Q.When I Moved My Bougainvillea Outdoors It Looks Like Its Dying. Why? - I moved my bougainvillea from the garage to outdoors after the last freeze. It was covered in leaves but when ...
A.It may have been overwatered while in the garage and has root rot. Quickly repot the plant in fresh soil and a new or sanitized container. Push the stems into the soil and keep it in a shady area or ...Read MoreQ.I Planted 5 Allium Purple Sensation Last Fall. Now The Leaves Are Turning Brown From Tip To Base And Appears To Be Dying - The Allium started great, then it started to turn brown from the tip and continued down to the base. I ...
A.Alliums are a low water plant, so make sure they aren't getting too much water (symptoms of too much or not enough water can be the same). If the soil is not well draining, it could cause symptoms of overwatering ...Read MoreQ.What S An Easy Way To Know The Difference Between A Seed Pod And New Bloom - I'm trying to deadhead my fuchsia daily. I'm new to this. How do I recognize a seed pod to deadhead ...
A.The seedpods on some fuchsias look like a smooth, ripe berry. You can leave those because the birds eat them. Other fuchsia seedpods are a long, thin four-sided pod similar to a bean pod. The flower buds are a closed ...Read MoreQ.Pink Flowering Almond Bush Was Beautiful This Spring But Now The Flowers Are Dead And There Are No Leaves. Should I Cut It To 3 In - ches above the ground Just a very few leaves down low
A.Make sure the stems are still alive by scraping off some of the bark. If it is green underneath it is still alive. It is best to annually prune about one-third of the new growth. Here is more: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/flowering-almond/pruning-flowering-almonds.htmRead More
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Q.When Is Th Proper Time To Prune A Rhododendron Bush - this is a well established profusely blooming bush, but has spread out over a pathway and needs to be pruned ...
A.You can prune it right after flowering. You should remove the spent flower clusters after flowering so you can thin it out while you are pruning. Here is more: https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/2022/02/16/when-to-prune-rhododendrons/ https://hoke.ces.ncsu.edu/2025/04/after-the-bloom-nurturing-your-azaleas-and-rhododendrons/ https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/rhododendron/pruning-rhododendrons.htmRead MoreQ.DRACAENA SEEDS - I purchased some Dracaena Spike Seeds and have read the article on how to start them which is the same ...
A.LED shop lights often are full spectrum lights which are ideal for plant growth. Even fluorescent shop lights are suitable for plant growth. Here is more: https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/what-type-lights-should-i-use-start-seedlings-indoorsRead MoreQ.CAN I PLANT FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES WHERE A DEAD ROOT OF A BUTTERNUT TREE IS? - I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WONT GROW THERE, BUT THE WEEDS SURE LOOK GOOD THANKS
A.Did the butternut tree die from disease? If so, it would be beneficial to solarize the soil first. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm If not, you can choose plants that tolerate juglone, the toxin that is released by trees in the walnut family. Plants such as ...Read MoreQ.Eradicating Running Bamboo - I am trying to dig out a running bamboo plant and ensure that I am not leaving behind any roots/rhizomes ...
A.It can take years to completely eradicate running bamboo. Any piece left in the soil has the potential to start growing. You have to remove it as soon as you see new growth. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/bamboo/kill-bamboo.htmRead MoreQ.Can I Plant Vegetables In The Soil Where I Dug Up Sago Palms? - I had a couple of sago palms dug up a few months ago. Is it safe to plant vegetables and ...
A.If the palms were removed because of disease it is recommended to solarize the soil or remove and replace a lot of it with garden soil, or at the least, work in lots of compost. You can solarize it by laying ...Read MoreQ.Containment. - I would love to cover my chain link fence with a flowering vine, but how do you contain it to ...
A.You need to prune vines once or twice a year. Some only grow 8 to 10 feet while others grow up to 20 feet or more. Clematis is a pretty vine that does not grow excessively and there are many ...Read MoreQ.Weeds On An Artificial Lawn - When I changed to an artificial lawn I was assured there would be no weeds, which has not been the ...
A.The weed in the photo is a perennial oxalis and it can be particularly stubborn. You should not use a commercial weed killer for lawns on artificial turf, but you can use one made specifically for artificial turf. You also ...Read MoreQ.Large Hole At Base Of 20 Year Old Bottle Palm. - We live in the dry desert of CA. It gets 5 min. Of water 4x a week.(lawn sprinkler)
A.Your bottle palm is getting frequent, shallow waterings. These trees do much better with deep watering less often. Allow it to dry between waterings. In winter it needs no supplemental water. As the caudex expands, bark can fall away or ...Read MoreQ.Can You Use Pine Shavings To Mulch Tomatoes - What other plants would benefit from pine shavings
A.You can use pine shavings to mulch tomatoes, but any wood mulch may tie up nitrogen while decomposing so you may need to add additional nitrogen to the soil. It works better for perennial vegetables such as asparagus or rhubarb. ...Read MoreQ.Killing Weeds - We have huge weeds that have alot of seeds that fall of if you try to pull. Is there a ...
A.Once a weed produces seed it is at the end of its life cycle and even weed killers do not work well on the weed at this stage. Weed killers work best when a weed is young and growing vigorously. ...Read MoreQ.I Own A Mango Tree That Produces Very Small Yellow Mangos That Grow In Groups Of 5-10 Mangos. Like Grapes Only Larger. - I purchased the tree and it was listed as a Tommy Atkins. After 8 years it finally produced fruit. But ...
A.It could be an Ataulfo mango from Mexico or a dwarf mango from India. They are both small mangos. Or, it may be something like a loquat, which is not a mango at all. Here is more: https://mango.ifas.ufl.edu/research/phenology/ataulfo/ https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/loquat/growing-loquat-fruit.htmRead MoreQ.Red Colored Clover In My Lwn - The cover leaves are red and eventually there's a small yellow flower upon maturing. I mistakenly thought it was "red ...
A.It is likely creeping wood sorrel. You may need to use pre and post emergent herbicides to combat it. These articles should help with control: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7444.html?src=302-www&fr=4634 https://ucanr.edu/blog/under-solano-sun/article/doing-battle-oxalis https://www.canr.msu.edu/ipm/diseases/creeping-woodsorrel?language_id=Read MoreQ.What Is The Best Type Of Watering System To Water 45 Feet Of Sprinter Boxwoods? - I will be planting 22 quart size Sprinter Boxwoods in clay soil mixed 50/50 with steer manure. I plan on ...
A.For shrubs, you probably want an emitter that runs 2 gallons per hour. The amount of water needed will increase as the shrubs grow. Determine the amount of spacing between each boxwood. (The tag should tell you how much space ...Read MoreQ.Extreme Rain 3” In St Paul Mn Filled Our Flower Plants - And have not dried in the sun Our tv master gardener did not warn of this He’s into frost Our ...
A.If these are annual plants it wouldn't hurt to cover them if temps are in the 40s. If they are perennial flower plants they should not need to be covered. I would worry about the excessive rain and the soil ...Read MoreQ.Spindly Ceanothus. Small Leaves And Flowers. - What's the best thing to do? Its near a wall,in a large container. Could it be frost? Or wind? Or ...
A.I suspect it needs to be repotted. How long has it been in the same container? If it has been a few years, it probably needs a refresh. If you want to use the same container, you can prune the ...Read More
