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Debbien’s Question
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | August 30, 2013Sadly, I had to pull out a smallish, apple-blighted crabapple (a resistant variety!). It only had crabapples on it the year I brought it home from the nursery. It has only bloomed, and never fruited, since; so "off with its head." I want to fill its spot with another shrub or tree for winter interest there and have been admiring ...
arlingham’s Question
Posted by arlingham | August 30, 2013Is fall the time to prune all my hydrangeas?
jazzyval’s Question
Posted by Val Dumond | August 27, 2013My Early Girl tomatoes look just great â EXCEPT for the yellow around the stem end. The rest of the fruit is ripe and delicious, but around the stem, the fruit is yellow and hard. Too much water? Too little? Or what? I grow them in pots on my deck. (The cherry tomatoes are doing just fine.)
nurserygirl’s Question
Posted by nurserygirl | August 26, 2013HELP!!!! The last 2 summers I have gotten powdery mildew on my supertunia baskets. I just throw them out when I see it. Is there anything I can do to prevent it? I have never seen it on my million bell baskets so I may just switch to those. I also get it on my squash and cukes in the ...
WyldBill’s Question
Posted by WyldBill | August 24, 2013OK here's my second attempt at getting my question answered, no response at all to my first attempt. Anyway, I live just below Lake Walker and Built a Poly dome greenhouse 12x 40 this year. My problem is that my peppers are getting 2-3 feet tall and starting to bloom, and then the leaves curl down and all the blooms ...
elizabethwtp’s Question
Posted by Elizabeth Boonsripisal | August 23, 2013Hi! Love hearing you fill in for Ciscoe! Interested in a plant recommendation... My daughter will be turning 1 in December, and I would like to plant something in the garden for her that will flower on her birthday for years to come. We are in Snohomish, and have very hungry deer! Thanks!
Shirl’s Question
Posted by Shirley Meyer | August 23, 2013I have moved into a place that has raspberries and enjoyed the article this week on trimming but I need to know when and what to use for fertilizer and mulch.
sheriffd’s Question
Posted by sheriffd | August 22, 2013I have rhubarb that was not picked this spring. It is still thick and healthy. Can it still be picked and used at this time of year? All the garden books say to pick in the spring. Thanks
alnsandy’s Question
Posted by Sandy Rice | August 22, 2013We enjoy your weekly column in the TNT. I have everbearing raspberries and last year a gal in a local nursery advised me to cut all the canes back to the ground; which I did. BIG mistake; only getting one crop this year; producing right now. I wasn't sure by your column if all the canes should be cut back ...
landt316’s Question
Posted by landt316 | August 21, 2013My established blueberries have been taken over by my red raspberries. I have created a new separate bed to move my blueberries to. When is the best time to do this? I would also love any tips you may have on the best method for digging them up. Also is it ok to cut them back or prune them when ...
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