They mean to keep the seeds covered with seed-starting mix; these seeds (and many many others) need DARK to germinate. The most common and most trailing choices are the perennial Vincas, both major and minor, also called periwinkle.
I've stuck one end in water and the top part sprouts and produces a lovely vine. 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.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!
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.
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?
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. In the first year or two after the fire, there were probably a lot of lupines and various poppies and mariposa lilies in the area.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. When the worst of the winter is over, remove the bucket and pull the mulch back so your plants can wake up.
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Organic matter in soil is being constantly consumed during the growing season, so whatever you add this year does not all remain for next year.
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?
N! And then what if in a year or a month, it's a new one? Sometimes I follow the spraying with a rag and wipe off the spiral egg/nest patterns to get rid of all signs of them.
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 you.Thanks to Joan for the Lilac image and palmbob for the palm image.
Do you have good bee activity during the day? Take a small paintbrush or a Q-tip and lift pollen from the anthers of a male flower and gently transfer it to the stigma on a female one.
Right now you can not do anything to make them bloom this year. Most gardeners tend to kill the seedlings with kindness and water them to death. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer...
Dill is an annual herb, and would die if you planted it out, if your outdoor soil is not already frozen.Dill was the 2010 Herb of the Year, and there is a Dave's Garden article about itanswers: Disturbed earth is where there have been previous plantings...
You can expand the search to a greater distance if you wish too.Our members review their shopping experiences so others have an idea of what to expect. If the plant has a 1/2 inch neck, trim 1/2 inch from the bottom of the root ball, and you'll be able...
I wrote down all the plants I wanted to buy to fill in most of the spaces in my new garden beds. We'll just have the reception in the backyard here,” I quickly chimed in, hoping to stop her tears.“But mom, no offense, this is no English Garden,”...
Shopping for the seeds is one of my favorite things to do in late winter and watching the tiny seeds grow is something no person should miss out on.But if you're short on time (and who isn't?) or you prefer to buy certain flowers from the nursery and...
Don't forget to add an attractive border to define the edges.approach. If, determine the type and amount of edging material as well.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Once you know how to create a flower...
Repeating features, such as similar plants and objects, can also provide interest. 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.
Cinder blocks haven't been mass produced with fly ash in the U.S. for 50 years, though. Do you want a bed close to the ground? Is there any truth in this? Once upon a time cinder blocks were made of a material called “fly ash,” a byproduct of burning...
Do this again around the first of July. Be sure to maintain a pinching schedule or they will become tall and straggledy.are all hardy mums that will live in zone 5 conditions and we have participating PlantScout vendors attached to each PlantFiles page.answers:...
It also, being a yucca, does not need much watering (maybe monthly?). 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).
But if you want to, you can dig a larger hole and plant the bulbs inside a plastic crate or surrounded by chicken wire.answers: The change in light brought about the change in your caladium's color.
In the very early spring, you should see little shoots starting to poke throught the soil. They are a hot weather plant. Jill Nicolas wrote several wonderful aticles on winter sowing,answers: Most of us who live in this part of the country are used to...
Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature, post itOur 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.
The Gronomics company sent Terry and myself a couple of them a few seasons ago and we did awhole summer's worth of articles on our experiences. (safe, organic product) Don't use treated lumber for your planters.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. They also survived to very high temperatures and severe drought last summer, with very little watering.answers: I just did some research on pleaching and found...
