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When to Plant Fall Sugar Peas
Posted by susan ashby | August 2, 2025What is the best temperature at which to sow sugar snap peas? I'm in Zone 6, northern Indiana. Thank you in advance....Susan
Why No Blooms on Sweet Kate Spiderwort
Posted by Ray Buck | July 26, 2025Our home has a built-in planter across the front, which is twelve feet long and faces north. I wanted some greenery and colour and chose Sweet Kate Spiderwort. I planted six of them, evenly spaced, along with a bit of Osmocote. The planter gets very little direct sun, but it's not deep shade. The plants have grown significantly and have ...
Is This Leaf from a Sassafras Tree?
Posted by Suzbo | July 23, 2025Hi Marianne, Can you identify the tree from the leaf? It's a large sprawling tree. Some of the leaves have this condition on them. I wondered if it was something that could hurt the tree? The tree has pods and nuts I think, but mostly the green pods just turn blackish and drop. The pulp looks more like a nut ...
Failure at growing Echinacea
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | July 23, 2025I live in Port Townsend technically in Zone 8 but I have a microclimate where I get a little warmer in the summer (can be 90° but only for several interspersed days-never more than 10 days) and sometimes cooler in winter (sometimes a week or more of freezing) than the surrounding areas. I have tried 3 or 4 different times ...
watering the lawn
Posted by Suzbo | July 17, 2025Hello, Should I be watering my lawn now? I usually just let it go this time of year, but it's been so hot! On the other hand I don't want to waste water. Thanks. Suzette B
Should I Deadhead My Monarda?
Posted by Karen5235 DeAngelis | July 15, 2025If I deadhead my Monarda, will it grow more flowers?
Why Is One of My Blueberry Bushes Not Producing
Posted by wstrkmp | July 4, 2025I have had this Blueberry bush and 3 others in my Bonney Lake garden for about five years. It has always produced lots of berries until this year. The only difference with this one is that the others are in the ground and this one is in a large galvanized container. Do you know what could have happened?
Tell Me About Lantern Flies
Posted by tlcpdcn | July 4, 2025How bad are they, and best way to get rid of them without harming bees
Which Variety of Clematis Produces Blossoms for the Longest Period?
Posted by Cheri johnson | July 2, 2025What clematis do you love that gives a good show of flowers for the most extended period of time?
How To Kill Ferns In The Middle Of Summer
Posted by Grey Brown | June 27, 2025I have hardy ferns that have underground runners I am trying to kill, I don't know the variety they have killed out irises and pop up all over the yard. They are not like any other fern I have ever seen. It is the middle of summer in Ohio and cutting the top off the stalk just makes them continue ...
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