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That will probably be faster for you than it would be for me. Answers: As a disclaimer, I have only gardened in New England. If you're not getting ANY blooms, then by all means, go ahead and cut it way back like you did; this is called rejuvenation pruning.My...

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They love the mild weather, and you can keep the soil watered much more easily. Soil in unglazed clay pots dries out faster than soil in glazed clay pots or plastic pots. Dry soil can be somewhat waterproof and the water can run through the gap between...

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Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers). 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.

Most stings are the result of inadvertantly trapping the bee where it can't escape. 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.

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To cover that all, one inch deep, would take 20 cubic feet of material, or about ten average mulch bags full. 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...

Do this very gradually, taking off no more than a quarter or less of each branch at a time.Meanwhile, you should do two other things. You are going to want to do this a little bit at a time.

You could even apply a mild insecticide to the plant and soil if you wish. They tend to drop leaves and sulk if blasted with artificial heat right off the bat. Drench the soil well.

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We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Several have specific temperature and soil requirements or the seeds will simply rot.

A fungus attacks your seedlings at the soil line and they will wilt, rot off, or become stunted and refuse to thrive. Then loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole. That is a common problem when transplanting them.

Buddleja blooms on new wood so you're not harming next year's blossoms when you prune like this. I'd trim it back pretty hard( to about 12")and mound up leaves or mulch over the stems this first winter.

You don't have to put it in a larger pot necessarily, just give it fresh potting mix. This can be as simple as a plastic bag propped loosely over the pot, held up by a couple of chopsticks so the plastic doesn't touch the leaves.You can read more about...

Realistically, you can't create a large instant flower garden plan in two days without doing a little spending at your favorite nursery or home and garden store. I chose to place annuals, like, per square foot, focusing on pink, blue and purple colors.

The variety of colors and textures, heights and habits of the flowers in seed catalogs today is absolutely mind-boggling. Michelangelo only had so much ceiling to paint in the Sistine Chapel, after all.There are two ways to go about actually getting the...

Use a hose, spray paint or flour to mark out and shape the bed. Dig down about four or five inches around the bed's perimeter. You can plant a flower bed right away if the grass was dug out or within the next season using the no-dig method.Knowing how...

Perhaps it is suffering from a dull shape or lack of direction. 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, a boring garden is not the effect...

Do you want a bed close to the ground? Go for two or three layers.If you do more than one layer, make sure to place it so that the joints between the blocks in the second layer sit over the middle of the blocks in the first layer, just like in a brick...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! He always told me never to over feed dahlias. When they start to show some growth, pinch each of the growing tips to encourage...

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you Hose or blow off all that dirt.For Kayla375; The problem you're having- looks like scale...

This is still well within the window of daffodil planting time. I couldn't use Chanticleer to pollenate Beurre D'Anjou, can I? These edible pears also pollinate D'Anjou : Bartlet, Bosc, Comice, d'Anjou, Seckel.

Do not plant cowpeas (like blackeye peas) until after the soil has warmed. There's really not any way to stop bulbs once they've decided to break dormancy but you might throw a blanket over the bed if the temps slide into the single digits.

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Make sure you read the instructions on the fertilizer bottle and use it according to those instructions. Since you are planning on using these plants as part of a shade garden, chances are, they'll thrive.

Answers: Bulb2005, you should have transplanted your strawberry plants outside before it snowed, as long as the temperatures were over 30F, so the plants could have become established until the first frost.Or, you could have just transferred the pots...