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Aggressive new fungus in shrub
Posted by Mary Podrabsky | June 5, 2020A couple of my well established shrubs have a nasty fungus this year - they are also dropping a lot of leaves. I don’t want to lose them. Can you identify it and offer treatment advice? Thank you sooo much!
cucumbers
Posted by george noda | June 5, 2020Hi Marianne, what causes the cucumbers that are just developing to stop growing and drying out? Very few of them continue to develop into mature cucumbers. Thank you.. Aloha, George.
Osmocote
Posted by Roger Bolieau | June 5, 2020Do I have to work Osmocote flower and vegetable into the soil or can I just water it in?
Missing lilies
Posted by bchill4 | June 5, 2020I have had a large group of Lollypop lilies in my garden for up to 10 years. This spring and now it looks like someone has dug them all up, meaning there is an indent like they were dug up and only a couple small lilies coming up. Do you think an animal or rodent of some kind could have ...
My banana trees
Posted by Orville BELL | June 4, 2020How often should I put a fertilizer stick in the dirt for my banana tree? Is there anything else I can use to help it grow?
What is this
Posted by Rita Mall | June 4, 2020Found this near my hardy hibiscus, is there anyway it could be a seedling. Or is it just a weed
My hydrangeas
Posted by Laurie Sullivan | June 4, 2020I need advice! My hydrangeas have multiple problems. New growth leaves just curl up and die. As you can see, they are a mess. Can you please help?
Blooming red mandevilla & pink
Posted by Darlene Bogumil | June 4, 2020Does the red mandavila/dipladania not bloom as much as the pink? Don’t know if I have a mandavila or dipladania but my red not many dark red blooms, but too many vines. My pink lots of blooms but reasonable vines, in fact only 2. Both in large pots. Red inside of pool in sunny corner, glass enclosed area, pink outside ...
Pink Ageratum
Posted by Melissa Bacon | June 4, 2020Last year I was able to buy pink Ageratum plants. This year I cannot find any. These were pale pink, not purple. Can you give me their proper name-and Latin name? There are so many things on the internet, I can't narrow it down. Thank you.
Red Hot Poker’s
Posted by Ramona Jeffries | June 4, 2020How do you get your poker's to bloom twice in the summer.? How do care for a grow poker's plant?
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