Answers: As a disclaimer, I have only gardened in New England. Other very common trailing perennials are Ajugas, the Lamiums and the Lysimachia Creeping Jenny. You could use "sterile seed-starting mix" or, since you'll be doing this in the germ-filled...
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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. Good luck, and thanks for the question--I need to consider that in my own garden, as my yellow squash collapses.answers:Though...
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I took the picture just for this question, so the foliage looks like this right now. However, all experts agree that stress is the main factor in early color.answers: In many parts of North America, fall planting is preferable to spring for many perennials...
Though I am not certain, I think that Lepechinia calycina would fall into the second group. Answers: That's a deceptively tough question. Sprinkle some of them through the bed for a cheerful border and include a few butterfly magnets such as zinnias to...
With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing as much as a couple of zones. When the worst of the winter is over, remove the bucket and pull the mulch back so your plants can wake up.
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. To cover that all, one inch deep, would take 20 cubic feet of material, or about ten average mulch bags full.
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...
We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! I personally am not into using all sorts of cancer causing or liver-rotting poisons on these plants (prefer those products for...
It has bloomed, but there are no roots, I put a miracle grow stick in it and it looks like it is dying. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.Thanks to Joan for the Lilac image and palmbob for the...
You can experiment and see if it is a pollination issue by hand pollinating squash yourself. Generally, holes chewed in leaves with no culprit in evidence is a dead give away for slug activity.
I'd do as Sally suggests and replant, paying close attention to the depth. You need to fertilize. (Bone meal is an old standby amendment for bulb planting as it adds a dose of phosphorous, but it has very little of the other nutrients needed.) Good fertile...
The only thing that ever stops my daylilies bloom has been drought. I grew Salvia coccineafrom seed, and now they plant themselves every year: I find several of each coming up in June.adds: Check big-box stores to see what grows well in your area; that's...
I like to lighten the mix by using half good-quality soil-less potting mix and half perlite.Leave a good long stub of bare neck when you cut the stem, because that's the part you can stick down into the potting mix.
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. Also, be sure to allow your plants to sit outside overnight in the place where they will be planted...
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...
It starts with eliminating the grass as we did in the dig method. It will also make it easier when choosing plants, as these should always be compatible to the area. If, determine the type and amount of edging material as well.freestar.queue.push(function()...
Does the exterior of your home seem boring and uninviting? Perhaps it is lacking personality. Mimic these in the garden for a more natural appearance.Gardens require a sense of direction.
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. Cinder blocks haven't been mass produced with fly ash in the U.S. for 50 years,...
You'll trim them back and mulch when a freeze cuts them down and they should return in the spring just like any other perennial plant. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you
Plants can be kept in pots year round, but my experience has been that those planted in the ground bloom much more consistantly. In places colder than zone 9, amaryllis are sometimes grown in the ground in the summer and potted up and brought indoors...
But if you want to, you can dig a larger hole and plant the bulbs inside a plastic crate or surrounded by chicken wire.answers: The change in light brought about the change in your caladium's color.
I've had daffodils blooming already and then it dropped into the teens. It takes some extended severe weather to freeze these hardy spring flowers back. They are a hot weather plant.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. 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...
Constructing your own planters shouldn't be a problem, but the materials you use should be well researched before purchasing them. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.
I'm keeping the strawberries outside in the garden all year round, without mulching during winter and they are doing very well. This plan will not require the skilled pruning that pleached trees will.
