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Another Orchis Question
Posted by | December 9, 2019Is There a Sure-Fire Way to get Orchids to Rebloom?
Dry feeling leaves
Posted by Jowara Morgande | December 9, 2019I'm new to growing cannabis and my plants is about 3ft talk about ready to flower but the leaves seem dry and rough. The plant over all looks great. Should I add nutrients???
Mock Orange
Posted by Lou Rall | December 9, 2019I planted five or six mock orange four or five years ago. I had a few blooms last year but mostly just spindly shoots six to eight feet tall. Everything is dormant now and I'm wondering if I should prune them down, to what height and when.
App replaces shady guesswork with Science
Posted by George Koulomzin | December 9, 2019Press Release For immediate release December 8, 2019 ** App replaces shady guesswork with Science ** When most gardeners plant something, they guess how much shade or sun it will get; it’s simply too difficult to do otherwise. The sun and the shade it casts are never still: they move all the time, hour by hour, season by season, touching ...
Help with Orchids
Posted by | December 6, 2019Do indoor orchids need fertilizer? If so, please provide feeding instructions. Thank you!
Help with Orchids
Posted by | December 6, 2019Do indoor orchids need fertilizer during winter months?
Vine on boxwoods
Posted by Lovette Kaid | November 23, 2019I have a boxwood hedge and it had a clematis growing on it all summer. I live in Illinois, zone 5. Do I need to take the clematis vine that has grown all over the top and side of the boxwood hedge off of it, or will it protect the boxwood hedge from winter winds if left on?
Fertilizing Indoor Plants
Posted by Loral Valley | November 23, 2019How do I use the Osmocote Plus for indoor plants. I have several plants in 6,8,10 inch pots but am unsure how to calculate the fertilizer application for them. Thank you! Is there perhaps another product I need to purchase that is better suited to smaller indoor plants? Thanks. Loral
What to do with my mint over the winter
Posted by woltzen | November 17, 2019Hi, I have mint in a pot in the ground. It needs to be pruned. It’s November so do I cut it all to the ground? I live on the south hill of Puyallup. Thanks
Specimen plant for sunny location
Posted by woltzen | November 17, 2019Hi, I live on the south hill of Puyallup WA. I want to plant an area that is in full sun all day and not protected at all. It will be a triangle shaped garden with one side to the street and one side is a fence( corner of my lot). What would you suggest as a specimen plant with ...
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