Marianne’s Responses
Help Me Find Tomaccio Seeds or Plants
Posted by Sharon Yaffe | January 3, 2025I'm trying to track down tommacio tomatoes in whichever form I can find them! Seeds or plants, I'll take anything. I'm dumbfounded they weren't more popular. They are the best-tasting and best producers I've had in 60 years!
When Can a Native Snowberry Be Transplanted?
Posted by Christy Nicandri | January 3, 2025I received a native snowberry for Christmas. It’s in a 10-gallon pot. Can I plant it in the ground now (January), or should I wait until a later date? I live in Tumwater. Thanks. Happy holidays.
Broken Rhododendron
Posted by Suzbo | November 14, 2024Hello, Last week my neighbor's beautiful maple was split in two in the wind overnight. It fell into my yard-it fit perfectly, the tops just touching our gate!- unfortunately he had to remove the whole tree. It broke two branches off of a rhody in my yard. I wonder how to take care of the breaks. It's a troubled rhody, ...
Propagate Sedum Autumn Joy
Posted by Suzi Morris | September 19, 2024Can I propagate Sedum Autumn Joy in fall when the plant is blooming via the Chelsea Chop method? When would it be safe to plant in the ground?
Starter fertilizer for Nandina shrubs
Posted by Phil Fellini | September 12, 2024Hi Marianne! I'm about to plant several Nadina Firepower shrubs. They're in 3-gallon containers. What starter fertilizer do you recommend? Thank you. By the way, I live in the Mid-Atlantic area.
change in email address
Posted by Ruth Faldet | September 7, 2024This is not a gardening question but I am trying to update my email address and cannot find how to do it on this web site. Would you please update my email address to rfaldet@comcast.net and delete the old email address of rmfaldet@yahoo.com has not been functioning correctly. Please note there is no "m" in the rfaldet@comcast.net. Thank you. Ruth ...
Hydrangea woes, part two
Posted by Cathy McLeod | August 29, 2024Thanks for the quick advise. I guess I didn't attach the right picture, of my sad hydrangea...! Thanks again, Cathy
Pee Gee Hydrangea Woes
Posted by Cathy McLeod | August 27, 2024Hi Marianne. My Pee Gee Hydrangea is not happy. Last year it was very happy, except at the end of the season, the flowers not only turned beautiful pink, but the leaves did too, which was odd. This year, the plant was slow to leaf, but finally did, seemingly happy. But woe is me, in the picture you can see ...
Use of Lime
Posted by Pat Smithson | August 27, 2024Marianne, you suggested to use lime to kill butercups. When ti the est time to do this? Thanks, Pat
What to do with my dahlias
Posted by AM Dinwoodie | August 16, 2024This is the third year in a row that my dahlias are growing and budding very slowly. Right now in mid-August, some of them have small buds--none have bloomed, and they're all way shorter than they should be. I've been covering them in plastic and compost to overwinter the last few years; I uncover them at the end of April/ ...
Search the Ask the Gardening Expert library
Looking for a quick resolution to your problem? Marianne has answered thousands of gardening questions. One may be similar to yours. Try searching our library to get the answer you need -- fast!