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When Should Dwarf Ixoria Be Pruned?
Posted by Richard Sajdak | September 6, 2021I planted dwarf ixoria 3 months ago. They are growing slowly. The bottom half of the plant is almost bare branches while the is flowering. Do I wait for the fall to cut them back?
How to start a cut flower garden
Posted by Tami Bergerson | September 6, 2021What goes where I live ? I live in the desert in Calif. Do I need to ready the dirt?
PLANTING ZONES
Posted by PATRICIA NEAL | September 6, 2021WHERE ARE THE PLANTING ZONES? I LIVE IN LIMA, OHIO AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY ZONE IS.
My basil is dying
Posted by Pamela Jensen | September 6, 2021I'm not sure what is happening. Please help
Loose it or Leave it?
Posted by Janean Draper | September 6, 2021This is the sunny corner of my shade garden. The shade is due to a large Rhododendron. I received starts from my Aunt and a few of these large leafed plants came along for the ride, they have grown to be huge. They are prickly on the back side. Keep or pull is the question, and what are they?
Using Osmocote
Posted by Jim Galto | September 6, 2021We live in Illinois near Chicago and have 44 knock out rose plants. They are doing very well, and we are getting ready to prune for winter. We read that osmocote is good to use over winter but they have several types so we aren’t sure which to use.
Diadora tree top dying
Posted by Kyle Holzer | September 6, 2021We live in suburban salt lake city Utah. Cold and snow winters hot dry summers. We are on secondary water for yard plants. Our diadora is dying top down. We probably didn't water enough. Should we trim off all brown branches now or wait till dormant winter?
Bulb Baskets
Posted by Sheila Golden | September 4, 2021Do bulb baskets work well for planting bulbs? Is it relatively easy to lift the basket out of the ground to separate bulbs or to plant summer annuals in the area occupied by spring bulbs? Thanks!
Spring Bulbs
Posted by Sheila Golden | September 4, 2021I am in Ag zone 6b. Is it too late to separate spring bulbs and plant the excess in other areas of my yard and in containers?
fertilizer
Posted by mercedes padiernos | September 4, 2021my mogra plant does not bloom, what fertiilzer to feed
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