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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 25, 2018
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    Healthy plants should still continue growing and may or may not produce more buds.
    It can depend on the variety of plants that you have.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    August 6, 2018
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    There are quite a few things that you can choose in your area. This article will give you a few suggestions to start: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/shgen/winter-blooming-plants.htm

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    MichiganDot on
    September 1, 2018
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    Your garden is gorgeous! Concerning bonemeal: first, a word of caution. Regular additions of bonemeal without soil testing runs the risk of phosphorus levels that are too high and harmful. Unlike nitrogen, phosphorus moves through the soil very slowly. This is why it is sometimes recommended to add bonemeal to the bottom of the hole when planting bulbs. It will take a long time for surface-applied bonemeal to reach a bulb's roots. Factors like pH, soil biome and type of phosphorus used all affect the ability of plants to utilize it. If you know your soil is low in phosphorus, bone meal works too slowly to correct deficiencies. Compost has more bio-available phosphorus than bonemeal and has less of a problem with run off which pollutes waterways. This is probably a more weedy answer than you were hoping for. But, there is a push underway to rethink the routine use of phosphorus in gardens. Intensive crop growing, as in agriculture, depletes phosphorus and additions are needed in that setting. Adding bonemeal in spring or fall is fine as long as it is worked into the top few inches so it doesn't run off in heavy rain. Here is more reading:
    https://www.gardenmyths.com/bone-meal-organic-fertilizer/
    https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/bone-meal-nightmare.50292/
    https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/bonemeal.pdf

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    September 9, 2018
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    It is always best to spray before the fruit forms, as to cure the disease before it affects your fruit. I am including a link that will help. Most fruit trees can be sprayed roughly the same way. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-leaf-curl.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    January 9, 2019
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    Glyphosate will kill anything it touches.

    Hand pulling the weeds is the safest approach.

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  • Answered by
    roseman on
    February 2, 2019
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    I would suggest mixing in two varieties of Marigolds. Or perhaps some KnockOut Roses or HomeRun roses.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    April 2, 2019
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    carolhayes1965 on
    April 2, 2019
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    what zone is planting flowers in iowa south

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