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Fertilizer for Tomatoes in ProMix
Posted by Derek Woolard | October 8, 2018I want to grow tomatoes to yield in pots filled with ProMix BX peat based media and want some recommendations for how to fertilize with Osmocote. I do not plan to add any soluble fertilizer, only Osmocote. I tried some soluble fertilizers and ended up with blossom end rot even though there was plenty of Calcium in the soil and ...
succulents
Posted by Miriam Henley | October 8, 2018Can I bring them in the house in pots to overwinter???
Squash season
Posted by Ronsung | October 8, 2018I have a couple of butternuts and acorn squashes that have been on their vines since late spring. They appear to be quite ripe. Should I pick them now or wait until later when the vines have completely withered? I'm a bit paranoid because last year I had a beauty that I left on the vine too long and the ...
Bugs
Posted by Debbie Owens | October 1, 2018What are these bugs and are they bad? We have lots of them right now. Something is chewing on my potatoe vines and other perennials , thought maybe it might be them. Or are they stink bugs? Thank you!
Ants
Posted by Kathy Rose | October 1, 2018A quick safe way to kill ants?
Plant Name
Posted by TomandLinda | October 1, 2018Could you know the name of this plant which we saw in Maine
digging up my dahlias
Posted by Sheila Riffe | September 26, 2018Hi, I always read your column when it's in the Daily O and was wondering if you could answer a question for me. I planted about 100 dahlias this year in a new dahlia garden my husband made for me and they were gorgeous. The bulbs were from friends who raised dahlias for many years. I will be leaving the ...
When apply Osmocote in my area?
Posted by Cynthia Lanman | September 26, 2018Instructions on the package say to apply every 6 months so the next application would be now. Should I apply it now & in the same dosage as I would in the spring even though the growing/blooming season is nearing it's end? Thank you.
Fall planting
Posted by Kay Remillard | September 26, 2018I think I read in a recent column of yours that there are seeds I can plant for more crops, even this late. Am I right?
What is this plant
Posted by Robert Hassan | September 21, 2018Can you help me identify this plant?
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