watering method for window boxes while Im away

QuestionI live in Toronto, Canada. I need a way have my window boxes be watered while I am away for 4-7 days. There is coir (coconut bark) in every box, so that helps. I know you can buy water bulbs and so on,

Geranuim diagnosis

QuestionHi, I have several geraniums that grow and blossom like crazy (1 is over 6 tall). Lately Ive noticed that some of the leaves are turning yellow but others turn almost black and turn to dust. The plants

Does it Flower

QuestionI purchased a Red Escargot Geranium from the Chelsea Flower Show, could you tell me if this plant flowers or foilage AnswerI have heard of the Escargot Begonia, but I havent heard of a geranium by that name

Bitter White Peaches

QuestionI have two peach trees. The red one is fairly large but under control (in my back yard) in a large box I constructed. I get good sweet fruit from it. I have a small white peach tree in a 1/

Gardening

QuestionI planted 4 tomatoe plants in a half barrel on my East facing balcony. Lots of vegatation and flowers but no fruit. There is a mesh barrier covering the front of the balcony, would the absence of bees be the

Snake Plant

QuestionI have a snake plant in a terrarium with my White Lined Gecko, and its getting a bit tall. Is it possible to prune it? If so, how? Will I need to just remove the whole plant and replace it with a shorter one

fig tree

QuestionI did search the FAQs first, but found nothing that relates to my questions. Here goes: I have a Brown Turkey plant I bought 5 years ago and put it in a 16 pot on my patio in Redding, CT. with plent

jasmine vine

QuestionHi, I have a Jasmine vine I bought a few months ago that was blooming and vined around a round piece of wood stuck in the container. It is no longer blooming, but it grew new vines that went all

dracaena

QuestionI broke off a piece of a dracaena marginata (the kind with narrow green leaves with red margins) from a friends plant. There is about 2 inches of stem with about 8 inches diameter of bushiness; it was

Name of Plant

QuestionHi, I have a plant that someone gave me because it was dying. I have brought it back to life but dont know name of plant or how to keep it growing. Here is what it looks like. It has long Pointy leaves with

Alberta Spuce Spirals

QuestionAre my Alberta Spruce spirals dying? Ive attached some pictures of them below. Well My husband and I purchased two alberta spruce trees for in front of the house back in May 07. We were tol

Sky Pencil-Holly

QuestionId like to grow a Sky Pencil-jap. Holley in a container. I live in northern N.J. so have pretty cold winters, -10, rarely -15. Can I grow this in a container and keep outside through winter? &nbs

Jasime looks sparse on bottom

QuestionQUESTION: Hello there. I dont have a very green thumb but love plants. We have a patio that gets a few hours of sun around noon. We bought a pink jasmine last year. We re-potted it and wound the vines onto a

Strawberry container garden

QuestionWe planted strawberry plants in a planter jar and have beautiful healthy plants with lots of runners and very green leaves and great growth. the problem is no strawberries and no blossoms. Were g

Brown Turkey Fig Tree - Yellow Leaves

QuestionWe planted a four foot Brown Turkey fig tree in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the spring. We mixed soil enhancer and Black Cow in with the soil we planted it in. The tree bore about 24-36 delic

What to plant in patio?

QuestionI live in So. California, where the sun goes across my patio from the East, to the West in the afternoon. Inbetween there are some shade times on a planter area of my patio that is about 6 1//2 feet lo

creeping plant

QuestionWe had a spreading plant that hung over our rock retainig wall and during the course of the summer it would blossom small white flowers that resembled miniature carnations. We had the wall moved and they did

alberta spruce

QuestionI really like the look of the spiral alberta spruce and would like to know more information about them. I live in Indiana and didnt know if that was the right zone and how hard they are to keep alive. Answe

red japanese maple

Questionwe had some very hot days this year and burned the leaves. It has turned them a light brown , what can I do ? AnswerMove the tree out of the sun. Give it plenty of water. Moisten some peat moss, and place i

Peony in a planter?

QuestionI am looking into starting a container garden. I wanted a peony as the major part and I was wondering in you can plant a peony bush in a container and if so, how large would it need to be. Would it nee