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How to plant young, small tomato plants
Posted by squeen1212 | April 26, 2016What is the proper way to plant young, small tomato plants?
Invasive weed or mint?
Posted by rockytop | April 25, 2016I have what I feel is an invasive weed, that has a square stem and a leaf similar to perennial salvia but no smell and no flower. It has a tough, long root. What is this?
Deadheading Rhodies
Posted by billolywa | April 25, 2016We have raised Rhodies for many years in the country, deadheaded and let them grow. We now live in the city and I continue to deadhead but I have trimmed them of new growth to keep the view clear from our front porch. Now I have some Rhodies with blooms and others with only growth stems & leaves. What have ...
Why isn’t my Hollyhock blooming?
Posted by groony | April 25, 2016My Hollyhock isn't blooming. I transplanted it from my aunt's garden, so I really want to save it. What should I do? Thank you.
Vegetable gardening near sumac trees
Posted by Tdrwilliams | April 25, 2016Will it hurt to plant a vegetable garden beside a patch of poison sumac trees?
What’s eating my Mountain Laurel?
Posted by alaskarob | April 24, 2016This Texas Mountain Laurel is 3 years old. It grew 6 inches very fast this early spring and now looks like it is getting eaten up by something. I have been spraying it with Garden Safe: Fungicide 3, but the leaves are dropping off or curling up. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
Did I plant my beets too early?
Posted by budofskokie | April 23, 2016Live north-side of Chicago. Garden is sunny (10 hours), great drainage (8" raised bed), heavily composted, and produced like crazy in 2015. On 3/30/16 I scattered beet seeds from a "new" package, but so far no sign of life. 1. Did I plant too early? 2. Should I lay down new seeds? 3. Is there another possible explanation?
Azalea care
Posted by deya | April 22, 2016I live in florida. Zone 9. I have azaleas in the ground in my patio. They get light, but no sun. For the past year I've noticed the bottom leaves dying and falling off. I'm left with sticks on the bottom and green leaves on the top. They bloomed nicely with what was left this winter. I don't know why ...
Rock Salt in My Compost
Posted by scratchel | April 21, 2016What will rock salt do to my vegetables if someone maliciously put it into my compost and garden beds? Will my vegetables still grow?
Gardening in Upstate New York
Posted by acheneysr | April 21, 2016What plant can I put in the ground early in Upstate New York?
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