I've learned that in order to produce the huge dinner plate size, dividing the tubers is essential. I haven't had a lot of luck overwintering basil or mint inside myself; after...

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. You may also try a vibration device which you will bury in your garden . They should have a half day of sun and be watered and fed like any conventional garden plant.

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Chances are, when you put it outdoors again next spring, it will produce leaves with more white on them.Remember, if you have...

The image at the left is one of my coneflowers emerging in mid February.answers: All fertilizer packages have a code on them that tells you the percentages of the nutrients. Here in west KY, Valentine's Day is the traditional 'pea planting' day.

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Summer temperatures are regularly over 90 degrees and sometimes triple digits. The 2 month subscription makes it even easier to check things out before subscribing for a full year.

But I'd caution that those trees or shrubs could quickly get out of hand, and become overgrown, without skilled and dedicated care.Can I be honest? Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.