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Have you considered planting your herbs and veggies in small individual pots that are placed into a window box (minus the hanging hardware), or small trough-like containers? It simply won't happen.
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It sounds like you don't have to worry about that part! The second part is the "keep covered" part. Covering the seeds with 1/8-1/4" of soil keeps the light out and lets the germination process continue as it should.
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Every week or so,I change the water to keep it fresh. Critterologist wrote a wonderful article about ornamental sweet potatoes that is quite informative and you can read itRemember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this...
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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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El Segundo
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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.
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El Segundo
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Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers). The trees you mention, are some of the earliest to show color in my area (Kentucky) and are the first to display any deviation from the norm.
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Color is such a subtly finicky thing with some of us, myself included. Bees will surely use some of the same flowers for the nectar.http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/pub__6431167.htmAnd here is a lengthy list of species used by North...
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When the worst of the winter is over, remove the bucket and pull the mulch back so your plants can wake up. Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer.
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Some of the plants are new so they're still small, others have just been harvested for the last time, or they're annuals killed by the last cold snap.For more information on how to set up an herb garden with rocks, please read my article "Herbs Like Rocks:...
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Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Do this very gradually, taking off no more than a quarter or less of each branch at a time.Meanwhile, you should do two other things.
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Other than those, though, you may have to improvise your own sensitivity test. Poke a hole for your cutting in some moistened, sterilepotting mix and place your cutting in the hole.
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El Segundo
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If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question."I got a cutting off the neighbors tree and put it in water so it would...
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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!
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Just use one good treatment at this time then stop. Answers: It sounds like your seedlings have 'damp-off.' It is a condition usually caused by improper watering. When they have somewhat or completely died back, you can dig them up.
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It will also give you an idea as to the varieties that are reliably hardy in your zone. The only thing that ever stops my daylilies bloom has been drought. That is why herbs tend to do better in these areas.
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Several nurseries on this list have reviews indicating that they might be what you are looking for. All of these forums are free for any logged in member and the helpful members will gladly assist you with anything from Azaleas to Zinnias.answers: As...
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What Is An Instant Garden: Tips For Making A Garden Overnight
Realistically, you can't create a large instant flower garden plan in two days without doing a little spending at your favorite nursery or home and garden store. I also wanted to add some style to the garden, so I jotted down a concrete birdbath, a rustic...
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How To Start Your Flower Garden
The variety of colors and textures, heights and habits of the flowers in seed catalogs today is absolutely mind-boggling. You've planned and you've shopped and you've waited for that first warm day of spring.
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How To Build A Flower Bed – Starting A Flower Bed From Scratch
Flower beds can also be changed as time goes on or as space permits. It starts with eliminating the grass as we did in the dig method. Include sections inside the bed as well, especially for larger ones.
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Garden Shape Design: Tips For Shaping The Garden
Create focal points that draw the eyes toward the garden's most attractive features. So if the current garden shape design isn't what you'd like it to be, if it seems uninviting or lacking something, don't let it burden you.
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Cinder Block Gardening Ideas – Tips On Using Cinder Blocks For Garden Beds
Bricks and stones are good options, too. But if you want something cheap and attractive that's not going to go anywhere, you can't do better than cinder blocks. One in each corner should be enough when using cinder blocks for garden beds, but you can...
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Ask A Gardener: Your Gardening Questions Answered
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!
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El Segundo
Ask A Gardener: Your Gardening Questions Answered
Good place to rot to take place as this soil gets wet. I don't like soil on the lower leaves like your plant has... 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.
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El Segundo
Ask-a-Gardener: Your Gardening Questions Answered
Even if you have it by a window, chances are there is some UV protection built in to the glass, which alters the light spectrum available to your plant. Last summer was the first when it bloomed and fruited more than a few cherries.adds: I've inserted...
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My coneflowers emerge with little purple leaves and shoots, but quickly turn green as sunlight gets their photosynthesis factories going. Here in west KY, Valentine's Day is the traditional 'pea planting' day.
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Ask-a-Gardener: Your Gardening Questions Answered
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.
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Ask-a-Gardener: Your Gardening Questions Answered
That means it's time (or past time) to repot! When you repot, whether into the same pot with fresh mix or into a larger pot, just set the plant low enough that the bare part of the stem will be covered by potting mix.For some additional tips on growing...
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