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Too much nitrogen
Posted by Linda Crain | July 3, 2024My cucumbers are growing like crazy in the greenhouse, but there are no flowers. I thought they might have had too much nitrogen, but I don't know what to do about it. What next? I also have some yellow squash there with flowers and even fruit, but not growing quite so fast. Maybe I put too much of something on ...
Golden Breeze Zebra Grass
Posted by Elaine Wowk | June 30, 2024Hello, I bought this grass last fall and planted it in an area that I thought was sunny enough (part shade) and it was growing, but it is yellow. Not enough sun or too much water. I just moved it to a more sunnier location. Thank you in advance for your answer. Elaine
Fernspray cypress tree problem
Posted by Ruth Faldet | June 30, 2024This fernspray cypress tree was planted in 2018 on the south side of our house so it does get plenty of sunshine. It has grown a lot but for the past few years there have been so many brown dead needles on it. I think I fertilized it in the spring with some sort of granular that said it was ...
Poor looking Heather
Posted by Lorene Johnson | June 23, 2024Our house has a lot of Heather planted in the front of it and some looks dead and no foliage or flowers there. What can I do to bring it back to life? Some of it's green and okay, but other parts look dry and dead. It's white in color.
voles
Posted by dede terns- thorpe | June 18, 2024I've had voles and moles around for years. Now, I realize what people were complaining about with them. I'm having a terrible problem with voles, and I have a huge number of hostas. They're eating the roots of the hosta as it comes out of the ground. Wondering, if this will kill the hostas? I'm so upset, any ideas?
tuberous begonias
Posted by Sandra Schumacher | June 13, 2024I started my tuberous begonias too early, apparently. Due to weather they are still in little peat pots. One has grown to be about 18-20 inches tall. Do I plant as is or cut back? Thank you.
Hardy cyclamen
Posted by Pat Hergert | June 9, 2024My Hardy cyclamen have died back for the summer but the large corms keep popping up to the surface. Should I leave them alone or push them back under the surface? I’m worried that they will get too wet with summertime watering or that they might get raked up by mistake. Thank you!
Which Osmocote ?
Posted by Gary Martin | June 7, 2024I have 25 Japanese Maples in containers. Which Osmocote would work best for me?
Malformed Tomato Plants
Posted by David Bush | June 3, 2024Some of my potted tomato plants developed a severly twisted form with no real leaves. They are right next to other plants that are fine. What is causing this?
What is killing my wine and roses bushes?
Posted by Cheryl CimilucaMi | May 29, 2024Hi Marriane, I saw you on YouTube with a sick ivy topiary, and I am hoping you can help be find out why my wine and roses bushes are dying? It's like they are drying branch by brach, but they are getting a lot of water and I added fertilizer. Appreciate your help.
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