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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.

Saxifrage might trail over the edge; I haven't grown it myself. 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 husband generally comes out in April with the loppers,...

Answers: This is an excellent question! The various zones and PH listings in PlantFiles give you a range where the plant can successfully grow. I've stuck one end in water and the top part sprouts and produces a lovely vine.

Often they shrug off mild frosts too, so you don't lose them all as you might with squash or beans.Leafy greens: spinach, kale, collards, swiss chard, lettuce, arugula, radicchio, pak choi, cabbage etc.Other: English peas, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels...

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Once you begin experiencing regular frosts, your soil temperatures will drop, even though snow is still a ways off.If you are choosing a plant from your local nursery, what condition is it in?

Still, it is a concern and a real danger for people who are allergic. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. A number of books and websites list good butterfly plants according to the larval food or adult...

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Do not let the containers dry out and when the little shoots start to appear, gradually move them to a sunny area. Maybe you can find more organics to add to the garden. My image to the left shows ripe hips and some rose seeds in front of the blossoms.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. 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...

I don't know if it's a true allergy or just that fuzz. Let me guess, you're EXTREMELY bothered by poison ivy, too. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

It has bloomed, but there are no roots, I put a miracle grow stick in it and it looks like it is dying. Yesterday I put a little bit of miracle grow liquid in it. Are grow lights the same thing as any other lights?

If you see little silvery trails on the topsoil, that is a sure sign you have slugs. 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 simply rot.

Then loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole. That worked for me. Most gardeners tend to kill the seedlings with kindness and water them to death. (Bone meal is an old standby amendment for bulb planting as it adds a dose of phosphorous, but it has...

Wrap the pot and plant, leaving it open at the top. The frozen groundtends to be brutal on new root systems, so if you mulch well, it keeps the temperature of the soil a few degrees warmer than unprotected ground.

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. It has become naturalized in many areas because it so easily grows from...

I also wanted to add some style to the garden, so I jotted down a concrete birdbath, a rustic birdhouse, someto wind their way through the garden bed, and whatever other accessories seemed appropriate to our reception, like citronella torches perhaps.After...

You've planned and you've shopped and you've waited for that first warm day of spring. Adding some well rotted animalto the soil is almost always a good idea too, but be sure to do this a week before you plant so as not to shock the plants.Identify what...

Don't forget to add an attractive border to define the edges.approach. Let's look at how to create a flower bed.So you want to build a flower bed. It starts with eliminating the grass as we did in the dig method.

Is it empty and unappealing? Repeating features, such as similar plants and objects, can also provide interest. Put your garden shape ideas on paper first and then use containers to find and position your desired effect before placing anything in the...

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. Do you want a bed close to the ground?

Specific mint varieties must be started from cuttings, but "generic" spearmint and peppermint seeds are available.adds: I had about the same exact thoughts on the herb/windowsill thing.

Plants can be kept in pots year round, but my experience has been that those planted in the ground bloom much more consistantly. However, again, very tough plants and should easily survive that if you took care of that problem.3) it is normal to lose...

These edible pears also pollinate D'Anjou : Bartlet, Bosc, Comice, d'Anjou, Seckel. Maybe there was something else planted with the daffodils that the gophers wanted. I have a 5 years-old 'Morello' in my garden.

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. The numbers on the bag tell you the percentage of each element.

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I'm sure it is something that the company hasn't considered. Winters can dip below zero. You might try to ice the planting area for five days straight to simulate that. The 2 month subscription makes it even easier to check things out before subscribing...