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The thinking behind the practice is that since peppers and tomatoes are both in the Solonaceae family, the heat from the peppers could migrate to the tomato fruit if they cross-pollinated.

First is the sow inside until ALL danger of frost has passed part. I encourage you to read herto understand phosphorous. Either research the plants yourself then go to a general, hardware, or big box store and buy what you've chosen, OR go to an independent...

Potting mix is expensive and if you need to supplement with bagged material, you can actually buy garden soil or humus cheaper. Most often, the middle numbers are the optimum growing zone or PH.

Remember this saying about perennials, "The first year they sleep; the second year they creep; the third year they leap."answers:Here are a few Forums open to all members, not just subscribers, which may interest you:And if that's not enough, at the risk...

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The pictures they've posted show, to my eye, white flowers with only the faintest pink tinge, though the closed buds are pink. I rarely see bees at my marigolds, and you can always use annual plants with interesting foliage such as coleus or caladiums.

Make sure your bucket has a couple of small holes cut in the sides to keep heat from building up and causing your plant to break dormancy. Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Mywas generous enough to have produced some late autumn blooms, so we'll enjoy them in this article, but the red hips are from...

You are going to want to do this a little bit at a time. Either with scissors, pruning shears or just by breaking them off (jade is usually crisp enough that it will break), you need to prune back the unruly parts of your plant to reshape it.

You want it moist, but not wet. I personally am not into using all sorts of cancer causing or liver-rotting poisons on these plants (prefer those products for more exacting applications to plants I care more about), and since I know I will never truly...

Thank you."Hello...I plan on planting this palm from a 15 gallon container over our sewer line about 15 feet away from our house. These images were used with their permission. Are the roots from these behemoths very invasive and/or should I think of installing...

Some of the smaller winter squash vareties will climb a fence without any additional help as well. Squash and cucumber vines will abort fruit in heavy clay soil that is too wet. Several have specific temperature and soil requirements or the seeds will...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! You need to fertilize. Right now you can not do anything to make them bloom this year.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. A previously tilled area qualifies as well.The soil is generally looser and drains a bit better than the surrounding undisturbed earth.

I think I'd try something that sounds more drastic -- cut off the crown (the rosette of leaves and the stem that holds them together) and re-root it.You'll need a pot of moist (not soggy) potting mix.

For instance, drawing it up on a piece of graph paper with each square representing a square foot of my yard, I put my imagination to work dreaming up my new instant flower garden plan.

Be sure to observe if the site you want to use getsor mostly shade, as that will drastically change the types of flowers and foliage you can plant in your beds.Be specific in your diagram, too.

Don't forget to add an attractive border to define the edges.approach. Determine the whereabouts of any underground utility lines and the nearest water source.Before you plant a flower bed, you should make a sketch.

Curved garden shapes also look more natural and are much more pleasing to the eye than sharp edges and straight lines.If possible, extend the living space of your home by enlarging or addingareas, such as a patio or deck.

This should keep the bed from sliding around. The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe.Unless you're using antique cinder blocks, there should be no reason to worry, especially when cinder block gardening...

This acclimation process allows the turf to settle and prevents future creasing. With a one-time installation, you avoid all the future costs and hassles of irrigation and weeding.

Nursery stock live several years in their containers before they're sold, so just make sure they have ample water during the dry periods and they should live through summer or winter just fine.answers: There are many hardy mums that will thrive in your...

They should have a half day of sun and be watered and fed like any conventional garden plant. These also grow massive roots and it is possible there is little soil left in the pot?

They also do well when you make individual holes for the bulbs, scattered about near trees and shrubs.The general consensus among gardeners is that daffodils will actually DETER gophers and voles, because daffodil bulbs are toxic to them.

Any seed that you put through a chill period will be fine as a winter-sown plant. Here in west KY, Valentine's Day is the traditional 'pea planting' day. My coneflowers emerge with little purple leaves and shoots, but quickly turn green as sunlight gets...

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