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Good soil and fertilizer for raised bed
Posted by Tess Guntharp | June 3, 2019Can I mix all purpose garden soil and potting mix that I will use for raised beds?
Brown spots on walnut tree & tomato leaves
Posted by Yvette Rubio | June 3, 2019What are the brown spots on my tomato & walnut tree leaves; they start as small brown spots & get bigger then end up curling the lead & turning it totally brown, how do I treat it? please help. Yvette R
Rhododendrons
Posted by Susan36 | June 3, 2019I have 8 very old rhododendrons, they are spindly and their color is very bad. I want to cut back at lest four. How far can I cut them back? and is this a good time to do so? Should I then fertilize or wait until the autumn?
Pee burns in lawn
Posted by Connie Frey | June 3, 2019Is there anything I can do to my lawn and/or dog to stop the lawn from burning everywhere she pees? I have a beautiful yard, but there are burn spots everywhere. I walk around with a mixture of soil and seed (like a golfer) and put it on the spots but it seems to take forever for the grass to ...
Zucchini Plant Problem
Posted by Connie Frey | June 3, 2019My zucchini plants are big and beautiful but the flowers are growing on long stems instead of growing a zucchini. When I do get an actual zucchini it barely grows and then starts to rot. I fertilized about a month ago. Live in Southern CA inland area.
growing white sage in my garden
Posted by jeannine alicia winter | June 3, 2019how do i grow white sage plants? i am in zone 5B in central illinois. thank you for any help u can give.
What is this plant?
Posted by Cathy Gates | June 3, 2019These are ground covers and spread but I've never seen these before what is it?
Growing healthy tomatoes
Posted by Leo Pietrykowski | June 3, 2019Are coffee grownds good for growing tomatoes?
silver mound
Posted by steven lords | June 3, 2019my local Lowes store sells 3 plants to a container,can I split them
What is the name of this kind of plant?
Posted by Martín Domínguez | June 3, 2019Hello, I'm an English teacher in México and I got this as a gift from one of my students in the National teacher's day, I want to know what kind of plant it is and how to take care of it, would you, please, help me with this? P.S. I named it Davinci.
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