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Banana Shrub Help
Posted by Amy Scholz | April 26, 2020I have a large Banana Shrub that I have grown and shaped into a tree beside and over my deck. It is completely infested with scale. I don’t want to spray anything and couldn’t reach the top anyway. Can I cut it back so no leaves are left without harming it? It has just finished blooming.
Low night temps
Posted by Bonnie Maravich | April 26, 2020I want to plant clematis with calibracheo in front (to shade the clematis root) . Temps may go down to high 30’s at night. Is that too cold to put the calibracheo in the ground?
How do I
Posted by John Novotny | April 23, 2020How do I plant muilty color lily seeds
Plant ID
Posted by Susan36 | April 23, 2020I am trying to ID this plant. It has feathery type leaves and delicate white flowers. It’s root is distinctive as well. It smells like licorice and looks like a peeled white potato. I thought it might be a hemlock but it’s not purplish at the base and the root was described as dark in color. Other than those two ...
Leaf loss on shrubs
Posted by snyderoly | April 23, 2020I have a Hebe that I bought last year and planted in a pot. Over the winter it lost its leaves, but has some new growth coming up at the base. Should I cut back the bare branches (some appear dead, while others are not quite)? I also have two CA Laurels (ceonothus) that have been in the garden for ...
Can Old Potting Soil Be Used in Compost?
Posted by Harold Fontana | April 23, 2020Hello Ms. Binetti I’m new to composting and have what I think is a unique question. I have a few planters on my porch that I grew marigolds in last year. If I agitate the potting soil they were in, it has a bad smell. My question is, can that potting soil be used when starting a compost tumbler? If ...
Care of Perennials
Posted by Marilyn Heimark | April 23, 2020Should you prune perennials (last year's growth) back to the ground in the spring in Minnesota?
Coffee
Posted by Jerry Lino | April 23, 2020Will coffee grounds hurt/help my outdoor crown of thorns?
Planting
Posted by Malinda Chacon | April 23, 2020Is it bad to grow a garden up against a white wall
Grubs Oh My
Posted by TomandLinda | April 20, 2020I held over my hanging baskets of Angel Wing Begonias in my greenhouse. When I went to repot them I found several grubs in the soil. I have removed as much of the soil as I can but now wonder what of any treatment I should do before replanting my begonias with new potting soil.
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