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Spraying pepper plants with epsom salt and water
Posted by Tami Kuhl | May 29, 2015I have a great garden and everything grows good...everything but my peppers that is. Someone told me to mix epsom salt with water and spray it on the plant. Will this work?
Heat resistant container plants
Posted by Karen Mozian | May 28, 2015I have VERY large containers that I currently have tree roses in, but am removing. hey are not doing well. The yard is full Alabama sun from about 8AM to approximately 4PM. I would like to plant some flowers (preferably perennials) in the containers. Any suggestions?They (containers) are on the far side of our pool & in front of a ...
Planting in a garden after using Borax to kill weeds
Posted by Lory Chaplin | May 28, 2015I learned that Iowa State Horticulture recommends Borax to kill Creeping Charlie. If I do that, can I still plant other flowers (annuals) in that soil which now has Borax residue?
How to plant water lilies
Posted by joyce wilhelm | May 27, 2015How to plant water lilies
Can I use indoor/outdoor Osmocote on the flowers in my outdoor vegetable garden?
Posted by April Johnson | May 27, 2015Hi I just realized that I used the indoor/outdoor Osmocote for flowers on my vegetable garden by mistake. Is that ok or should I try to remove it?
Reasons for why a planter might not be thriving
Posted by kellodust | May 27, 2015Hi. I live in the dry area of the northwest U.S. and my plants have been looking really good so far. There's two matching planters, however, that are really struggling. They contain some vinca vine, verbena, and petunias. They also had some blushing princess but they died after only a few weeks. I have a few other planters with similar ...
joymareat’s Question
Posted by Joyce Eaton | May 26, 2015Why would my vegetable plants come up & then fail to grow? I have new raised beds that the seller said were filled with good dirt. It looks black & is easy to work.
Snails in California
Posted by vickie ward | May 26, 2015This spring I have found 2 snails (slugs with shells) in my garden outside of Buckley. My niece found one in her garden in Enumclaw. I have NEVER seen a snail in my garden in 40 years! Is this a new invasion? Or have I just been lucky? Slugs are hard enough to control, what about snails?
How to get rid of algae in planter saucers
Posted by sam smith | May 26, 2015How can I get rid of the algae that is forming in the saucers under my large pots?
Red seed potato plant flowers and what to do with them
Posted by Debra Jordan | May 26, 2015Do I pick the flowers off of our potato plants? We planted red seed potatoes.
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