Q.What Is Eating The Leaves Of My Angel Trumpets? - I have a fuzzy brown caterpillar with black and yellow stripes eating the leaves of my Angel Trumpet plant. What ...
A.I am not certain which caterpillar it is. But all caterpillars can be controlled with Bt. This article explains more: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/prevent-caterpillars.htmRead MoreQ.Do You Get Male And Female Fig Trees? - Does this have an influence on the pollination of the fruit?
A.Some (not many) varieties of fig do need 2 trees so that cross pollination can happen in order to get fruit. Most figs though are fine as a solo plant. Smyrna varieties need male and females, but this ...Read MoreQ.Roma Tomatoes - Why do our Roma tomatoes have no growing tips? They are growing in the greenhouse.
A.If you mean that the plants are not branching out, this can happen if they are not getting enough light. If you can get them more light that will help. You can also force them to branch by ...Read More
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Q.Non Flowering Wisteria Plant - I have a wisteria plant that is now 12 yrs old and well established but has never flowered. Is there ...
A.I would guess that the nitrogen to phosphorus ratio is off. Even if you fertilize, without the right amount of phosphorus, it can't bloom well. Bone meal is a great way to add phosphorus. This article will also help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/wisteria/wisteria-blooming-problems.htmRead MoreQ.Weed Killer On Lawn - Last year my hubby put weed killer on the lawn, obviously for the weeds, and patches of grass were killed. ...
A.Roundup breaks down in a few weeks, so it should no be the problem. There are a few things that can cause this. One would be poor fertility in the soil. If you did not amend the soil, I ...Read MoreQ.Long Stems Without Roses - I have several roses, which are growing long stems without roses. What do I need to do to correct this ...
A.I think these might be called suckers. They are rough stem that take all the goodness, hence there long size and do not give flowers. My mother always tells me to cut these offf at the base and ...Read MoreQ.Gardenia Pruning - My gardenia bush is leggy, not many green leaves. It's been here 10+ years, but in the last three, it's not ...
A.Yes, pruning would definitely help. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gardenia/when-to-prune-a-gardenia.htmRead MoreQ.Summer Plants - I would like to plant some flowers under my tree but each year that I do, they do not seem ...
A.I plant impatiens. They come in all colors and the roots are shallow. I mix in bags of garden soil around the tree to nourish the plants.Read MoreQ.Leaves Gone - I planted my starts and after about three days, the leaves on the pea plants were gone. There that night, gone in ...
A.I believe your problem could be cutwoms. They chew down tomato plants when I plant them in the ground. So I put down dried crushed eggshells around each plant. There is a dust you can use at your garden center. ...Read MoreQ.What Soil Would Be Good For Monkey Grass - I live in northern GA and have monkey grass in the winter. It does great but by May, it looks awful--almost ...
A.Monkey grass is a tough plant and will thrive in nearly any type of soil. You could mix in some organic matter and cut the dead growth off so the new growth can come out quicker.Read MoreQ.Fruit Tree - Hello all, Well, I bought two fruit trees from Home Depot. One peach tree and also one Anna apple tree. When ...
A.You should not add fertilizer to the planting hole because the nitrogen in raw fertilizer can burn the roots. You don't need to dig up the tree and plant it somewhere else though. Just make sure that you ...Read MoreQ.Green Peppers - I live in Toronto, Canada. In the past four or five years, my peppers have had a white-colored worm inside, ...
A.This article will help determine what worm may be affecting your pepper plants: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/worms-on-peppers.htmRead MoreQ.Planting A Tree In A Pot - We were just given two cypress Boulevard Pom Pom trees as a gift and were wondering if they can be planted ...
A.This tree does great in containers, and even makes an excellent candidate for training into bonsai specimens. You may find these articles helpful as well: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/containers/how-to-grow-container-trees.htm https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/growing-trees-in-containers.htmRead MoreQ.Stunted Growth Of Squash - We planted our summer squash. It has beautiful leaves and had blossoms also, but the squash did not get even ...
A.The stunted fruit could be caused by poor pollination, which can oftentimes be attributed to rain.Read MoreQ.Celery Plant Has Yellow Blooms, Do We Pick Them Off - We planted celery and it's getting pretty tall and has yellow blooms, but we don't know where they should be ...
A.Your celery has bolted. Harvest celery as soon as it's large enough to use. Either cut off individual stems as they develop color or pull the entire plant and cut off the roots. Celery should be harvested when the petioles ...Read MoreQ.Septic Lines - What trees are ok to plant near septic lines so the roots do not interfere with the septic lines? Any ...
A.As a general rule tree roots will extend up to 2. 5 times the height of the tree, and some species of trees may have roots extending five to seven times the height of the tree. With that in mind ...Read More