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It is better to plan ahead and, if you need a pot plant, get a plant suited to the pot plant culture. Lemons and limes, on the whole, are the least cold hardy of all citrus but Satsuma mandarins can be grown anywhere that doesn't go below 15 degrees in...

If the problem later gets resolved to your satisfaction, you can edit your response and change your rating from "negative" to "neutral" or "positive."I never order any plants by mail without checking recentratings, as some old reliable companies have...

It is a drastic measure that will cut down the population considerably. Try laying a few pieces of cut, raw potato around in the soil. Water from the bottom if possible, and until your gnats are gone only water enough to keep the plants from wilting.answers:...

My advice is to concentrate on good soil and nutrients with responsible pest control. Your main concern would be if your table can handle the added weight of your containers, WET soil, and any heavy mulch (such as rocks) that you might use.) does produce...

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...

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 feature, post it.

It doesn't hurt to mulch the soil in pots, either. We save what water we can from the roof when it rains and collect the condensate from the air conditioner, which is water vapor from the air.Desert climates are often windy, and wind makes the plants...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.Marie Harrison, (can2grow)...

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

Enjoy watching caterpillars as they grow and change.Mulch the garden so bees do not visit looking for bare dirt to use in nest building.Add a shallow water dish, or muddy spot in the garden, as a place for butterflies to drink.Keep your flowers away from...

If your plants can be cut back, as mine can, cut them back to a few inches above the ground and mound mulch over the stems. First of all, protect your plants from harsh wind. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers)...

Visit a plant nursery near you to choose varieties that would be winter-hardy for your area, like oregano, thyme, sage, and lavender. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.: You are certainly...

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

I usually move my potted plants to another area a couple of weeks before bringing them indoors. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

It has bloomed, but there are no roots, I put a miracle grow stick in it and it looks like it is dying. These images were used with their permission. The sewer line is rather new (about 6 years old) and made of plastic and not clay or steel.

Do you have good bee activity during the day? We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! They do not like wet feet and an over abundance of moisture will sometimes result...

A fungus attacks your seedlings at the soil line and they will wilt, rot off, or become stunted and refuse to thrive. Then loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole. Right now you can not do anything to make them bloom this year.

This one is one of the newer types with more than one bloom period per summer. The only thing that ever stops my daylilies bloom has been drought. They came back every year without fail.answers: Butterfly bushes are generally pretty tough when they have...

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. You might be able to bury the neck gradually, cutting the root ball down enough to bury an inch or so of neck each time you repot and repotting every 4 to 6 months.

I also wanted to add some style to the garden, so I jotted down a concrete birdbath, a rustic birdhouse, someto wind their way through the garden bed, and whatever other accessories seemed appropriate to our reception, like citronella torches perhaps.After...

You've planned and you've shopped and you've waited for that first warm day of spring. A flower garden overflows with opportunities for the creative spirit to come alive. You can sketch out your home and other structures on site and then draw the layout...

Add about six inches of compost or rich soil on top with another layer of organic mulch (like straw) on top of this. Take note of available light and nearby structures. You can plant a flower bed right away if the grass was dug out or within the next...

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. Anchor the garden with a variety of small trees and shrubs.Perhaps the garden consists of nothing more than a narrow...

Keep reading to learn more about raised garden beds made from concrete blocks.Using cinder blocks for garden beds is especially nice because you can so easily pick your height. The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks...

Do this again around the first of July. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Also, as hot as it's been, the black plastic of your pot might be part of the problem...

They will produce runners and more plants, so be ready for the invasion!LOL My first 2 strawberry plants bloomed, but only one or two flowers,, so don't be worried. But this is a pretty hardy and hard to kill plant, so if its not doing well, look for...

' is the best cultivar you can plant if you want to eat raw quince, but '' is the most cultivated in California. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.