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Flats?) and plant them out when they're a few inches high. Answers: As a disclaimer, I have only gardened in New England. It depends on too many uncontrollable variables like how much you took off and how old the bush is and what the weather is like this...

Since you'll be planting trees, the rootball will take up quite a bit of space. I've stuck one end in water and the top part sprouts and produces a lovely vine. Potting mix is expensive and if you need to supplement with bagged material, you can actually...

I have read that vinegar can be added to water, but I have not tried this.In the U.S., Epsom salts is used as a medicinal remedy and can be bought at drug stores. They love the mild weather, and you can keep the soil watered much more easily.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question.Marie Harrison, (can2grow) and Melody answer the question:Remember,...

To successfully survive the transition, its root system should be well-established and the plant should not be recovering from a stressful, hot summer. Color develops when the tree quits producing chlorophyll, so any changes during the season might jump...

Best take a picture of the offending blooms so you can support your complaint even if it takes some time to resolve. Most stings are the result of inadvertantly trapping the bee where it can't escape.

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. It could mean putting a tomato cage over it and wrapping in burlap.

Many gardeners have learned to build layers of organics on the garden, which they then plant right into several months later; its called 'lasagne gardening.' You can find several good articles about composting and lasagne gardening here in Dave's Garden.12...

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. You are going to want to do this a little bit at a time. I'd say your jade plant (Crassula ovata) looks pretty healthy, judging by the bright green tips on the branches.

Make sure enough of the stem is covered to almost reach the leaves. Or sometimes the Black Sooty Mold that makes the leaves look like smog is settling on them.The problems controlling white flies are multiple.

These images were used with their permission. Are grow lights the same thing as any other lights? If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. I dont believe that there are any leaks from it.

They like beer, and a small dish sunk in the ground will lure them to a watery death. You could have your soil tested to see if there is a lack of nutrients or a PH problem as well.answers: I don't personally know the answer, but I recall reading an article...

I'd do as Sally suggests and replant, paying close attention to the depth. Preventing damp-off starts with giving your seedlings plenty of room, and soil that is slightly damp. Your bulbs have several weeks in which to use the food now but will die down...

I grew Salvia coccineafrom seed, and now they plant themselves every year: I find several of each coming up in June.adds: Check big-box stores to see what grows well in your area; that's a clue to plants that are carefree and rapidly reproducing.

There is a generalforum for help with edibles. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. By your picture I can see you're referring to a Paulownia dragon tree, or Empress tree.

Although gas powered engines are often more powerful than their electric counterparts, Mantis promised me that their gas and electric models would perform equally well. And there's enough torque in those tines to do serious damage.

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. There is no right or wrong here. Michelangelo only had so much ceiling to paint in the Sistine Chapel, after all.There are two...

You can plant a flower bed any way you like – big or small, curved or straight, raised or flat – whatever. Then carefully lift out or peel back the sod. There are many types of flower gardens and no two are ever quite the same.

Anchor the garden with a variety of small trees and shrubs.Perhaps the garden consists of nothing more than a narrow strip along the front or side of the home. Repeating features, such as similar plants and objects, can also provide interest.

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 for vegetables.

They can't possibly thrive under windowsill conditions, and they'd have to thrive to be able to be harvested, right? Even tropical plants can "cook" their roots in a black pot. Also, as hot as it's been, the black plastic of your pot might be part of...

But this is a pretty hardy and hard to kill plant, so if its not doing well, look for a problem in the roots (like rot). There's no way you can get rid of those for sure, but you can try different methods and some may work for a while.

They will become a thick clump in a few years. Cuz if I could, that would be awesome.Sally G miller answers:For good fruit set, you need a tree within about 100 feet, of the right type (apples don't pollinate pears for example,) that blooms during the...

Peas are ok to plant early because they are a cool weather crop. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. This is sometimes known as the NPK.

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(many plastic flowerpots aren't made with food-grade plastics either, and folks use them every day without a clue) If you have access to redwood or cedar, those would be my reccomendations.answers: I think you should be fine.