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Debbien’s Question
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | August 20, 2013I love my everbearing Hydrangeas for their constant blooms from early summer to fall. However, this creates a bit of a conundrum - when to deadhead or prune. How and when do I prune them to keep them in check as well as still have blooms next year?
carr’s Question
Posted by carr | August 20, 2013I have a Ranier cherry tree which is about 15 feet tall. How and when do I prune the tree" I am noticing oozing of sap from the branches. Is this normal?
WyldBill’s Question
Posted by WyldBill | August 19, 2013Hello! I live out by Cumberland and built a 12x40 greenhouse this year, been having problems with my Peppers? They have been getting full size and starting to bloom, then the leaves curl down and all the blooms and tops burn off? Some are in pots with various potting soils, some in the ground? Only fertilized once with Alaska fish ...
Cliff’s Question
Posted by Clifford Darnell | August 17, 2013Should you trim back raspberry, this is their first season.
Cliff’s Question
Posted by Clifford Darnell | August 17, 2013What info can you give me for caring for goji Barry plants? ie,watering, feeding, trimming. Thanks cliff
rhedquist’s Question
Posted by Rhonda Hedquist | August 17, 2013We have recently been infested with beetles that are destroying a certain plant overnight. We live in Shelton, is there anything we can do. I have seen up to 18 beetles on one leaf and it looks like they are sucking the leaves dry. Help!!!! Loved your show today on KIRO by the way! Rhonda
Sungron’s Question
Posted by | August 14, 2013For the last couple of years I have grown corn and had a fair crop, but the stalks stay so thin that they tend to tip over from the weight of the ears. Is this endemic to the type I am growing or is there something I can do to make the stalks bigger and stronger? I fertilized pretty well ...
dogluvr’s Question
Posted by dogluvr | August 14, 2013I have a ton of Shasta Daisy plants. Now that the daisies have died, I started dead-heading them. I was told by our landscaper to deadhead them and then to cut down to the bottom in Oct/Nov. Would it be better to cut them down now instead of just dead-heading them or should I wait til Oct/Nov to cut them ...
MarL’s Question
Posted by MarL | August 14, 2013Hello! I am stumped. This season I planted Lutz Greenleaf Beets (Ed Hume Seeds). I've never planted beets before. They are a nice 4" in diameter but here's my problem...they are not red, they are white! Will they turn red, or do you think there's a white variety and the seeds were packaged wrong?Thank you so much for your answer. ...
Which Perennials Should Be Cut-Back in the Fall?
Posted by woltzen | August 14, 2013Do I cut back all perennials in the fall? If not, how do I know which ones I prune in the fall and the ones I prune in the Spring.
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