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Tomato Plants
Posted by Anita Klein | August 10, 2018Why are the flowers on my plant drying up? They start out being nice and I'm expecting a tomato to be produced and the flower turns brown and dry. I water it twice a day on this hot weather.
Mulch
Posted by Jenny Crosley | August 10, 2018I found out that the mulch I bought is made from recycled wood products that contain chemicals. Should I remove it or can I add good dirt andd good mulch? My plants are dying.
Replacement Tree
Posted by Marnie Schumacher | August 10, 2018Our previously lovely and beautiful red leaf maple tree is dying of natural causes...no known disease, no bugs. It’s about 65 years old. It has caused a bit more shade than I’d prefer, affecting plants in nearby areas. It looks like we will have to take the tree down and I was wondering if you have any suggestions for a ...
Fungus Gnats on indoor plants
Posted by Hailey Luker | August 10, 2018Hello! I truly am at a loss and hope you can solve my gnat problem. I received a spider plant as a house warming gift, this plant I think is a little older. Any way a week later I began to notice multiple little gnats, I am not a green thumbed gal so my first remedies were to put the ...
Help with peace plant
Posted by Helen Kingsbury | August 10, 2018My neighbor transplanted my piece plant and in doing so knocked all the roots off , we did transplant and it looked OK for a few days but now looks like it’s dying, is there hope for this plant as it was from my son’s funeral and I desperately want to save it
Browning tips
Posted by Tyree Miller | August 6, 2018Hello my name is Tyree Miller I am asking this question because I have three spider plants and a couple of others however the tips of them are turning brown so I’m wondering why the tips are turning brown if that is a question you can answer please get back to me at your earliest convenience thank you
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Posted by Carolyn Campbell | August 6, 2018I have a geranium plant that has not blossomed in very long time. Can you help?
Pruning Spirea
Posted by George Frey | August 4, 2018Is it too late to prune back my spirea? It has gotten huge and is encroaching on other shrubs.
yellow and brown leaf annabelle hydrabea
Posted by john corcoran | August 4, 2018My newly planted annabelle hydrangeas have brown and yellow leaves which may have been due to my overwatering during our drought. But I also read that they may need a nitrogen rich fertilizer. What do you think? If it may be fertilizer what kind and how much. They have been only in the ground for about 10 days. Thank you ...
Hydrangea
Posted by Linda Strummer | August 2, 2018Hi! I planted a pink hydrangea year before last. Last year it produced one bloom. This year zip. It is really big and has lots of leaves but not a bloom. I have a white one right next to it that is full of blooms (I'm sure it is a different variety) and I need to get out and cut ...
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