Marianne’s Responses
Type of bug
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | August 17, 2018I live in. Port Townsend, Washington. I'm hoping you might be able to identify a flying insect without a picture.....Do you have any idea what a reddish-orange, slow-flying, lacy-winged, kinda long-bodied insect that is flying around right now (Mid-August) might be? They seem to be flying closer to my fruit vines (which no longer have fruit this year). The fly ...
Fuchsia is acting like it’s fall.
Posted by Terre Krotzer | August 17, 2018My Fuchsia is acting like it’s fall. My fuchsia is starting to develop seed pods and looking scraggly as if fall is upon us. Is there anyway I can stop it from doing this and give it a little more life. I see these beautiful fuchsia all the way into October and it just never seems to be the behavior ...
no peppers
Posted by Dennis Boucher | August 17, 2018Ihave trouble growing bell pepper they got about one foot tall no bloums no peppers Iput 13/13/13 on all of garden in spring Ihave mirgrow on pepper on change they just do not grow
Parking Lot Vegetables
Posted by Mary Lipinsky | August 17, 2018Hi Marianne! Two friends and I care for a vegetable garden at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Sammamish. It is comprised of three parking lot islands in the front of the church and last year we grew 500 pounds for Hopelink food bank. Next week the church has to resurface and repaint the parking lot. How can we ...
Zucchini
Posted by Charles Ohearn | August 17, 2018Squash is large near stem and then thin. Too little or too much water or something else?
Fertilizer burn
Posted by Irani Bhattacharya | August 14, 2018Hi Marianne, About 6/7 days ago I used Miracle grow in my garden plants. After 3/4 days I noticed yellowing of leaves. Now it is rapidly turning yellow. I read it could be fertilizer burn. Please let me know how can I stop my plants from dying. Please help.
Crab grass in flower bed
Posted by Barbara McKinley | August 14, 2018Have not found anything that will kill crab grass in flower! Please help
Southern Plants
Posted by Steve Lineback | August 14, 2018I am in coastal North Carolina so azaleas, camellias, gardenias and other plants that I never had the chance to grow in Indiana. We moved here a year ago so I need to know which of your two formulas would work best for my southern plants. Thanks Steve
Maple tree
Posted by Delores Thagard | August 14, 2018My large lush Maple tree has been dropping brown leaves for 2 weeks-to the point the tree is bare close to the trunk. We have had a lot of rain this spring & summer-could that cause early leaf drop? I am located in Ashevlle NC
Other plants with ground cover
Posted by Michael Wade | August 14, 2018I am looking for a low ground cover but also want to brighten it with another plant. A combination that is attractive to me is Little Beauty tulip and Irish Moss. Will Little Beauty grow through Irish Moss? Thank you.
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