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Raising soil humidity for your gardenia
Posted by Josephine Mumford | May 16, 2014Please help me. My daughter sent me a beautiful Gardenia Houseplant for mothers day and it is already turning yellow and drooping. I re-potted it into a slightly bigger pot using miracle grow and set it in my sun parlor where it gets morning sun and it is not getting better. I am a dedicated gardener who actually grows pineapples ...
Did gopher poison ruin my garden?
Posted by Linda Amodei | May 15, 2014For the past 2 nights something (rodent) has been eating my new tomato and pepper plants. My #$&$%@# husband went out and put gopher poison around the base of the plants! Yes, he did. The poison has strychnine in it and I told him he ruined the whole garden and now I won't water it, weed it, harvest it, or ...
Is it necessary to split African Violets?
Posted by Mary Taylor | May 15, 2014When I try to split African Violets it seems that I almost always have no luck. I sometimes destroy both roots. Can I leave them together and just put them in a larger pot, or do they have to be separated?
Multiplying clematis vines
Posted by Mary Taylor | May 15, 2014I have Autumn Clematis, and I love it. I would like to start it in other places. Is it possible to start plants from cuttings from the vine? Is there another way to start other vines in different places? The plant seems to come from one large basic plant with no shoots starting around it.
How to care for mosses in Zone 8
Posted by patricia timmerman | May 15, 2014I wanted to put some beautiful mosses in a container with miniature hostas and low growing sedums, went to my local nursery, the mosses they had were labeled for zone 4-7, we are in zone 8. I could not find information on google about zones for mosses. Can you help? Trish
Companion panting basil and tomatoes
Posted by Janet Tatro | May 14, 2014I was told NEVER to plant basil in the same garden along with tomatoes and other vegetables, is this fact?
Black spot disease and roses
Posted by Toni Ryburn | May 14, 2014HELP!!! What is wrong with my roses. The leaves are always turning yellow and with some black spots on them. Not sure if it is lacking some nutrients or what. But all my rose bushes do this at some point. I welcome any help you can provide. Toni
Using fallen chopped leaves as mulch
Posted by Rick Freeborn | May 14, 2014Is it good to put last fall's chopped leaves around my vegetables? I live in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Thanks, Rick
Does dry powdered milk help tomato plants?
Posted by vicki aylor | May 14, 2014I've heard dry powdered milk is good for tomato plants, what do you think?
Do tomato plants benefit from Epsom salt application?
Posted by vicki aylor | May 14, 2014Will Epsom salt help my tomatoes grow better?
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