Patio tomatoes, bell peppers, and hot peppers should do well in a five gallon nursery container. You need a well drained soil. I like to use a...
My wife says that if you grow hot peppers near sweet peppers the sweet peppers will become hot. Is this true? Or is this just an old wives tale?...
It is not a good idea to spray herbicides any where near the plants you want to keep. In your flower beds, mulch may help. Smother the little...
Skill and timing are very important. Digging some plants during dormancy does not present much of a problem. I have dug oak leaf hydrangea (off...
They may be dying before the lichen grows on them. I have lost some trees due to the drought. Are you getting much rain? You may also want to have...
You are right KarinL I may not have been clear. If you bend the tree slightly at the trunk (and there is life in it) you can feel it. If the trunk...
In the spring I take cuttings of some native plants. I go off in the local woods with my small cooler and a little bit of ice or cold water and...
The mold may be caused by damp soil combined with decaying organic matter. You might try reducing the amount of water you give it during the...
take the twig and bend it, if it is dry and breaks it is dead. If it bends and feels green it is still alive.
No sweat. I am glad I could help.
Hi Dorothy! Cutting off the dead wood was not a mistake. It sounds as though it may have some frost damage. Or at least too much cold. You may...
I am hoping that our drought will soon be over. Cool water in the Gulf of Mexico could hurt us this winter. Texas,( just three states away) had...
I think that global warming is real. I think it is a manmade problem. Just think about it. Less forest, less grassland, and more stuff being put...
You may try giving it a longer day. Give it some artificial light so it gets bright light 12 to 16 hours a day.
I just read a book on light gardening. They suggest a standard fluorescent fixture with two 40 watt cool white tubes 6 inches above the plant. Use...
