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Osmocote samples for Pierce Co MG Plant Sale
Posted by Virginia Ferguson | January 15, 2020How do I request samples of Osmocote to hand out at our Pierce County Master Gardener Plant Sale in April, 2020? We have about 500 customers that we would like to offer samples. It would be lovely if Marianne could join us on April 26 or 26. Virginia Ferguson, Plant Sale Chair
Picture of non thriving succulents
Posted by Ilene Moe | January 15, 2020The dome one is soft. The others are sad. Have not watered in months. By a west window. How about repotting into a clay pot now or in March? Sure appreciate all your fantastic advice. Hope this website set up. Thank you SO SO much. Your help is much more than appreciated. I need all of it!!! 😍🤗🌾🌵
Indoor pots
Posted by Donna Wright | January 13, 2020Can I use Osmocote flower & vegetable time release with my indoor pots?
bamboo house plant fertilization
Posted by Ilene Moe | January 8, 2020The plant is in an small amount of water. Does it need to be fertilized?
Baby Tears Plant
Posted by Janean Draper | January 8, 2020Please help me with my indoor plant, Baby Tears. I am great with indoor plants, but this one keeps losing leaves. I took it to the patio and softly brushed off the dead leaves last week. It looks so bad. Should I use some food, more or less? I'm a faithly weekly waterer, maybe too much for this one, so ...
Avocado plant
Posted by Susan36 | January 8, 2020I bought a Chicago heart avocado plant early last summer. I had it outside for the summer and fall. I brought it in in late October and something was definitely eating the leaves. I have been spraying it with neem oil. Now the leaves are turning a rusty color and curling up. I have some flowers on it so it ...
Gaultheria Procumbens
Posted by Janean Draper | January 8, 2020Hello, so excited to be here. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with NW gardeners. After the holidays I purchased 4 in 3" pots, Gaultheria plants. Reading it's a evergreen shrub low growing creeper. I have a rock wall L shaped, 2 years new on Lake Roesiger. Full sun.. Still trying to fill spaces. Lower maintenance then in my last ...
indoor Succulent plants
Posted by Ilene Moe | January 8, 2020not ove rwatering - in bright spot - changed succulent soil - does not want to thrive
Orchid Plant care
Posted by Ilene Moe | January 8, 2020Care suggested for orchid plants that have finished blooming and for those that are still blooming
Sweet Peas
Posted by TomandLinda | January 2, 2020I live in the greater Seattle area. Could you tell me when is the earliest I could plant sweet peas in my garden?
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