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Basil
Posted by Wilma Bezdicek | September 3, 2020I have small flies on my basil. How do I get rid of them? Thanks
Succulents
Posted by Tammy Bremer | August 31, 2020Is the indoor and outdoor osmocote safe to use on my succulents? Thank you for your help. Tammy61
butternut squash attack
Posted by Linda Riley | August 31, 2020two days ago the vines on my cucumber and butternut squash started to die. Today there are green caterpillars on the butternut squash and a sticky white egg type on the younger squash that haven't developed hardened skins yet. Can you help me identify what these are and how to treat them? Thanks.
Upward Curling on Pepper Plants Leaves after Heavy Rains
Posted by Aisha v | August 31, 2020I have numerous poblano and shishito plants. I have older producing shishito and poblano plants that are doing really well producing beautiful fruits and young ones that are still growing and are not yet producing. We just had a week worth of heavy heavy rain here in Charleston. All of my plants are in containers and sitting up off the ...
wildflower garden/Oak tree….
Posted by kelly kimball | August 31, 2020Hi Marianne. I live in the northeastern part of Ohio and have recently been getting ready to plant a 45x48 foot wildflower garden. I have purchased seed specific for our zone and am eagerly awainting proper Fall planting time. HOWEVER, i have become concerned that half of the area i have planned is impacted by acorns that fall from a ...
Lavender suddenly dying
Posted by Kelly Schwartz | August 31, 2020Lavender plants planted in March growing healthy through the summer in Sandy rocky soil. Suddenly late August they begin to turn black and die. What's happening?
Pumpkin Plant Disease
Posted by Roger Pratt | August 31, 2020My pumpkin plants are dying. Can you tell me what the probable cause is from my photos and what I can do, if anything?
Green tomatoes and a lazy fig tree
Posted by Ronsung | August 31, 2020HI, Marianne, I'd like answers to two questions if I may. I read somewhere (probably your column) the formula for ripening pinkish tomatoes at the end of the season but I forgot. Can you please jog my memory? Also, I have a 23 old fig tree that I water regularly. It used to produce a great crop, but the last ...
Failing Wisteria
Posted by Diane Rudeen | August 31, 2020Hi! I have a gorgeous wisteria on my front porch that is usually vigorous, sending out many winding tendrils around my porch and onto the roof. I usually prune those back several times in the summer, plus I do a pretty serious pruning in late winter. This has been working well for 18 years, but this year something is wrong. ...
Deer proof gardens
Posted by Mary Vogel | August 24, 2020My yard is mostly shaded. I have a lit of hostas and hydrangeas. These are like candy to deer. Can you suggest any shade tolerant deer resistant plantings.
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