Grafted Trees

QuestionI have 2 patio peach trees and a weeping crabapple tree. In trying to determine if and when I should prune them, I discovered that they are grafted trees. Because of this, I now understand that s

ABOVE GROUND GARDEN

QuestionI HAVE REALLY ROCKY LAND AND WOULD LIKE TO GROW A GARDEN. IF I BUILT A 6 X 20 BOX AND PLANTED THE GARDEN IN IT WOULD IT WORK AS WELL AS ONE IN THE GROUND? I WANT TO AVOID THE MISERY OF TRYING TO REMOVE

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QuestionHello, how are you going? Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. My name is Christina and I live in Australia. I have a hydrangea plant that I love, and it had beautiful flowers, but my sister

Hanging containers as a screen

QuestionI have a large east facing picture window in my living room that heats up from the sun every summer morning. I would like to plant and hang some nice looking containers from the eaves somewhat close together

My first garden

QuestionLoved your response of the growing watermelon in a pot, It is extremely helpful. Im grow a little of everything . Some plants I bought and some I purchased the organic seeds.I bought regular dirt. what can I

Dwarf Umbrella Tree

QuestionHello, I have a dwarf umbrella tree about three feet tall, in a 10 pot. It hasnt grown a single new stem since I bought it two months ago. Is this normal? If it is not, here are several problems that may b

Can shorter flowers be used to support taller ones in windowbox

QuestionQUESTION: Last year I grew lisianthus (about 12 tall) in individual pots in a windowbox & needed to stake them. The bottom of the plant had little foliage, looked sparse. Flowers were good. Do you think I co

help

QuestionI bought a Oriental Lilly from Walmart last week for 50 cents.Now I do not know what to do with it.The flowers have been cut off and the plant is about 14 inches high.Do I plant it outside? Will it come back

potting soil vs. garden soil

QuestionDo I really need to use potting soil for my potted caladiums and guara over garden soil? I just finished using garden soil for my seasonal ground cover and I bought too much. I used the Miracle Gro garden so

container tomatoes in the ground?

QuestionI am in wisconsin, started a bunch of tomatoes from seed, large and small variety and put them in 5 quart ice cream containers with holes in the bottom for water and for roots to grow out of. I would l

overwintering containers

QuestionI live in an southeastern suburb of Denver, Zone 5, and I want to plant in lots of containers as our soil here is pretty bad. Im a bit unsure of how to overwinter them. Is a wrapping of some sort

Potting Soil

QuestionI am planting a vegetable container garden and just purchased some potting soil. As I look at it, it does not specifically say that it can be used for vegetables. Is this a problem? Do I need to

Container Fig Tree

QuestionI placed fig in my basement over winter, but it started to bud so I moved it to outside shed. It went dormant again and lost buds. Its been outside for about three weeks now but it is not shooting any growth

Three Container Plants

QuestionI have a Corn Plant, and a Prayer plant. Could you tell me why my Prayer Plant is drooping? Is it supposed to? Also my corn plant is slowing killing its leaves from the bottom up. Is

powder puff tree

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Ms. Bakerplanter, My question is regarding the powder puff tree. Im having trouble with mine. The trunk of one is about 2 inches in diameter. This has half of it dried up because a v

Growing Vegetables Indoors

QuestionA few weeks ago I started an indoor vegetable garden, hoping to harvest my own veggies over the winter. I am using a Grow UFO light, (extremely expensive!), to illuminate the growing area for about 14 hours

vines

QuestionI never have grown vines before,I live in a upstair apt and have a small patio,I get sun from east to west.I live in northern calif(bayarea),whats a good vine to grow?Thank you AnswerI could answer with so

zone 8

QuestionQUESTION: I live in northern calif and have a small patio, what are good potted plants to have? Thank you. Zone 8 ANSWER: Hi Gary, ok I need you to follow up and let me know what type of plants you prefer,

avacoda trees

QuestionI grew my trees from seed they were doing real good but they have gotten tall some sems are thick some thin, growth on top and middle to ground. I live in Phoenix AZ weather is getting hot have been watering

Rex Begonia Escargot

QuestionHow large does this plant usually get? do you recommend any sources for these plants? AnswerIt will get from 6 to 12 high and around 12 wide. The Google search is a good source for information about these p