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Fungus on mini Rose
Posted by Kathryn Farmer | May 13, 2019My mini Rose (don't know the specific type - purchased at a Safeway Grocery store, so nothing special) leaves appear to have a white dust coating. The leaves are then turning brown and eventually dying. I have been spraying the leaves with "Safer Garden Fungicide." Is that the correct solution to fight this fungus? How often do I spray the ...
Fungus on “Late Dutch Honeysuckle”
Posted by Kathryn Farmer | May 13, 2019My "Late Dutch Honeysuckle" plant leaves show signs of brown spots on the leaves. The leaves are eventually dying one by one. I have been spraying the leaves with "Safer Garden Fungicide." Is that the correct solution to fight this fungus? How often show I spray the leaves?
Non blooming hydrangea
Posted by Jeanette Gerchman | May 13, 2019I have had this plant for years. I have done everything to get even one bloom. It has not bloomed since I planted it. What can I do? It gets beautiful green leaves but no flowers.
Risk of Overfertilzing?
Posted by Mary Hebblewhite | May 13, 2019I have native mountain laurel, both volunteer and planted by me, on our property in Atlanta area. I am not sure when I last fertilized . Should've kept a note. How close in time of application can one get without risk of hurting my native shrubs , using organic Azalea/Rhododendron mix? We've had great rain this whole spring, and I ...
Soft water how to use I to water plants?
Posted by Ronald Dickey | May 13, 2019Soft water how to use it to water plants?
Sick Japanese Snowbell
Posted by Jill Gifford | May 13, 2019Hi, I've had a japanese snowbell that keeps getting sick and every time I think I should cut it down, it seems to have new life. I'm just not sure what to do. The back half is dead and the front half is not! It definitely has a wound that has oozed in the spring the past couple of years. ...
Growing adenium seeds
Posted by Angela Hawkins | May 13, 2019I have staarted some seeds i recently received in the mail from Thailand. It was a 5 color pack. I now have an albino seedling plant. Its growing just as good as its pack mates. Is this common or do i have a rare plant?
Roses
Posted by James Boyte | May 13, 2019How do you fertilize rose bushes and when?
Slow growing peppers
Posted by John Randle | May 13, 2019I have started hot pepper seeds and planted in miraclegro potting soil. Little growth if any has occurred. I started them in February and they are still about 1 inch tall. I even planted 2 habaneros last September and they are only 3 inches tall. Is it the soilless mixes, as I’ve never had problems using the old fashioned potting ...
Sick tree
Posted by Amanda Tucker | May 13, 2019My tree is sick I’m not sure what kind it is it was here when I bought the house but all the limbs are falling off and I have no idea if I can fix it or what thankyou
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