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By using the Garden Watchdog directory, you can easily shop for specific plants and garden items you wish to purchase. It is a drastic measure that will cut down the population considerably.

Now, if you have hot peppers and mild peppers in the same garden, it is wise to separate them by a trap crop such as squash, since the pollen is insect-borne, not wind-borne.If hot peppers cross-pollinate with sweet ones, the seeds inside will contain...

Here's a list of plants I am either familiar with, or sounded like candidates when I looked through my Encyclopedia of Annuals and Perennials. Other very common trailing perennials are Ajugas, the Lamiums and the Lysimachia Creeping Jenny.

If the area is a wetland, I'd make sure that the trees I chose are ones that like wet conditions such as cypress, willows or sycamore.28 inches apart means place one plant, then measure 28 inches from its center to place the center of the next plant.

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If your branch tips start to die, you should check with your County Extension Agent for local issues with crape myrtles.answers: Stress plays a part in the development of fall color and I'm guessing that your rainy winter may be the culprit.

The color blue is the 'Holy Grail' in some families of plants. Bees visit flowers to gather pollen and sip nectar; butterflies visit flowers to drink nectar. I desire a blue garden, myself, and would be irritated if an iris named "true blue" turned out...

I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat. If your plants can be cut back, as mine can, cut them back to a few inches above the ground and mound mulch over the stems.

To get the best germination percentage, the seeds do not need to dry out like most seeds you are familiar with. That is how rose breeders develop new cultivars. They do need 90 days of stratification, which means they'll need to spend most of the winter...

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.

Some plants are quite happy to spend the colder months indoors and others simply refuse to thrive. I'll over-winter brugmansias in my garage. Dip the lower end into rooting hormone (not necessary, but it really helps the success rate) You can get it at...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question."I got a cutting off the neighbors tree and put it in...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! If that isn't the issue, I'd look to the soil. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good...

(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 soil under the bulb is the daffodils best source of energy.

Answers: Since you're growing 'Bouquet Dill', which is NOT a nice compact bouquet but a back-row border plant of up to 6 feet tall, and since it's now late November and you live in Maine, unless you re envisioning an entire basement herb garden, I suggest...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. You don't have to put it in a larger pot necessarily, just give it fresh potting mix. I have not seen it in local nurseries, so mailorder may be your only choice.Now...

Luckily, I was able to design a plan for an “instant garden” that everyone at the reception raved about. 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...

You many want to try a handy tool that I found at the Better Homes and Gardens website called the “Plan-a-Garden” (check it out at bhg.com under “gardens”). If you have a wet, slow-draining spot in your yard, like I do, check to see if any of...

While using herbicides can effectively kill grass, it may not be suitable for planting until much later, as herbicides are not environmentally friendly. Take note of available light and nearby structures.

Play around with different colors, textures and forms. 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,...

There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border. But if you want something cheap and attractive that's not going to go anywhere, you can't do better than cinder blocks.

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Rootbound plants often just can't soak up the water that they need.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you Put near as bright a light as possible.For Russ15; 1) why were roots exposed? Apply an insecticide after physically washing and/or rubbing off bugs.

Communis and callryana are two different species. However,from Penn State Extensionsays that 'Bradford' pears can pollinate edible pears. Without photos of the problem, or more information, it's hard to imagine what would cause their sudden decline.answers:...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Do not plant cowpeas (like blackeye peas) until after the soil has warmed. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help...

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