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Sun or shade, and which way does the wall face? 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.

Answers: This is an excellent question! The various zones and PH listings in PlantFiles give you a range where the plant can successfully grow. Old manure and composted leaves make a great planting medium and many places will be grateful for you to haul...

It may be somewhat depleted from the first crop. Here you will find 100s of specific subscriber-only forums dedicated to, among other topics,Basically, organic gardeners try to grow food and/or pretty flowers without artificial fertilizers or chemicals.

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However, you are from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the average first frost for your area is October 20, which makes October planting risky at best. Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers).

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. Good luck with your purple and white garden.adds: Color is affected by soil composition, but each plant responds differently...

When the worst of the winter is over, remove the bucket and pull the mulch back so your plants can wake up. 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.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. Depending on the type of rose you've collected seeds from, they might bloom the first year, and they might take as long as three years.: You're in Massachusetts,...

I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright green tips on the branches. You are going to want to do this a little bit at a time. Do this very gradually, taking off no more than a quarter or less of each branch...

Let that sit for an hour and then rinse the plant with the gentle setting on your garden hose. Trial and error will tell you which plants in your summertime garden will survive the winter indoors, but over time, you'll figure out which ones will enjoy...

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."I got a cutting off...

Sorry, unkapete, it sounds like they're not annuals, but read theadds: Depending on the species of banana, some seeds can be quite difficult to successfully germinate. While It isn't exactly a bush, the vines are much shorter than regular-vined melons.

The condition is a catch-all for several types of fungus and I'm afraid, most seedlings infected ultimately die. I was advised to dig them back up and plant them at a shallower depth.

In early spring, (late February/early March) pull the mulch back from the stems and your butterfly bush should put out new growth.answers: It depends on what perennials you have. Some of these sheets are 3 or 4 feet across and are perfect for wrapping...

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 you remove older, outer leaves from your African violet to groom and shape it, the plant can develop...

Here is an example:Only two days before my daughter's wedding in June, the bride-to-be appears on my doorstep with tears streaming down her soft face. So what is an instant garden?

It relieves my stress (although a dead rose bush can send me into a whirlwind), and it's a great workout too!So if you're ready to turn that bare spot in your yard into the next Mona Lisa, just follow my brushstrokes…There are many ways to approach...

Don't forget to add an attractive border to define the edges.approach. Determine the whereabouts of any underground utility lines and the nearest water source.Before you plant a flower bed, you should make a sketch.

Is it empty and unappealing? Twists and turns in the garden can add excitement and a sense of mystery by enticing others to peek around corners just to see what's there. Put your garden shape ideas on paper first and then use containers to find and position...

Wood is a common choice. But if you want something cheap and attractive that's not going to go anywhere, you can't do better than cinder blocks. Using a sledgehammer, pound the rebar down into the ground until the top is level with the top of the cinderblocks.

His dahlias were the biggest and most beautiful dahlias I've ever seen. I have a Loropetalum that I purchased earlier this year that I've kept in its pot all summer, waiting until it was cool enough for me to prepare the planting area.

It also, being a yucca, does not need much watering (maybe monthly?). Apply an insecticide after physically washing and/or rubbing off bugs. Plants may be grown outdoors in the ground in zones 9 and warmer.

I expect 'Chanticleer' to cross pollinate them as well. Daffodils are one of my favorites for naturalizing. I couldn't use Chanticleer to pollenate Beurre D'Anjou, can I? Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can...

Here in west KY, Valentine's Day is the traditional 'pea planting' day. Corn and beans should be direct sown after the soil warms in the spring and chances of frost are over. Most perennial flowers and grasses winter sow with great success.

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

I think it's easiest to "groom" a plant when it's a little on the dry side. And there are reports of successful peony bloom in warm zones, with many cultivars. Petunias are easy to grow, but they do better outside in the garden.

I'd recommend you visit a knowledgeable nursery to discuss your plan before you buy. 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.