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It simply won't happen. 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.

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. You could use "sterile seed-starting mix" or, since you'll be doing this in the germ-filled outdoors anyway and can't hope to be sterile, just potting soil.

Sweet potatoes from the grocery store make a great houseplant too. This is sometimes called "planting on 28 inch centers," ( or whatever the measurement may be.) Planting 28 inches apart will certainly assure ample growing room for those plants.

It doesn't hurt to mulch the soil in pots, either. Good luck, and thanks for the question--I need to consider that in my own garden, as my yellow squash collapses.answers:Though you are new to gardening, you have picked up right away on two of challenges...

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Even though you indicate an uneventful summer, the events earlier in the season set the stage for an unusual cycle. Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers).

Carrie's suggestion of a trial bed is a good one and selecting your plants when they are in bloom is also foolproof if you are lucky to stumble across something in your travels.answers: Many California native plants become especially abundant after fires,...

A few inches of mulch and maybe a large bucket covering that would insulate the roots enough to survive the winter. With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing as much as a couple of zones.

If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.: You are certainly on the right track, and I applaud your commitment to organic gardening.

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

Different immune systems.Good luck. Let me guess, you're EXTREMELY bothered by poison ivy, too. They will always come back.: Hybrid clematis seed will not produce plants that look like the parent and they can even be sterile.

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. 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...

If space is an issue, you might try trellising smaller, icebox varieties. If that isn't the issue, I'd look to the soil. An unpollinated squash will grow to about the size you indicate and then simply dry up and drop off.

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. They need to have enough fertility and sunlight in the current year to make enough energy to store it over the winter and bloom the following year.

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...

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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. Be sure to observe if the site you want to use getsor mostly shade, as that will drastically change the types of flowers and foliage you can plant in your beds.Be specific in your diagram, too.

It starts with eliminating the grass as we did in the dig method. Depending on its location, size and whether or not containers are used, starting a flower bed often begins with the.

Add seating to areas where you want others to view.. Be sure to look around you. Pull them away from the house and add graceful curves to soften the edges. Play around with different colors, textures and forms.

There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border. But if you want something cheap and attractive that's not going to go anywhere, you can't do better than cinder blocks.

I purchased 3 that day and the other two are already planted. Rootbound plants often just can't soak up the water that they need. When they start to show some growth, pinch each of the growing tips to encourage branching.

When in doubt, don't water. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you Good place to rot to take place as this soil gets wet. In places colder than zone 9, amaryllis are sometimes grown in the ground in...

This is still well within the window of daffodil planting time. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. They will become a thick clump in a few years.

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. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.

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.

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. Winters can dip below zero. Erv Evans, writing for, echoes that care advice, and adds the cultivars Baroness...