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unknow plant
Posted by Dennis Engelhart | August 11, 2021I have three of these plants. there are four and a half feet tall. I am having no luck figuring out what they are. I have posted pictures on my FB page & asked friends. No one has been able to find this plant. It's not a trumpet or firecracker.
Perennial
Posted by Brian Ouimet | August 11, 2021Hi I live in zone 4b. What is the latest I can transplant perennials. Thanks
Figs falling off tree covered in white substance
Posted by DJ Allen | August 11, 2021My Brown Turkey fig tree is developing some type of mold:fungus on the unripened green figs. They are on the tree and also falling off onto ground. Any help would be appreciated. Posting picture. More available if desired. .
Brown Double Zahara Zinnia flowers
Posted by Vivien Ariyo | August 11, 2021Hi, my double zahara zinnias just started showing browning of flowers like the picture attached. They have done exceptionally well all summer. I haven't changed the routine and I'm wondering what this is. I'd really appreciate your help so I can fix it before they all die on me. Thanks for your anticipated response.
Mealy bug eradication from the African violet
Posted by Laurent Grignon | August 11, 2021AV leaves don't like to get wet. All methods of MB removal say do just that. I think they arrived from a succulent, now removed. Alcohol, dawn? I've had this AV for a long time and don't want to abuse it, just nurture and return to health. Thoughts?
Old clematis
Posted by Denise Lucas | August 11, 2021I have a number of clematis (not evergreen) that are at least ten years old. When they were new they bloomed beautifully. Now they have abundant leaves, but no flowers. I have added potassium fertilizer at the suggestion of a nursery (don’t know if they were a master gardener or not), but there has been no change. Are they just ...
Possible fungus
Posted by David OConnor | August 11, 2021I’m wondering if the is a fungus if so how to treat?
Rose Damage
Posted by Janean Draper | August 11, 2021Late spring as my rose was waking up I noticed translucent spots that later became holes. I have not found bugs. What is this and how do I treat it? This rose has been in the same pot for more than 6-7 years, and moved with me from Everett, WA to Lake Roesiger in Snohomish, WA. Thank you in advance... ...
Desert Rose disease
Posted by Amelia Theisen | August 11, 2021My desert Rose has what looks like the head of a q tip on some of the leaf joints. What can I do to eliminate them naturally. There is a spider (?) in the q tip. Thank you. I don't have a photo.
Why are my plums rotting as they ripen
Posted by Cheryl Sallee | August 11, 2021My plum tree is loaded this year. The plums are big and beautiful until they star to ripen. As the begin to ripen if more than one are touching they begin to rot and then shrivel up. It doesn't have to do with the large number of plums on the tree as it has done this the last couple of ...
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