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Sunlight, lamp light, flashlight, any kind of light will impede or even stop germination altogether. 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...

Answers: This is an excellent question! The various zones and PH listings in PlantFiles give you a range where the plant can successfully grow. Most often, the middle numbers are the optimum growing zone or PH.

I used jugs of water and a row cover to carry lettuce through the Blizzard of 2010. You could dig a hole in the garden and "sink" it, pot and all. To get your bougainvillea to climb the trellis, you will have to give it some support and direction.

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Although I'm not familiar with your climate, things like ice storms, late freezes or even early leaf-out affects the timing of my color show. Several studies indicate drought brings on early fall color, but I'm not able to determine if experts suggest...

Also, you know that some plants need the fire in order to germinate. Within roughly ten years, things will look pretty much as they did before the fire.owners who have commented in PlantFiles, these have flowers with a light pink tinge.

Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer. 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 you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. Do not let the containers dry out and when the little shoots start to appear, gradually move them to a sunny area.

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! With your jade plant, it sounds like you want to drastically change its shape.

Then, if I really want to be rid of the things for a while I spray the entire plant, from below mostly, with soap, poison and at least something with a insect growth regulator, trying to be careful not to spray these on the flowers (to protect bee exposure).

My question is, would be possible to use grow lights outside? Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming Ask-a-Gardener, one of our Saturday morning features.

They like shady areas and cyclamen is a favorite treat. Some of the smaller winter squash vareties will climb a fence without any additional help as well. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing.

When they have somewhat or completely died back, you can dig them up. Then replant the bulbs at least six inches apart each way. Don't feel bad, even experienced gardeners will fall victim at times.

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! This one is one of the newer types with more than one bloom period per summer.

You might be able to bury the neck gradually, cutting the root ball down enough to bury an inch or so of neck each time you repot and repotting every 4 to 6 months. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful...

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. If it's still winter and you have plenty of time before actually applying the glorious colors to your canvas, you may want to save...

Use a hose, spray paint or flour to mark out and shape the bed. Where do you begin? You can plant a flower bed any way you like – big or small, curved or straight, raised or flat – whatever.

Is it empty and unappealing? Perhaps it is lacking personality. However, you can transform it into something more exciting simply by adding curves andthat mimic your individual personality.

This will make the bed much sturdier and less likely to fall.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Stack the blocks so the holes are facing up too.

But the good news is that basil & mint cuttings (maybe cilantro too, not sure) are readily rooted in water, so you might be able to periodically renew your plants by taking and potting up cuttings, giving yourself a renewable source of fresh herbs indoors.

Once I found a dead vole outside the exit hole(where the water came out) after doing that, but on other occassions they might just die inside the tunnels...or not! But I can tell you that my plants don't die, meaning the voles don't eat the roots or bulbs,...

Chances are, when you put it outdoors again next spring, it will produce leaves with more white on them.Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature, post it here.Our writers and admins will handpick a few...

Most perennial flowers and grasses winter sow with great success. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!

Older leaves will eventually wither on their own, but once they start looking bad they're really not contributing to the plant any more, so they may as well come off. In addition, be sure the eyes of the peony are planted just at soil level,two inches...

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. If you don't have a garage, just leave them outthere andpray they won't die.