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The actual seeds are very small and there are many in each ball. I liked the look so much that I started planting all my annual herbs in larger containers with a blanket of mulch over the top to hide the individual smaller containers.

(Joke.) These shrubs are pretty tough and it WILL be back.answers: There are some things I'd like to know before making any suggestions. Sun or shade, and which way does the wall face?

This will help keep from having to use so much additional soil. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. They grow, produce roots and seem quite happy.

You may also be interested in our articles, which are open to all members, too, and represent a wealth of gardening knowledge.adds: We have helpful members and quite a few experts in these forums.

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. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening...

If you're not familiar with its appearance, it can look like a problem. The end-of-year plants at your local nursery may not be in ideal condition.plants before finally getting one to take hold, only to move away and leave it behind), they are a little...

I order blue plants that grow purple! So my recommendation is to plant new plants in containers or in a separate trial area until you find out if the color suits you. My husband said, "Oh, can we FINALLY paint the bedroom something besides PINK?"But back...

I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.

Chances are, your new roses won't be exactly like the parents, but it will be a fun way to get new roses for free. Rose seeds do not need to dry out, so keep that in mind. Can you scrounge those from your neighbors too?

You are going to want to do this a little bit at a time. Pot up all the cuttings you prune off - they may reach perfect shape and size before the 'mother plant' does. I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright...

If I am alert and watchful, I can stop them before they get going, and nothing happens. I'll over-winter brugmansias in my garage. The first is that they only seem to attack the underside of leaves, so early infestations are very hard to find unless you...

These images were used with their permission. If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. I dont believe that there are any leaks from it. Yesterday I put a little bit of miracle grow liquid in it.

So, there are a few varieties of your favorites that tend to have shorter vines.answers: If your vines are otherwise healthy, it sounds like a pollination problem. There is commercial bait that you can use.

A fungus attacks your seedlings at the soil line and they will wilt, rot off, or become stunted and refuse to thrive. Mix a good fertilizer "bulb food" into the soil, and compost if you have it.

For a summer annual I'd have to say an annual Salvia. Wrap the pot and plant, leaving it open at the top. 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...

People who grow AVs to show say 3 rows of leaves are enough for the plant to have when you repot.Stick the neck of your crown cutting down into the pot, and firm up the potting mix around it.

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. I chose to place annuals, like, per square foot, focusing on pink, blue and purple colors.

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...

Determine the whereabouts of any underground utility lines and the nearest water source.Before you plant a flower bed, you should make a sketch. Before starting a flower bed, you need to plan ahead.

Reshape these beds and borders. With only a little effort involved, learning how to shape the garden can help it go from dull and lacking to bold and beautiful. Gardens without a sense of direction are best fixed by giving them some definition, a purpose...

The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe.Unless you're using antique cinder blocks, there should be no reason to worry, especially when cinder block gardening for vegetables.

Personally, if I were planning on maintaining hardy mums year-round, I'd plant them in the spring. I've long thought how that really must not work realistically. When they start to show some growth, pinch each of the growing tips to encourage branching.

There's no way you can get rid of those for sure, but you can try different methods and some may work for a while. Plants can be kept in pots year round, but my experience has been that those planted in the ground bloom much more consistantly.

"Hardy" isn't the same as "evergreen." In my zone 6 garden, hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) die back to the ground and re-sprout in spring.If your area is still too warm for perennials to be going dormant, then your best bet is to take advantage...

If your plants haven't bloomed, chances are the flowers will be fine. I've had daffodils blooming already and then it dropped into the teens. Corn and beans should be direct sown after the soil warms in the spring and chances of frost are over.

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. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

You can see how they are constructed by checking out the link to the articles. The 4x4 posts were slotted and we just slipped the side pieces in the grooves. Summer temperatures are regularly over 90 degrees and sometimes triple digits.