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No Zucchinis in 2019
Posted by Herbert Purdy | July 16, 2019I and some of my neighbors in University Place have not had any zucchinis yet in 2019. The leaves on the plants stay green but curl up. Blossoms and blooms occur but no zucchinis develop. Last year zucchinis were bountiful. What is wrong this year?
pole beans support
Posted by Judith Murphy | July 12, 2019I've planted a bunch of pole beans and built teepees for support. The plants are growing over the top of the poles. Can I snip off the top of the beans to encourage sideways growth or do I need to use taller poles. The poles I used are 5' and any taller would present a problem in harvesting. I'd need ...
Drooping Dipladenia
Posted by Stacey Long Collins | July 8, 2019Please help! I bought a Dipladenia from Home Depot but shortly thereafter it began to droop. I'm careful about watering (not too little/not too much) and have fed it a couple times but it's still not perking up, even though it has a lot of new growth. I'm wondering if there isn't enough soil and that maybe all I need ...
Bamboo rhizome
Posted by Dayna Reed | July 8, 2019Hello I am trying to establish bamboo rhizomes and I am wondering which of the 2 osmocote formulas you would recommend. Thank you
Succulents and Sedums
Posted by Tom Mrzena | July 8, 2019We do not have any grass in our front area, only berms and a large area of cotoneaster. However, the rest of my yard has exploded with succulents/ Sedums( I'm Not educated enough to know the difference). One plant stands 6-10 inches high and has a yellow daisy-like bloom. The other plans is approximately 2-4- inches high and covered with ...
my azalea are dying
Posted by David Blackwell | July 8, 2019I created a new bed of composted soil to plant azalea on the front of mothers house and they are dying. They have been in the ground about 2 months. they bust be watered every day or they wilt. regardless of the watering they turn yellow then brown and dye. some it hits early some later. I only put a ...
blueberries
Posted by Cheryl Nikolao | July 3, 2019I have a new blueberry bush.. Last year was the first time it produced quite a bit of fruit.. I was excited to have more fruit again this year. After picking a bowl of fruit, I left the bowl sitting on the counter for about an hour. When I returned to clean and rinse the berries , some tiny white ...
Tomato plants
Posted by Cheryl Nikolao | July 3, 2019I read your articles on container tomato plants. However I do not see any info regarding lots of blooms and very little fruit. is there something I need to do to get my plants producing fruit
Unknown eating rinds of my Meyer Lemons.
Posted by Rose Marie McNair | July 3, 2019My Meyer lemon rinds are eaten off. What could be doing it and how can I stop it from happening again?’
AZALEAS
Posted by Virginia Carper | July 3, 2019DO I NEED TO CUT AWAY THE WEEDING FABRIC FROM THE BASE OF MY PLANTS?
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