What Is A Vineyard

By using the Garden Watchdog directory, you can easily shop for specific plants and garden items you wish to purchase. Females need damp soil to deposit their eggs and since their life span is only about a week, it is possible to stop the cycle.Sometimes...

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. Another no-no is beans and onions, and I can see how this could possibly cause a bit of an issue, but haven't had...

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...

Every week or so,I change the water to keep it fresh. 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.

Once branches are long enough, tie them to the trellis to get the plant going in a vertical direction. I do this once a week until the problem clears up. To get your bougainvillea to climb the trellis, you will have to give it some support and direction.

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.Marie Harrison, (can2grow) and Melody answer the question:Remember,...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Several studies indicate drought brings on early fall color, but I'm not able to determine if experts suggest excess moisture does as well.

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,...

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

They cross two different roses and grow out the resulting seed. Over winter they'll begin to decompose. It is hard work loading in that organic stuff but it will eventually pay off!You may have the perfect yard to grow several perennial Mediterranean...

Make sure to keep all your light-sensitive indoor plants rotated so they don't lean too much to one side.Finally, I like the asymmetrical, off-center look, but that's just me.http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/plantid/all/Remember, if you have...

(I'm not big on anything harsh and the least poison I can use, the better) Do this a couple of times over the next 10 days to 2 weeks. I get whiteflies on my bananas, cannas, hibiscus (the worst attractors), begonias, and sometimes on Heliconias and Strelitzia.

It has bloomed, but there are no roots, I put a miracle grow stick in it and it looks like it is dying. It also has white spots on the stem too.'growing - or not growing - under a very shady tree.

Since they hide by day and do their destructive deeds by night, it may be hard to catch them in the act. While It isn't exactly a bush, the vines are much shorter than regular-vined melons.

When a tiny plant only has a bit of a root the width of a sewing thread, it cannot possibly take in much water. Mix a good fertilizer "bulb food" into the soil, and compost if you have it.

This one is one of the newer types with more than one bloom period per summer. 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.

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. I think I'd try something that sounds more drastic -- cut off the crown (the rosette of leaves and the stem that...

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...

While starting a flower bed requires some planning and forethought beforehand, it's not as difficult as one might think to build a flower bed from scratch. However, you can easily smother grass quickly and effectively without the use of harmful chemicals...

Create focal points that draw the eyes toward the garden's most attractive features. Take comfort in the fact that this is an easy fix with the right garden shape ideas.Oftentimes, all the garden needs is to get in shape, just like the rest of us.

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. Want your plants higher and easier to reach?

Basil and cilantro can be re-started from seed, too. 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.

Fortunately agaves are pretty forgiving when it comes to root damage.2) root exposure can obviously lead to desiccation, so that is likely going on... But this is a pretty hardy and hard to kill plant, so if its not doing well, look for a problem in the...

Without photos of the problem, or more information, it's hard to imagine what would cause their sudden decline.answers: Plant the ones that seem healthy. Even if you have it by a window, chances are there is some UV protection built in to the glass, which...

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. Any seed that you put through a chill period will be fine as a winter-sown plant.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so our fellow members can help you. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting...