Keep reading to learn more.An instant garden is essentially a quick shortcut for making a garden overnight using potted plants, both flowering and foliage. Early that morning, I planted all of the gorgeous full-blooming annual flowers that I had purchased...
I'm not an “artsy” person per se, but I always tell people that the garden is my canvas because it truly is my way of letting the artist out. Be aware of the quirks in your canvas before you plant and you'll save yourself a headache later on!The most...
And EFFECTIVE! I was amazed. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. If you have a repeat-bloomer, after the initial flush, prune back by about one-third.
Fungus gnats love damp soil and as long as your potting medium remains damp, they'll happily reproduce. 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! Your main concern would be if your table can handle the added weight of your containers, WET soil, and any heavy mulch (such...
:( Good luck! They sound lovely.answers: Good question, (meaning I wasn't sure and was curious myself.) I knew who WOULD know something--darius, a DG writer, who's written articles on all of the major and some of the minor plant nutrients.
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. Just remember that most trees do best when planted at the same level that they are growing, so make sure...
We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! The alkalinity makes it more difficult for the plants to take in minerals such as iron and magnesium.
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. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.
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. If your branch tips start to die, you should check with your County Extension Agent for local issues with crape...
The color blue is the 'Holy Grail' in some families of plants. I rarely see bees at my marigolds, and you can always use annual plants with interesting foliage such as coleus or caladiums.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. It could mean putting a tomato cage over it and wrapping in burlap. Make sure your bucket has a couple of small holes cut in the sides to keep heat from building...
To get the best germination percentage, the seeds do not need to dry out like most seeds you are familiar with. If you'll clean the hip material off of your seeds, you should be fine.
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?
I get whiteflies on my bananas, cannas, hibiscus (the worst attractors), begonias, and sometimes on Heliconias and Strelitzia. You don't want an ant nest or aphids hitching a ride for your comfy climate controlled house.
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If space is an issue, you might try trellising smaller, icebox varieties. There is commercial bait that you can use. They like beer, and a small dish sunk in the ground will lure them to a watery death.
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Your bulbs have several weeks in which to use the food now but will die down no matter what as their natural cycle dictates.
These sheets just go in the dumpster and they are so handy for a gardener to have.Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature, post it.
A 4 inch pot is more than big enough, and you might want to use a 2 inch pot or a 5 oz plastic cup (with a couple of holes poked in the bottom for drainage) for your cutting until it gets good roots, then up-pot it.
A seed that takes 8 to 14 days will usually come up fairly evenly; one that takes longer will tend to straggle in irregularly. Don't give up too soon--many who have given up and sown another seed in the pot end up with two types of plants in the same...
It gives you the amount to plant in order to have a specific amount to preserve. If starting seed indoors you can control the temperature of the heat mat or whatever source of heat that you are using to ensure maximum germination.Planting depth.
You can recycle containers that you have around the house or purchase one of the many kits available. There have been many articles written about starting seeds but I think that all of us can continue to learn.
Here's a link to an. These mixes usually consist of some type of shredded bark, peat and either pearlite or vermiculate. After receiving your seeds, read the package carefully - it contains a wealth of information such as germination time and temperatures...
As you may have guessed, the sign translates as "pee upward"--not very poetical but full of meaning.In Hell-Bourg we can stop for lunch and enjoy a few sambos and stuffed hot peppers or a full course in one of the several restaurants, I would suggest...
Though growing aloes from seed takes longer to have a mature plant than getting them as seedlings, there is some pride in successfully growing something from its most basic form (a seed) to a mature, flowering plant making its own seeds.And with many...
I purchased 3 that day and the other two are already planted. I've long thought how that really must not work realistically. They can't possibly thrive under windowsill conditions, and they'd have to thrive to be able to be harvested, right?
