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Whether you actively compost it by layering "green" and "brown" material, watering, and turning, or whether you just dump them and forget them for a couple of years, the sweetgum balls will have a chance to break down with the leaves, and you'll have...

It also shows six more elements (micronutrients) in much smaller amounts. First is the sow inside until ALL danger of frost has passed part. Flats?) and plant them out when they're a few inches high.

The ultimate height and spacing numbers are also a range of what a gardener can expect. If the vines get too lanky, trim the tops and start again. Since you'll be planting trees, the rootball will take up quite a bit of space.

If your plant is not growing much yet, do not worry. Excessive plant food can also burn leaf tips. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.

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Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers). Even though you indicate an uneventful summer, the events earlier in the season set the stage for an unusual cycle.

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! The good news is, there are far more purple flowers than blue ones.

Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer. With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing as much as a couple...

Some may need protection during harsh winter storms.The photo on the left shows my own small herb garden (today) set in a bed of stones between two buildings. Over winter they'll begin to decompose.

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

Light requirements depend on what you want to move indoors. Your plants probably won't require as much water indoors, but pay attention to humidity. They tend to drop leaves and sulk if blasted with artificial heat right off the bat.

I dont believe that there are any leaks from it. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. The sewer line is rather new (about 6 years old) and made of plastic and not clay or steel.

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I'd do as Sally suggests and replant, paying close attention to the depth. Right now you can not do anything to make them bloom this year. Water from the bottom and pour off any standing water after 15 minutes.

If too big, it can easily have some tips cut off and rooted for a new plant. Some of these sheets are 3 or 4 feet across and are perfect for wrapping pots and plants. They do not like their roots standing in water and it tends to drain away quicker where...

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. 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...

Also, be sure to allow your plants to sit outside overnight in the place where they will be planted so they can get used to that garden bed's particularThe day of the wedding arrived.

If you have a wet, slow-draining spot in your yard, like I do, check to see if any of the plants you've chosen like amarsh. The variety of colors and textures, heights and habits of the flowers in seed catalogs today is absolutely mind-boggling.

There are several ways to accomplish this – dig it out, apply herbicide or smother it with cardboard or newspaper.If you choose to dig out the grass, it will be easier to use a flat shovel.

Whether you are just starting a garden or rejuvenating an existing one, giving it life can be as simple as changing its overall shape.Even if the garden is filled with beautiful plants and other features, a dull or unimaginative layout can quickly turn...

Is there any truth in this? There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border. 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...

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. But the good news is that basil & mint cuttings (maybe cilantro too, not sure) are readily rooted in water, so you...

Put near as bright a light as possible.For Russ15; 1) why were roots exposed? You may also try a vibration device which you will bury in your garden . These will quickly suck the juices out of the leaves and kill them.Remember, if you have a gardening...

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. (answers: If fall has come to your part of TX, then my best guess is that your hibiscus plants aren't dying, but rather going dormant for the winter.

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. Jill Nicolas wrote several wonderful aticles on winter sowing,answers: Most of us who live in this part of the country are used to seeing these plants make an early...

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You might try to ice the planting area for five days straight to simulate that. As with a lot of DG's forums, you can participate in the discussion threads there only if you subscribe, but non-subscribers can still see the thread subjects and first posts,...