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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 ...
Portulaca care
Posted by Lesley Reardon | August 11, 2021I’m growing portulaca in a pot and it was doing great up until now - I was told they don’t need to be deadheaded but when I look at the spent blooms I see seed pods and not buds or new flowers. Can you help me understand what is happening to my plant? Do I need to cut off and ...
Poppies
Posted by Nancy Stackman | August 11, 2021I grew poppies this year for the first time. When do I or do I cut them back ? Do I leave the pods on until they dry to retrieve the seeds inside or do I cut them off after flowering and let them dry in a container to retrieve the seeds. When do you plant the seeds for plants ...
Rose of sharon
Posted by Nancy wackowicz | August 11, 2021Rose of Sharon gets many buds but they never open, bush is 7yrs old. Help
Is this a weed
Posted by Tasha Brown | August 11, 2021Is this a weed
your Japanese anemone endorsement
Posted by Judy Kalich | August 11, 20218/1/2021 column endorsed Japanese anemone for "dry shade" "under the canopy of our native evergreen trees." I further checked on Anemone hupehensis 'Praecox' (Japanese Anemone) at https://www.gardenia.net/plant/anemone-hupehensis-praecox-japanese-anemone. That site said it "enjoys humusy, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Do not let the soil dry out!" Kinda scared me from putting it in the dry area under our cedars. Please clarify why ...
Vinca Minor, Periwinkle is on Wa noxious plant list
Posted by Vicki Biltz | August 4, 2021Hi, In The Tribune Sunday Paper, you stated Vinca Minor, or periwinkle, as a native and good for shade. THIS PLANT is on the NOXIOUS weed list for WASHINGTON. It is native to Eurasia. I complain because I have 7 acres of 2nd growth forest, with several trees over 200 yrs old, and I am fighting this noxious weed in ...
Osmocote fertilizer
Posted by Vicki Terrill | August 4, 2021I just read a lot of reviews on osmocote plus on Amazon, and alot of people said the osmocote granules are a plastic bead with a coating and the plastic beads never dissolve?
How can I save this hydrangea?
Posted by Sandi Gruver | August 4, 2021This plant is more than 15 years old. It was in the garden when I bought this place. Can you please tell me if it can be and how to propagate it? Thank you, Sandi
Trial Packets
Posted by Jerry Moreno | August 4, 2021I know that you no longer give away trial packets of Osmocote for dahlia shows but we are hosting the American Dahlia Society's national dahlia show in September and I would like to buy 160 trial packets to put in our gift bags to all registrants. Please help us. Thanks. Jerry Moreno Dahlia Society of Ohio President moreno@jcu.edu
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