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Osmocote
Posted by Eileen Vaughn | April 6, 2021My osmocote is 19-6-12 How much should I use to fertilize a mature Crimson Queen Japanese Maple?
Pruning Lavendar
Posted by Shirley Erickson | March 29, 2021I attended one of your classes at Windmill Gardens, and I thought you said to prune lavender around Mother’s Day, or at least that is what I wrote in my notes. Is that accurate?
Is Washed Dairy Manure a Good Compost?
Posted by betty willis | March 23, 2021Hello Marianne, Thank you for your response regarding the best type of compost to use. I remember an article you wrote in the Sunday News Tribune that discussed the various types of compost and what you considered the best. Now I wish I had kept this article, as I do for others you write, as I found the information informative. ...
The best osmocote
Posted by Roy Kenworthy | March 23, 2021I wondering what the best brand of osmocote to use for cannabis?
Mildew on Clematis
Posted by Patty Horne-Brine | March 19, 2021For two years now, I've had my big blue clematis grow many new stems from the crown, only to develop powdery mildew on all the leaves, and eventually this inhibits the flowers & the plant looks horrible. I usually prune in spring down to within a few inches of the crown. I've tried moving it to a sunnier spot, giving ...
Raised Bed Soil
Posted by George Frey | March 19, 2021Some of the organic raised bed & potting soils contain no soil. These are the ingredients for one of them. Recycled forest products, coir, perlite, dehydrated chicken manure, composted chicken manure, hydrolyzed feather meal, peat moss, kelp meal, worm castings, bat guano It doesn't seem to have any structure to it. Is this really good for a raised vegetable bed?
Root crops
Posted by Dick Palmquist | March 18, 2021I try to grow radish,beets,turnips and carrots. I grow in raised beds(2-3 ft tall) that have about 12 " of raised bed soil.I put shredded leaves on top of the beds during the winter but do not work in after the winter. The beds are in the sun.I plant the crops in the spring and fall.In the spring I wait ...
Name This Plant
Posted by TomandLinda | March 18, 2021I believe this is a miniature geranium but not positive. Stays short and is a good ground cover. In early summer it has small pale pink flowers on stems that are about 2”-3” tall. It doesn’t have the smell of the large scented geranium.
Indoor large garden
Posted by Rocky Wuest | March 16, 2021Best 25 foot tall tree for 8 foot round indoor garden?
Fiddle Leaf Fig plant
Posted by Susan Henry | March 16, 2021Can I use Osmacote Plus for indoor potted Fiddle Leaf Fig plants?
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