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Banana trees
Posted by rose blanchard | September 21, 2018At what depth do I plant a Banana Tree. It was taking off the mother tree, so it's not very big.
POLE BEANS
Posted by Carol Edwards | September 21, 2018Can pole bean vines cause an allergic reaction ?
Slugs
Posted by Theresa Valenta | September 17, 2018What damage do slugs do, and how do I get rid of them?
Using Osmocote
Posted by Jerry Kenan | September 17, 2018What plants is Osomocote good for?
Non-blooming Cosmos
Posted by snyderoly | September 16, 2018I started Cosmos plants by seed at the end of May, and planted them into the garden a month or so later. The plants have gotten very large and sturdy, but no flowers yet! It is mid-September. Any chance I can still have some blooms? I did fertilize some of them with a liquid flower fertilizer a couple of weeks ...
Transplanting asparagus
Posted by Janette Witchey | September 16, 2018Is September a good time to transplant asparagus?
The Proper Method For Applying Slow Release Fertilizer to Large Established Container Plants
Posted by Larry Croft | September 14, 2018I have 150 container plants (mainly resin) of varied sizes (15 each 20 gallon containers 100 each 10 gallon containers and the rest varying from 1 gallon to 5 gallons) that are perennials. There are many varieties of herbs along with "wild" flowers and camellias, tea olive, hollies, nandinas, gardenias blueberry blackberry, etc. All are recommended for my growing region ...
rhubarb
Posted by Kenda Jones | September 14, 2018How do you know when to quit pulling rhubarb?
canna bulbs
Posted by Kenda Jones | September 14, 2018How do you store canna bulbs over the winter? When do you plant them again?
red mulch
Posted by jack heninger | September 14, 2018House we bought last year came with red cedar? mulch in flower beds. What can I do with it after taking it out? No burn pit available. Any ideas appreciated. No evidence that it is decaying other then white mold on top.
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