Garden Equipment
Connie writes: After I prune a diseased plant, I feel that I should sterilize the pruners to prevent spreading the contamination. What is the best way to do this? A. By all means, the pruners ... read article
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Garden Journal
Part One A book on your flower and vegetable gardening records is a fine way to keep track of what you have done and how well it worked. Include: Information on planting, seeding, fertilizing, mulching ... read article
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Gardening for the Handicapped
Janie writes: I've looking for plans and information to make waist-high tables to plant some of my garden in. I thought this would alleviate bending so much as I have some trouble with my ... read article
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Growing Vegetables in Containers
Q. Any suggestions on growing vegetables in containers? Just starting container gardening. A. Good for you. It is a great way to produce good, healthy fresh food in a small space, with ... read article
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Landscaping
Lisa writes: My husband and I are moving to a new house that comes with no landscaping. The house is a steal, but we don't know what kind of trees or grass to plant. We really need help! The house we are ... read article
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Lawn Care
Q. Is it true that spraying iron on my not so hot lawn will help it look better even with our drought (I live in Ocala, Florida, south central Florida). I thank you for your help and hope that these issues will ... read article
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Light Requirements
Q. How can you tell if your plant is not receiving enough light? A. This is a question I get all the time. How come my Spathiphyllum has not flowered? Usually it is a matter of more light for a longer ... read article
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Miscellaneous
Andrea writes: I recently bought some plants but I am new at all this, so I was wondering if hostas [also Marginata] when planted will come back every year. The same question goes for astilbe [Fanal], ... read article
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Mulch
Q. I recently saw on TV that if you put mulch around a plant you push the mulch away from the base of plant. I have a mixture of winter dead grass, lots of cutup leaves, and wood chips. I am going to use it this ... read article
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Nitrogen
Q. I had a soil sample analyzed. I was surprised when it came back that it was lacking remarks concerning nitrogen. The explanation I received when I called about the report was less than, shall we say, ... read article
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Nocturnal Gardens
Q. In school, we learned of night-flowering plants with fragrant white flowers. Do you know of any which I can grow? A. What a wonderful idea. Here is some very detailed info for you: With the setting ... read article
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Old, Tired Gardens
Q. I live in southern Michigan and have had our garden in the same spot for about 30 years. At first the garden was great. Now, I can't seem to grow much of anything without planting seeds twice or ... read article
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Patio Gardening
Belinda writes: I recently moved into a rental house out in the country with very little shade. I have a container on my patio table, the kind in which the green patio umbrella fits through, and would ... read article
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Plant Genders
Q. I was told by an elderly person that there are male plants and female plants. It all started when we were eating watermelon and she told us there is a female and a male watermelon. She went on to say ... read article
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Plant Selection
Q. As I strolled through the store today, there were so many plants, hopefully heralding the arrival of spring (has been a very, very long winter). I looked at many, but each time I withdrew, knowing not ... read article
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