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Yellow spots
Posted by Ned Henry | September 13, 2021Yellow spots on leaves of rose of Sharron
Small plant.
Posted by Tammy Dillon | September 13, 2021Hi , hope your well. This is a laui succulent. It was about 4” when I bought her. She’s growing but she’s not getting big leaves. These little leaves keep stacking up fine but how can I get my succulents to grow bigger leaves? This is happening with a lot of my echeverias. They are planted in regular miracle grow ...
plant care
Posted by Michael Householder | September 13, 2021how do you take care of a dracaean magenta plant is it indoor or outdoor plant?
Should Soil Be Changed in Raised Garden Beds
Posted by Thomas McGinly | September 13, 2021Do you have to change the soil, between seasons, in the raised garden beds?
Moved to sc trouble growing vegetables
Posted by Siobhan Aramanda | September 13, 2021Recently moved from up east to sc. The soil is awful red clay n rock. Supplememented w composite mushroom composite,soil conditioner. Couldn't grow an eggplant, thyme died,watermelon had black on ends of melon itself. I also love lilac bushes,see none around here. Seems like I'm on a different plant. Please help need advice . Thank you
Crape Myrtle
Posted by DONNA TAYLOR | September 13, 2021I made a serious mistake years ago. I have a climate controlled greenhouse. I've multiple crape myrtles on my 6 acre property. I planted what I thought were crape shrubs. They turned out to be trees. I cur them back but they just keep getting stronger. They put too much shade on the GH. How can I get rid of ...
Lilac patio tree
Posted by Pat Haase | September 9, 2021I kept my tree in the house and watered it all winter, but it seems to look dead and not flowering. What can I do?
Winter color for small patio zone 10
Posted by Hanna Jensen | September 9, 2021Winter color in zone 10
Reseeding coneflowers
Posted by Kathleen Feist | September 9, 2021Can I use the dried flower tops to seed coneflowers on another part of our land?
Hydrangea
Posted by Nancy Davenport | September 9, 2021I have grown many types of Hydrangeas for years. I prune based on the type of hydrangea. This year I am stumped. I pruned hard a too tall mop head hydrangea late last Fall KNOWING I would not get flowers this year but the plant would be lower. Alas, all my new growth are limbs 4' to 6' high again! ...
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