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...
Sweet potatoes from the grocery store make a great houseplant too. I've stuck one end in water and the top part sprouts and produces a lovely vine. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.
Then DO NOT plant it in the garden in midsummer. If so you must be taking good care of it. Soil in pots dries out much faster than soil in the ground. If Egyptian growers are like American growers, they often offer young plants growing in black pots.
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.
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. If you're not familiar with its appearance, it can look like a problem.
If your crepe flowers are distinctly different, then you would seem to have a valid complaint. Color is such a subtly finicky thing with some of us, myself included. Still, it is a concern and a real danger for people who are allergic.
Make sure your bucket has a couple of small holes cut in the sides to keep heat from building up and causing your plant to break dormancy. A few inches of mulch and maybe a large bucket covering that would insulate the roots enough to survive the winter.
Break the hips open and collect the seed. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Over winter they'll begin to decompose. And I'd venture to say, if you don't think you are seeing an improvement in your...
Either with scissors, pruning shears or just by breaking them off (jade is usually crisp enough that it will break), you need to prune back the unruly parts of your plant to reshape it.
I have not lost one yet to whiteflies, but they get weak, spindly, and very ugly if you totally ignore them. Do not try to root the older, woody stems. Let me guess, you're EXTREMELY bothered by poison ivy, too.
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If you see little silvery trails on the topsoil, that is a sure sign you have slugs. Scrolling up to "Search articles" I find the one I remember, by Jill M. Take a small paintbrush or a Q-tip and lift pollen from the anthers of a male flower and gently...
I've lost seedlings more times that I care to think about myself. Just use one good treatment at this time then stop. They produced foliage, but never bloomed. You can use a liquid fertilizer now to try and help the bulbs along.
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. It was so dependable that I got tired of it and gave a small new one back to my MIL to keep, while I experimented...
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 can stick down into the potting mix.
Here's how I did it…When creating instant gardens, start by figuring out how much space you have to work with. Using colored pencils (you could use markers or crayons too), decide on your color scheme throughout the instant garden.
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 four feet of flower bed space against the garden shed, you probably only have room for four clumps of giant pinkthere.
Don't forget to add an attractive border to define the edges.approach. 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,...
Add seating to areas where you want others to view.. Repeating features, such as similar plants and objects, can also provide interest. Mimic these in the garden for a more natural appearance.Gardens require a sense of direction.
Bricks and stones are good options, too. Want your plants higher and easier to reach? Do you want a bed close to the ground? Once upon a time cinder blocks were made of a material called “fly ash,” a byproduct of burning coal that can be harmful to...
Specific mint varieties must be started from cuttings, but "generic" spearmint and peppermint seeds are available.adds: I had about the same exact thoughts on the herb/windowsill thing.
Caffeine, the most widely consumed drug in the worldanswers: Judy, I also have moles and voles in my garden. I might remove the little sad one and either toss it or leave it out to dry for a few weeks, particularly if its roots are wet, or worse, rotting...
(answers: If fall has come to your part of TX, then my best guess is that your hibiscus plants aren't dying, but rather going dormant for the winter. Many plants have a totally different color when exposed to natural light, as opposed to indoor light.
I've had daffodils blooming already and then it dropped into the teens. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!
Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so our fellow members can help you. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting...
Fall is a preferred time to move peonies. I would pay close attention to their water needs until they are established, because drought stress and high heat will hurt them. So there should be a form and color available that would suit your needs within...
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 it interesting. That site recommended a visit to, which also gave some pleaching advice.
