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DFong’s Question
Posted by Diana Fong | October 27, 2013Hi - I have a couple of questions and would appreciate your input. I made the mistake of using Blue Star Creeper in my beds and know why it's called "ground cover". It has gone under barriers and into my lawn. I wouldn't mind if it didn't kill the grass during it's invasion. A Master Gardener suggested I try and ...
How To Plant Crocus Bulbs
Posted by mdumaine | October 25, 2013I'm getting ready to plant some crocus bulbs. I live in Auburn, WA. My bulb digger is so much bigger than a crocus bulb. Can I put more than one crocus bulb in a hole?
mdumaine’s Question
Posted by mdumaine | October 25, 2013What should I do with my Calla Lilies? I have them in pots on my deck right now.
akir’s Question
Posted by Erika Stewart | October 22, 2013Hi, We are five Master Gardeners from Mason County(ages 60-80)who run a 9000sf vegetable garden for the Shelton food bank. One of our main fundraisers to support the garden is growing carving pumpkins and selling them for Halloween. We had a number of problem this year including powdery mildew and rotting stems, but we think we have these problems taken ...
woltzen’s Question
Posted by woltzen | October 19, 2013About a month or so ago I bought two salvia elegans plants( pineapple and honey melon) for a dollar at the nursery . They had been cut back. I planted them but put in fertilize so now they have lots of lush green leaves .How do I protect them over the winter? Also, when I get plants on sale in ...
BJTheis’s Question
Posted by BJ Theis | October 18, 2013Hello! I purchased the most beautiful variegated leaf Orange bloosom Canna at the Cranbrook Plant sale in May 2013. It grew so well on the southwest side of my home and I got numerous blooms this fall! In fact, as of October 17th it is still blooming b/c of the warmth reflecting off my house on this mostly west side! ...
nlabtrfly’s Question
Posted by Nancy Andersen | October 17, 2013How do I care for a gardenia as a houseplant? It thrived all summer long on a very sunny deck but did not bloom much and now it has come into the house.
clrae’s Question
Posted by claudia lofing | October 17, 2013My many daylilies have rust streaks on them. what can i do to save them? I bought some Neem oil--will that help? I guess i should cut them back--many of them are evergreen tho and some are starting to re-bloom.
timlick725’s Question
Posted by Annie Timlick | October 17, 2013Marianne, tell us please how to winter over our dahlias without digging them up. Also we need to know what to do in the spring. We have about forty that are all in fairly-well-draining soil. We're first time dahlia growers, located in Kent on lower east hill.
woltzen’s Question
Posted by woltzen | October 16, 2013Hi, I have a hot lips salvia in a pot on my deck. It fills the pot. How do I take care of it over the winter. I'm on the South Hill of Puyallup, WA. Thanks
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