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How to Care for Bella Lilies
Posted by mary ogorman | May 17, 2015I received a gift labeled Bella lilly. Beautiful...how do I keep it blooming and how do I eventually transplant it? Thanks!
Can corn be planted in the same place each year?
Posted by robert bufalini | May 17, 2015Can corn be planted in the same place each year?
Where to find directions for applying Osmocote Plant Food?
Posted by Lola Schoenrich | May 16, 2015I'd like to know how much Osmocote, both the type for veggies and the type for flowers, to use in containers. I grow tomatoes, other vegetables, and flowers in pots of all sizes ranging from 24 inches to 6 inches. My old Osmocote bottle had a table on the back with amounts to use in different sized pots. The containers ...
What type of soil should be used for growing vegetables in raised beds?
Posted by Jack Murray | May 16, 2015What type of soil should be used for growing veggies in raised beds?
What is the reason for limp Arborvitaes?
Posted by Hugh Gomez | May 16, 2015I have a couple or Arborvitaes that are limp on the top. Is that normal?
Can I use regular Osmocote Plus on my vegetables?
Posted by Jess Fowler | May 16, 2015Can I use regular Osmocote Plus on my vegetables?
Best organic herbicide that will not damage soil
Posted by Debbie Ritchie | May 16, 2015I want to kill everything growing in an 8x10 spot, where I will then lay weed cloth, put pallets over it, and place containers of growing vegetables. I don't want to use vinegar and salt because I may want to grow an in-ground garden in that spot next year. Is there something safe that will eventually dissipate and leave the ...
What to do with the spent stem of a tulip
Posted by nancy weber | May 16, 2015Once petals fall from my tulips there is a stem with a small star on it. Should/can you do anything with them?
How do you pick the blooms off pansies?
Posted by Lori Malone | May 15, 2015How do you pick the blooms off pansies?
Will a Holly Hedge recover from damage by deer?
Posted by Dinah Clark | May 15, 2015The deer have eaten every leaf from our Holly hedge as well as nipped off the ends of the branches. Will it come back?
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