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Tomatoes
Posted by Jeanne Finley | July 2, 2018Is Osmocote safe for tomato plants? Thank you.
Enum stag sumac both male & female flowers
Posted by Lori Molinaro | July 2, 2018I planted a staghorn sumac 3 years ago and it always had the red flower plumes on it. This year they all started out red but many have changed to the yellowy male 5 petal plumes. There are both types on my 1 plant now. I know that it is rare to have both male and female flowers on the ...
New Lawn
Posted by Debbie Owens | July 2, 2018Hi Marianne! We are in Manorwood in Puyallup. The previous owners never put down good soil for the front lawn/garden beds. We have had an excavator company come out and remove about 6 inches deep of the existing soil. We also removed the Cyrus trees in the yard, for the tree roots were invading everything including the lawn. So we ...
Osmocote helping all to GROW
Posted by Rosie Lenihan | July 2, 2018End of story -- Osmocote helps ALL to grow! Beginning of story -- Osmocote, major sponsor of Purdue 2018 Master Gardener State Conference, provided support and samples of Osmocote to attendees. We all know how Ocmocote helps plants grow but we experienced SO much more. When a youth of “Just Be Kind” (JBK) addressed us, he grabbed our hearts with ...
rose bush problems
Posted by alvin lanier | July 2, 2018the beginning of Spring season, all of my roses was beautiful. now it looks like something has make them very rotted or infected. we have been getting good rain. what can I use to solve this issue?
Frustrated
Posted by Paul McIntosh | July 2, 2018Why cannot I grow seedlings like Radishes, Beets Carrot etc. All I have been getting for the past two seasons are tops. No fruit or veggies. My potatoes, garlic, onions are fine. Just the seedlings are terrible. Tomatoes are also prolific as are peppers and cucumbers.
Tasty tomatoes
Posted by Ronsung | June 28, 2018I recently read your advice to water tomatoes when the ground was dry an inch or inch and a half below the surface. Is it reasonable to assume that overwatering will result in loss of flavor when they ripen?
Yard
Posted by Penny Taylor | June 28, 2018I want grass in my yard. But right now it’s all cheatgrass. Can I rototill it all up???
Old rhododendrons replanted
Posted by Harvey Sklar | June 28, 2018Replanted needs help....lots of white blemishes on the bark some flowering
Clematis
Posted by Teresa Olszewski | June 28, 2018Can clematis be cut way back? If so, what time of year is best?
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