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How to Help Plants in 110 Degree Sunshine
Posted by Nancy Thomas | June 29, 2021Hi Marianne, I have your book "Tips fpr Carefree Lanscapes' ! So helpful. Weeeeeell, I redesigned dug and planted half of my front yard flower beds this May and June 2021 after 25-odd years of valiant mistakes and, lately, neglect. How was I to know we'd have a weirdo heat wave in western Washington in June with three days straight ...
Gardenia bonsai
Posted by Sandra Ortiz | June 27, 2021Hello Marianne: the leaves of my two bonsai gardenias are turning yellow I have bought osmocote smart release plus but I don't know how much I should apply. thanks for your attention to the question
catananche major
Posted by Sheri Martin | June 25, 2021I have catananche major in a small bed. It was supposed to be about 16" tall but is over 4', too big for that bed. Is there anything I can do to keep it shorter?
Magnolia seedling
Posted by Lynn Gehlbach | June 23, 2021Planted sweet bay magnolia seedling 2 months ago or so. Leaves sprouted, looks good, but stem turning brown from top and spreading down. I uploaded photo. I couldn’t take it anymore and cut off brown tip in case it was a disease of some kind, but I fear I’ll lose my baby tree… we have had several days above 100° ...
Ti plant leaf turning brown
Posted by Sagar Vashi | June 20, 2021my ti plant was growing good suddenly all plants are started turning brown, what can I do to save it?
What is this plant?
Posted by Vickie Townsend | June 20, 2021What is this plant?
Impatiens
Posted by Karen Franke | June 18, 2021Two years in a row my impatiens will not grow. They were appropriately spaced when I planted them in my window boxes. I lined the plastic box with large garbage bags as I didn’t have anything for ample drainage. I water them when they appear to need water (soil dry inch down) and fertilize every two weeks. They have lots ...
Remove tomatoes from new plants?
Posted by Martha Eppley | June 18, 2021My new "Red Robin" tomato plant from the local nursery already has small tomatoes on it. Should I remove those tomatoes when I plant the tomato in its container? Some of the tomatoes are already turning red. "Red Robin" is a Cherry Tomato of the vine type "Determinate". Thank you for your help with this issue.
Bugs eating leaves of apple trees
Posted by Marnita Jondle | June 18, 2021I planted 2 apple trees this year and now have bugs eating my apple tree leaves. What can i do?
container gardening
Posted by Barbara Waring | June 18, 2021I ordered sweet potato slip and requested slips with tubers growing beneath the slip because of limited space. I was sent vining slips instead. Would it help the tubers to grow better if I cut the vines to force the nutrients to the tubers?
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