An out of control cucumber plant

QuestionWe have a cucumber plant that is huge and taking over our tomatoes; this is our first garden and were not sure what to do with it. Its next to a fence and weve tried to wind it around that, we also bou

my daylilly

Questionmy daylilly... i bought about a month back... isnt bloomin anymore... though its become thicker... meanin has more leaves then before.. but no more buds or flowers... the other one which i had bought along w

Bonanza Peach fruit flavor

QuestionQUESTION: i have a bonanza Peach tree. It is the first time to have fruit as it is a young tree. The peaches are sort of tasteless and bland. is there anything i can do to sweeten them up n

dwarf patio peach tree

Questioni like the patio peach tree,but cannot find it. can you help me in giving an adress where i can order them. thanks AnswerType www.google.com in your address bar. Then type patio peach tree nursery. You will

Potted Peach Tree

QuestionWe live in a town home in Southern Utah. We got a peach tree and planted it in a large pot (15 gal (I think)). There seem to be a few yellow leaves every day, even though it seems to be growing b

Peppers

QuestionHello, Ive got about 20 pepper plants currently. Thai dragon, cayenne, red chile, jalepenos (3), habeneros (3) Bell peppers (2) green, a yellow and an orange, Chiltepin (2), and a few I cant recall. I

other seeds to plant

QuestionI am very interesed in other seeds that I can use to start plants from. Right now I have a sweet potato plant that is doing great. I dont seem to do very well with outside plants I guess I love t

AVOCADO PLANTS

QuestionIVE STARTED MY PITS (3)LAST YEAR, PUT THEM INTO LARGE POTS,USED REGULAR TOPSOIL. I HAVE A PROBLEM IN TELLING WHETHER IVE WATERED TOO MUCH, OR NOT ENOUGH. WHAT ABOUT SOIL AND FERTILIZER? ALL 3 PLA

Daylilly

QuestionHow do I get a Daylilly that cross polinated with another type of plant registered? It was a regular road side orange and now it is a beautiful dark purple. I am very excited about this flower and think it i

norfork iland pine

QuestionI recently purchased a small(30) norfork pine with two smaller(15) trees from same base. Can I remove the two smaller trees and possibily get them to root? AnswerIf they are trees with roots, then you can r

clemantis

QuestionIs it possible to plant a clemantis in a container, put it on a deck in Chicago, bring it into the garage for winter and take it out next spring? Susan AnswerYes, I have many. They do not get as big, as th

houseplants

QuestionI received several house plants after Mothers funeral, and would like to know what ones I could put outside for the summer? I know there are pothos, dragon tree, peace lily, and others. Someone t

JAPENESE MAPLE TREE

QuestionWHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO PLANT A SHADED AREA OR WHERE THERES A LOT OF SUN AnswerJapanese Maples can take the light the sun gives, and will grow even better with that bright light, but they can not take he

Patio plants

QuestionI have a number of 6 foot high daturas and hibiscus in large pots on my patio. Whenever the wind blows they fall over. Is there any way of keeping them upright short of putting each of them inside a pi

meyers lemon tree

Questioni planted a small meyers lemon tree this spring and it is growing great had a ton of fragrant blooms and lots of little green baby lemons which all fell off. They never grew much larger than a lima bea

Baby maples in pots.

QuestionI have a maple tree outside my home which gives off the twirling seeds every year and Ive planted some seedlings in pots when they were about six inches tall. One is growing rapidly this summer and has grown

systemic insecticide

QuestionQUESTION: hello! I put many of my plants outside for the summer. I usually buy them and put them outside. They seem very healthy and have been growing fast. All where bought this summer Im concerned about

trees by pool

QuestionCan we plant a Sissoo tree 10 from our pool with out worring about root damage to our pool. AnswerThe Dahlbergia Sissoo tree will grow to 30 to 50 feet high and 20 to 30 feet wide when mature. If you plant

Harvesting Peas

QuestionFor the first time ever I planted a small container veggie garden. My peas are ready to be picked but Im worried Im not picking them right. At the base of the pod is the cap where the flower started. Do I pi

container plainting

QuestionI live in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota. Recently I purchased 2 dwarf Alberta Spruce which I would like to place on either side of the front door in containers (the information card says Excellent as