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Roses with almost no foliage fight fungus
Posted by Toni Ryburn | May 20, 2014Thank you Marianne for answering my Rose question regarding black spot problem. My roses are planted in containers and hardly have any leave on them now. What can I do to my roses for them to sprout more leaves and get them to bush out again. On some of my roses bushes the leaves are always turning yellow and by ...
ABANDUKDA’s Question
Posted by ABANDUKDA | May 20, 2014Which is the best & safe fungicide and insecticide?
Advice for cutting mustard greens and trusting nature
Posted by Anise | May 19, 2014Hi Marianne, I just pick the leaves of my mustard greens off the long stark. Do I leave the stark or cut it down for more leave to grow? I am really new at this garden stuff.
Tips for the application of peat moss and preen
Posted by brenda stallings | May 19, 2014When do you apply preen to flower beds? Do you do it before you put peat moss down or do you apply it after?
Identifying potassium as potash and helpful fertilizer advice
Posted by lindabf | May 19, 2014Many of the vegetables I plant require higher amounts of potassium. I found a fertilizer with higher amounts of potash & phosphorus. Is this potassium or do I need something else? If so, what should I look for?
When to trim branches on a damaged scarlet maple tree
Posted by mary smith | May 19, 2014Our scarlet maple came out and looked good. Now the leaves have curled and dried. It fell over about two weeks ago and my husband said the large root, and a few other were broken off (or chewed off). Should we cut off the limbs or wait and see? Our last one lived until it was too large we had ...
Planting in pots is a great way to get started
Posted by sheril cloutier | May 19, 2014I would like to know, what I should do to start a garden. I've never done it before.
Knowing the best time to prune back raspberry bushes
Posted by sheril cloutier | May 19, 2014When should a person prune wild raspberry plants? It is the 2nd year?
How to keep your annuals before planting during colder weather
Posted by Sandy Beatty | May 19, 2014I live in New Castle PA. I have flower plants to transplant outside however, it has been unseasonably cold with very heavy rain. The ground is absolutely a muddy mess. How can I keep these plants alive in my house so I can plant them outside when conditions improve?
Leaving grubs up to nature and planting ahead
Posted by Rosemarie Harm | May 19, 2014I am new to gardening. I am turning over my lawn, well actually weeds. When I pull the weeds I see at least one grub just about under every weed i pull. I am planting a vegetable garden and i am going to put grass seed down for grass to grow where i'm not planting. Will the grubs hurt my ...
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