What Is A Wet Line Kit

They mean to keep the seeds covered with seed-starting mix; these seeds (and many many others) need DARK to germinate. The one I have on hand has an analysis of 24-8-16, which is a good balance for general plant health.

The healthiest and largest plants will be found in the optimum ‘middle conditions' of climate and PH.answers: By adding leaves and kitchen scraps to the holes, they will eventually fill with compost.

The simplest, though not the most effective thing to do is to use light-colored pots or paint dark pots a light color. If you're on the eastern end of New York State, it may be middle October (mine is late October).

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

Answers: Most crape myrtle foliage turns reddish or maroon in the autumn. The trees you mention, are some of the earliest to show color in my area (Kentucky) and are the first to display any deviation from the norm.

The pictures they've posted show, to my eye, white flowers with only the faintest pink tinge, though the closed buds are pink. They are responding to the increased sunlight and space of the newly opened area.

I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat. 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 you'll clean the hip material off of your seeds, you should be fine. 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 herbs as well as several annual...

Make sure you are treating your jade properly - lots of light, not too much water, as one reader commented "give it conditions just like Southern California." Is there a chance it could be stretching to get to the light?

It's as if your immune system can tolerate only so much and once you've reached your lifetime quota of Plant X's pollen or sap or micro-scratches, you can't handle any more.Sadly, probably your best bet is to bundle up! Wear gloves, long sleeve shirts...

The sewer line is rather new (about 6 years old) and made of plastic and not clay or steel. Are grow lights the same thing as any other lights? Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.Thanks to Joan...

There is ais a bush canteloupe. Novice gardeners should obtain 'pups', which are small plantlets that grow along side of the mother plant. Several have specific temperature and soil requirements or the seeds will simply rot.

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Preventing damp-off starts with giving your seedlings plenty of room, and soil that is slightly damp.

I buy them in September and plant them in a sunny spot for blooms all winter as long as the weather is not too cold or snowy. Read lots of feedbackAnnual: Pansies are the one annual I buy every year.

It has become naturalized in many areas because it so easily grows from the many tiny fluffy seeds contained in the pods. Although some young trees have larger than normal leaves, not many could have those enormous leaves!Paulownia does not come from...

Here's how I did it…When creating instant gardens, start by figuring out how much space you have to work with. Many gardeners believe this rest period is important to allow the soil micro-organisms to get settled and all the ingredients in the soil...

You can sketch out your home and other structures on site and then draw the layout of your flower garden around them. Adding some well rotted animalto the soil is almost always a good idea too, but be sure to do this a week before you plant so as not...

Include sections inside the bed as well, especially for larger ones. Before starting a flower bed, you need to plan ahead. Use a hose, spray paint or flour to mark out and shape the bed.

For instance, a garden that is dominated by nothing but lawn can look bleak, empty, and uninteresting. Put your garden shape ideas on paper first and then use containers to find and position your desired effect before placing anything in the ground.Remember,...

One in each corner should be enough when using cinder blocks for garden beds, but you can always add more if you're worried.If you search online for cinder block gardening ideas, about half of the results are going to be warnings that you'll contaminate...

The key is to get them planted early enough in the year that they have time to establish a good root system before freezing conditions. In addition to not over feeding them, I've learned that in order to produce the huge dinner plate size, dividing the...

You should see plenty of fruit this next season!: For Mikeman13; Normally this is not an ideal indoor plant as it likes LOTS of light. They will produce runners and more plants, so be ready for the invasion!LOL My first 2 strawberry plants bloomed, but...

Any appropriate tree within about 100 feet of your D'Anjou will work. Plant daffodils about six inches deep, and space the bulbs five inches or more apart from each other. They will become a thick clump in a few years.

The numbers on the bag tell you the percentage of each element. These letters stand for Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus, (P) and Potassium (K). The image at the left is one of my coneflowers emerging in mid February.answers: All fertilizer packages have a code...

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!

You can see how they are constructed by checking out the link to the articles. And there are reports of successful peony bloom in warm zones, with many cultivars. Both are rated to zone 9b and as long as they aren't in blistering sun, I believe they should...

If you plant your seeds directly in the ground, make sure that they have consistent moisture, but no soggy conditions that could promote rot. Answers: Bulb2005, you should have transplanted your strawberry plants outside before it snowed, as long as the...