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Identify photo
Posted by Joyce Sims | May 20, 2025Please identify for me! Thank you!
Identify plant please!
Posted by Joyce Sims | May 19, 2025Can you identify this plant. I'm sure this isn't the proper spot for identify. But if you can, I appreciate!
Which fertilizer to use on different trees and bushes?
Posted by Cindy Lillibridge | May 18, 2025I need to know which fertilizer to use on each of several different trees and bushes, and how to use it: Mature pin oaks - some trimmed in March and some not - all lost large branches over the last Ohio winter Redbud trees - mature Redbud trees - started from seeds dropped on the ground (less than 6 inches ...
What kind of weed is this?
Posted by Janean Draper | May 9, 2025This may be a weed? It has a very strong smell, herbal, medicinal a little hint of citrus. It’s growing about 2’ among my raspberries. Strong roots, when I tried to pull it out it broke off. I set it on the sidewalk over night the bunnies had no interest.
A Question About a Magnolia Lily
Posted by audrey bialik | May 7, 2025I bought the Magnolia lily 2 years ago, and it did have a couple of blooms. This year, only a few leaves. I think it's due to the gale winds (I live in a coastal community) and the cold temperatures. I want to put a Vego 42" circular raised bed around it. Currently, the pot the shrub is in is ...
Powdery Mildew
Posted by wstrkmp | May 5, 2025Hi, Marianne. My Coppertina Ninebark has become covered in powdery mildew for the second consecutive year. Last year I tried neem oil, and when the mildew kept returning I changed to copper fungicide. I never had the problem entirely controlled. Now it's back again this year. I have again sprayed the tree with copper fungicide, but already it is returning. ...
New potato container idea
Posted by William Henderson | May 2, 2025I am attempting a new idea for my potato crop this year. The usual way does not give me very many potatoes and the ones I do get are usually quite small. I do all of my gardening in totes and this year is no exception. With this on difference. I planted my seed potatoes in the totes as usual ...
Why are leaves falling from pieras japonica?
Posted by Ruth Faldet | April 27, 2025I have five Flaming Silver pieras japonica. Last summer they had what I think was a lace leaf or some type insect and I used some insecticide spray and they all recovered and did well after that. Now there is lots of pretty new growth but most of them have many leaves that appear to turn yellow and then brown ...
elephant ears
Posted by pasquale passo | April 17, 2025how to replant a big buls of elephant ears
Osmocote feeding for redbud
Posted by Mary Minard | April 17, 2025The instructions I've found is to feed my redbud 1 capful for every 2ft of the longest branch along the drip line & my tree is very large . The dripline is in the middle of my backyard lawn. It doesn't make sense to apply it to the lawn. Can you clarify the methodology for me please? Thank you SO ...
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