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Flies on tomatoes and bell peppers
Posted by charles smith | June 23, 2014I'm finding flies on my tomatoes and bell pepper plants. What can I do to stop them?
How to trim a Calla lily
Posted by jenny peters | June 23, 2014I purchased a calla lily plant in a pot. It was in full bloom, but now the flowers are dying off. How do I trim the plant, or do I?
Sparse rhubarb
Posted by Susan Paola | June 22, 2014I have a rhubarb crop that has remained somewhat sparse. There are multiple small sections of 4-5 stalks. How do I get the sections to grow larger?
Dark leaves on Big Boy tomatoes
Posted by lserenityf | June 22, 2014Why don't my Big Boy tomato plants look healthy, green in color? They have dark, almost brown leaves.
Cutting basil
Posted by Kate Noonan | June 22, 2014My basil is getting tall. I have pinched it but feel it needs to be cut. If I cut my basil plant, will it still grow, and how should I store it?
How to store iris bulbs
Posted by Carolyn Dowers | June 21, 2014How can I preserve old iris bulbs, recently dug up, that I can't plant for about four weeks?
Worms in radishes
Posted by Shirley Kensinger | June 21, 2014I'm having problems growing radishes that aren't eaten with worms. I put salt in row before seed, but that doesn't seem to help. Any suggestions? Time of year to plant? Thanks.
How do I turn the greenery in my flower garden from a yellowish green to a rich green?
Posted by Shirley Kensinger | June 21, 2014I have a very large flower garden but the greenery on my flowers, including roses seem to be a yellowish green; would like to seem them a rich green. We have rain all along, so it shouldn't be dryness. Please give me suggestions. Thanks Shirley
Check your soil in an unproductive vegetable garden
Posted by Nancy Baer | June 21, 2014First year gardener, nothing is growing. I started tomato, carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, lettuce, and green bell pepper seeds inside during winter. We had an unusually long winter so I was afraid to put them outside too soon, as there was always a threat of another frost. I planted them in a raised bed and they seemed to be progressing, ...
Cauliflower and broccoli pests
Posted by Joanne McCann | June 21, 2014Our cauliflower and broccoli plants have large holes in the leaves. What insect can be causing this, and how can I prevent further damage to the plants?
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