Q.Something Eating Cauliflower - Hello. Name’s Bill Taggart. From Aberdeen, but now living in Stirling. Reason for bothering you: Something is eating holes in my cauliflower ...
A.There could be a few different pests eating your plants. This article will help you. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cauliflower/controlling-cauliflower-insects.htmRead MoreQ.Middle Of Plant Has Stubs From Cutting Year Before. What Should We Do - Hibiscus, after winter the bud stubs from cutting off before winter. Is in the middle of my plant this year. ...
A.You can prune dead branches and stems at any time from the plant. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/hibiscus/outdoor-hibiscus-care.htmRead MoreQ.Hostas - After flowers are done should stocks be cut off or let them dry up ?
A.Hostas should stay green until frost if given water in dry spells. If you have a few tattered leaves, cut those out. If you have a lot of crispy leaves, the plant is getting too much sun or you aren't ...Read MoreQ.Storing Onions - Is light a factor in drying the onions for a few weeks. That is---is having them on a shady ...
A.Light is not a factor and a shady porch is fine. A through flow of air is useful too. I used to store mine in discarded tights, hung in the garage. Just try to make sure that the ...Read More
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Q.Primula Vivaldi (not Sure Of Spelling) - Could you please tell me what I should do after my primula vivali has finished flowering. I wondered if ...
A.Primula vialii (I like your vivaldi) blooms can be cut to the ground. However, it is a short-lived plant so some self-sowing is desirable. Read MoreQ.Non Flowering Sweet Peas - We planted sweet peas some months ago. The plants are growing well on a trellis in a sunny north facing ...
A.Failure to produce flowers is often a sign of excessive nitrogen in the soil. Sweet pea is especially sensitive to this problem because it is in the legume family and can fix its own nitrogen in the roots. It can ...Read MoreQ.HOME PLANT QUESTIONS - I bought a jasmine plant about 1 month old. It has been grown about 12". When will it bloom ? ...
A.THANKS FOR RESPONDING.WELL, IT IS USEFUL INFORMATION. ALTHOUGH, WHAT I DID IS, I CUT THE EXISTING LEAFS EXCLUDING THE LEAF WHICH ARE ON TOP. AND WITHING 11 DAYS I FOUND THE NEW VANE GROWING UP NEAR THE TOP LEAF. IN INDIA, ...Read MoreQ.Nevada Rose - We went to a garden centre in early summer and when we got out of the car we were met ...
A.The Nevada roses I know of have either white or pink blooms. They date back to 1927 (white) or about 1959 (pink). They are listed as Hybrid Moyesii shrub roses with a mild fragrance. I am not sure what may ...Read MoreQ.Roses And Mulch - We sadly lost two huge Oak trees exactly one yr apart. A stump grinder came in and now two big ...
A.I would use the pine needles for mulch for the roses. The oak shavings need to be composted with something else for at least a year. Otherwise they tend to bind up or take up the nitrogen in the soils ...Read MoreQ.What Is This Plant - Hi. My mother in law has an ornamental grass that has seed pods like columbine. It is quite tall, about ...
A.Can you send us an image of the plant. Also the growing zone would help. Read MoreQ.Using Fuchia In A Flower Arrangement - Will it work to put fuchsia stems in a soaked floral form for a mid-September flower show?
A.As a former floral designer, I can tell you yes! You can use Fuchsia as a cut flower. Make sure you use fresh stems and is possible choose flowers that are just about to open. Soak your floral foam in water ...Read MoreQ.My Hibiscus Outdoor Plant - I have a Hibiscus plant that seems to be doing well except for one thing- It gets many blooms on ...
A.This is very common with Hibiscus plants, so it is not a sign of poor health or that you are doing anything wrong. They will often drop blossoms because of temperature or water stress or the presence of insect pests. ...Read MoreQ.Passion Flower’s - I started 4 Passion Flower seeds in doors. 3 are still small, but 1 is getting pretty big. Starting to ...
A. Only a few varieties of passion flower are winter hardy in gardening zone 6, including Maypop and purple passion vines. If you have one of these, you can plant it outside. Planting it in the early spring is the best ...Read MoreQ.Trillium - what is the appropriate way to deal with spent trillium blossoms?
A.You can snip them from the plant if needed. Leave the leaves to die down naturally.Read MoreQ.Blossom End Rot - When you've already experienced with tomatoes having blossom end rot 1-2 prior years of growing tomatoes during gardening season. What ...
A. Yes, adding lime in the fall is a great idea. A soil test might help you understand how much to add and any other nutrient limitations in your soil, because excessive magnesium or nitrogen can also contribute to this problem. ...Read MoreQ.Amorphophallus Kon Jac Vodo Lilly - my husband has a vodo lilly but for the last few years it has been only producing the ferns I ...
A. It might be that the plant is not yet mature. If however the plant has flowered in the past, it may be that it doesn't currently have optimal nutrition for flowering. Try increasing the amount of phosphorus by adding bone ...Read MoreQ.Avocado - My avocado tree grown from seed finally produced fruit for a few years. Grafting didn't work, but I had ...
A.If your tree is producing flowers but no fruit, this might be a pollination issue. See this article for advice: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/pollinating-avocado-trees.htm If there are no flowers at all, it might be that your tree doesn't have enough nutrients or other resources. Here ...Read MoreQ.Stokes Aster - do i cut to ground level in the fall
A.I would leave an inch of stem and the basal rosette of leaves. This helps you find it and if the winter is mild, it may live through. Some professionals are beginning to recommend cutting things down in early spring ...Read More