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Perennials
Posted by Jacqueline McCray | June 23, 2020Marianne, I have a light post in the front of my house which gets lots of bright sun, and would like to plant some perennials. For several years, I have been planting annuals for the summer. I like planting annuals for the color, but because of my age, I want to plant some plants that will require low or no ...
Lavender Tree problems
Posted by Aimee Rommel | June 22, 2020I received a lavender tree as a gift,not sure what kind though. It was blooming fine but then it started to wilt and look stragly growing down.It also looks sparse now. I keep it in sunlight but not sure if I over watered or didn't water enough. Does anyone have any idea what this is amd if I can fix ...
Osmocote 14-14-14
Posted by karen Simpson | June 22, 2020I thought I was buying the Osmocote 7-7-7 (?) I know it started with the seven but received the 14. How do I use this on my ornamental plants? I used a light dose two months ago. We have had considerable rain area 7. The soil ph is reading low on alkaline. The garden is primarily hostas and coral bells. ...
Feeding vegetable garden
Posted by Jean Mannello | June 22, 2020I am in zone 6. Is this a good time to add miracle grow to my vegetable garden?
Sour soap
Posted by Maria Lugo | June 22, 2020My tree is full of sour soap she’s six years old. But don’t know when I can take the The fruit from the tree. Would you please let me know? Every year a way for her to draping. But would like to take off before that happened. So I don’t loose any. Thanks
Ladies Mantle
Posted by Susan36 | June 22, 2020Boy were you correct! Ladies Mantle is quite the tramp. I started with a small plant and now it is taking over my garden. Should I wait till the fall to try and remove all of it? I am thinking taking it all out, I probably won’t get it all. But it is covering everything.
Straw
Posted by Jackie Caferro | June 22, 2020Can I use SEEDLING STRAW on vegetable gardens
Favorite Roses …gone BAD?!?
Posted by Sterling Madsen | June 22, 2020I have some roses that were in the ground around my house when I moved here (25+ yrs ago!) I think it is (WAS) the most spectacular combination of yellow with red on the tips of the blooms pedals that I have ever seen! ....I THINK it is called something like "Chicago Blush"??? But something has begun to take over ...
Favorite Roses …gone BAD?!?…another thought…
Posted by Sterling Madsen | June 22, 2020I wanted to add another question about this Rose problem. When I do see one of the original colored blossoms on this rose, would making a cutting of THAT BRANCH and getting it to ROOT, would that give me a new Rosebush that would produce JUST the yellow/red tipped flowers again (withOUT any of the small red only ones?) Or ...
Lily of the Valley didn’t bloom this year.
Posted by Linda Wagner | June 22, 2020I live in Northern Wisconsin. I have had Lily of the Valley for years. They are spreading and have bloomed every year. But this year, I noticed the leaves looked jaggedly chewed off (just the top inch of each plant). I first thought maybe deer? But no. Did not have one single flower. The back of the leaves have a ...
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