They tolerate drought quite well and even wet soil from time to time. This will be an important part of its care if you need access below the tree.Crabapple trees grow well in compacted soil in urban areas.
When you set the tree in the hole, the soil line on the tree should be even with the surrounding soil. Shaded trees produce fewer flowers and fruit, and they are more susceptible to disease.Dig the hole for the tree as deep as the root ball and two to...
The suckers grow from the rootstock of your tree and if you allow them to develop, they can grow into new trunks, possibly of a completely different tree type. They don't usually produce fruit and crowd other branches, increasing the risk of disease spreading...
Crabapples are popular, adaptable trees that add all-season beauty to the garden with minimal maintenance. You'll also enjoy its green foliage that's tinted with red and changes an orange to yellow color in autumn.– This is a columnar crabapple that...
The flowers are often the first draw for this kind of tree, but crabapple fruit comes in a variety of colors and add visual interest when they form in the fall. The fruits will also keep birds coming to your yard for fruit well into late fall.Of course,...
Read on for tips on troubleshooting flowering crabapple problems.: When a young crabapple isn't flowering, it may be because the tree still needs a few more years to grow and mature.
Be sure the tree will be in full sunlight and that it will have good air circulation and ample space for growth.Dig a wide trench around the tree. This way, you can ensure the tree faces the same direction once placed in its new home.Prepare the soil...
(most gopher baits are strychnine, which is particularly nasty for dogs as well, causing unending seizures) I tried many different trap types that you hide in the holes, and tried flooding them out with hoses, but nothing seemed to help.
Clivia is in the same family as Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) those popular bulbs with the huge red flower on a stalk. Fungus gnats love damp soil and as long as your potting medium remains damp, they'll happily reproduce.
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. I liked the look so much that I started planting all my annual herbs in larger containers with a blanket of mulch over the top to hide the individual smaller containers.
I encourage you to read herto understand phosphorous. Moist or dry?Think about these variables as some will rule out certain plants. Other very common trailing perennials are Ajugas, the Lamiums and the Lysimachia Creeping Jenny.
Critterologist wrote a wonderful article about ornamental sweet potatoes that is quite informative and you can read itRemember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature, post it.
We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! You would not want to grow a desert cactus in a pot like that, but many plants, such as bougainvillea and daylilies which are...
Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help 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.
Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. 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...
Sprinkle some of them through the bed for a cheerful border and include a few butterfly magnets such as zinnias to round things out.answers: Fortunately and unfortunately, color is subjective, and only defined in the eye of the beholder.
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. When the worst of the winter is over, remove the bucket and pull the mulch back so your plants can wake up.
We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Many gardeners have learned to build layers of organics on the garden, which they then plant right into several months later;...
I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright green tips on the branches. 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.
I like to put a plastic bag over my pot to help keep moisture in, but I poke a few holes in it so it can breathe. So they always come back easily. Good luck!Remember, if you have a gardening question that you would like to suggest for this feature, post...
My question is, would be possible to use grow lights outside? Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.Thanks to Joan for the Lilac image and palmbob for the palm image.
Do you have good bee activity during the day? An unpollinated squash will grow to about the size you indicate and then simply dry up and drop off. If you like to personally hunt your enemy, a flashlight and salt shaker are your best weapons.
Yes, I know these have long been the weapons on late summer evenings of young boys darting around trees and bushes in crabapple wars, but these are differentthese are Siberian Crabapple 'Dolgo' (Malus baccata).
Understanding the process of grafting and the problems it can produce are key to using these specimens in the landscape. Large globs of amber-looking material will ooze from the wound or beneath the bark, eventually turningblack.
Daffodils, and other bulbs, store energy in that bulb. (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...
I buy them in September and plant them in a sunny spot for blooms all winter as long as the weather is not too cold or snowy. It was so dependable that I got tired of it and gave a small new one back to my MIL to keep, while I experimented with other...
We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! It has become naturalized in many areas because it so easily grows from the many tiny fluffy seeds contained in the pods.
