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Use of Caseron
Posted by John Reeves | January 17, 2018I have a lot of maple trees around me that drop their "helicopters". I want to prevent them from germinating. I use Caseron for this. When is the best time to use it? After all the leaves are off in the fall or during the winter/early spring before they germinate and start growing?
Wildflower Planting for NJ
Posted by Wendy OlrickSmith | January 8, 2018I have wildflower seeds, I.e., gallardia, milkweed, coreopsis, etc. that I’ve collected. I planted some this fall, and I wondered if I can plant any now, in January? Thanks!
Sample
Posted by Clinton Rogers | January 4, 2018I am requesting a sample of your ½ oz. Osmocote
Osmocote for heleborus
Posted by Thomas Nelson | January 4, 2018You answered an earlier question for me re adding osmocote to my heleborus. . I have removed all of the dead and diseased looking leaves and now I see some blossoms beginning to show. But of course I haven't found your answer. Should I sprinkle the heleborus with osmocote now, Jan 1, 2018?
Where can I find a zebra-striped primrose?
Posted by Carol Hahn | January 4, 2018A friend last year had purchased a zebra-striped primrose in Seattle at a local store, not a specialty nursery. I can't find them. Any ideas as to where I might purchase them? Thank you!
growing apples from branches
Posted by Pete Shirley | December 23, 2017I have two King Apple trees. They have been called a heritage or legacy variety as they are no longer available from nurseries I understand.The trees are perhaps 100 years old but still produce very well as I have kept them pruned through the years. I have several people who want to grow this variety and want to plant starts ...
Fig tree shoots
Posted by Ronsung | December 23, 2017Should I prune the vertical shoots that rise from the main branches and bottom of the trunk? Most of them point straight up and don't produce. I wonder if they aren't just sapping from the energy that could be producing figs. Thanks, Marianne
Osmocote?
Posted by Karen Sutherland | December 23, 2017Our Master Gardener program (Wright County, MN) holds a Garden Workshop and Expo each Spring. It is 3 March 2018. See www.springdays.org for speakers and other details. Do we qualify for free samples of Osmocote for our attendees? It would be lovely if we did. Our attendees (~200) would be thrilled. Thank you! Karen Sutherland Wright County Master Gardeners Spring ...
Roses
Posted by Rebecca Lee | December 19, 2017Hello Marianne, Our daughters went to school together in Enumclaw (Corrine Lee). We moved to Tacoma the end of June and there was a rose bush here that has bloomed all summer. Beautiful red and yellow. It's still blooming so I have not cut it back. Now that we've had some frozen nights, is this bad? Or could I let ...
Getting rid of corn seeds
Posted by woltzen | December 19, 2017Hi, I left some sweet corn in my garden this fall, so a lot of the kernels fell onto the soil. I want to plant a different crop this year. How do I prepare the soil to prevent the corn from germinating along with my new crop? If I cover the area with black plastic would that work to sterilize ...
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