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How to Help Hydrangeas Bloom
Posted by Janet Hutchins | August 27, 2017My hydrangas die every winter. When they come back the next summer, they have healthy foliage but never bloom. Is there anything I can do to help them bloom..
Deer Proof Plants
Posted by Rita Slavetskas | August 27, 2017Will society garlic and/or rosemary planted close to hibiscus and hydrangeas help to keep deer from eating those plants?
How to Care for a Mature Mimosa Tree
Posted by Leone Crawford | August 27, 2017My mimosa tree is about 15 years old and is 30+ feet tall. It needs to be pruned. How much can it be pruned back and remain healthy and attractive? Thanks.
Why Aren’t My Blueberries Producing Fruit?
Posted by Ronsung | August 27, 2017I planted four blueberry seedlings of different varieties 5 or 6 years ago. They are now between 2 and 3 feet tall and produce a fair amount of blossoms. I put a net over them when they are in bloom to keep the birds and squirrels out. They get plenty of water and peat moss. My issue is that they ...
What Can I Do If My Japanese Maple Has Verticillium Wilt?
Posted by wstrkmp | August 27, 2017Hi, Marianne:This is the question I sent during the time the website was under construction. I guess it got lost during the transition. "When I had an arborist pruning my Japanese Maple (Seriyu) he photographed a few cut branches and emailed pictures to the Puyallup Plant and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory. Both agreed it is highly likely a case of verticillium wilt. ...
Tulips
Posted by jeanette gothard | August 25, 2017do i need to refregerte tulip bulb prior to planting?
peace lily
Posted by linda Powers | August 25, 2017Peace lily does not bloom
reducing soil ph of 2.5 yards of compost to between 6-7.6
Posted by TWINE HARDING | August 25, 2017Hello , I have 2.5 yards of compost sitting for about 12 mths. The ph is 7.9 how much epsoma organic soil acidifier should I use to get the ph between 6-7? thanks.
Titusville Florida
Posted by Mark Boxer | August 25, 2017I have very fertile soil and I need to know what to plant this time of year because the weeds wanna take over I am putting some black felt down around areas that I would not plant more things but I need to replant my garden so what are the vegetables that are plantable this time of year in Titusville ...
Rose cuttings
Posted by william Hutcheson | August 25, 2017My rose cuttings have just rooted and are now blooming is it ok to leave the blooms on the plant or do i need to cut them off
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