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Are organic weedkillers safe?
Posted by Susan McCown | June 1, 2015Could you please give me the recipe for the organic weedkiller using White Vinegar, Dawn Blue Dishwashing Liquid, and Epsom Salt. Thank you.
Reasons why a Royal Poinciana tree may not bloom
Posted by june williams | May 31, 2015Why is my Royal Poinciana Tree not blooming? For the last two years it has an abundance of green leaves and looks very healthy but hardly any blooms.
Why is my laurel vine plant dropping its leaves?
Posted by bob tommy | May 31, 2015My laurel vine plant was growing very well. It is over 20 feet long. But lately it has started to drop its leafs that have turned yellow. What am I doing wrong?
Removing poison ivy in a raised garden bed
Posted by Dominique Kocek | May 31, 2015Hi! I planted way too much in the raised garden my husband built me. I've never done this before and expected everything to die. Lol anyway, I need to move the cantaloupe and watermelon on the ground now that they're established. I just pulled some poison oak and ivy from where this new garden bed needs to go. My question, ...
How much sunlight do tomato plants need?
Posted by lillian dyott | May 31, 2015How much sun do my tomatoes need?
Can I plant vinca after I remove pansies from my garden bed?
Posted by Donna Robinson | May 31, 2015I am ready to replace my 10x20 garden bed from pansies to annual vinca. I just heard that vinca doesn't do well in a bed that pansies were planted? I have been gardening for 40 years and I haven't heard this. Although I did experience stem rot (black stems in the middle of good foliage) last year after replacing pansies ...
How to use Osmocote Plus Indoor and Outdoor for potatoes and bush beans
Posted by Linda Roncaglione | May 31, 2015It is ok that I used Osmocote Plus Indoor and Outdoor in my vegetable garden? I have potatoes and bush beans.
Why is my Pandora plant (Bower plant) not blooming?
Posted by jerry bushman | May 30, 2015We planted Pandora plants (Bower plants) last July. They had flowers all last Summer and Fall, this year no flowers. One plant will get a head with a dozen blossoms. A couple will blossom and die after a few days. The rest of the blossoms wither and die. The plants are trellised and look very healthy. I sprayed with Miracle-gro, ...
How to increase peony blooms
Posted by Joan Pszonka | May 30, 2015How can I increase the number of blooms on my tree peonies?
How to grow tomatoes
Posted by Robert Stout | May 30, 2015How is the best way to grow tomatoes?
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