evergreen in container

QuestionQUESTION: I would like to know if I can plant an evergreen in a container and put it outdoors. My miracle question is can I use it periodically in Church for about 2 weeks and then put it outdoors agai

sky pencil holleys

QuestionHi, I have 2 sky pencil holleys in large containers, I live in zone 6, and the holleys got bent from the heavy snow, but did not break, I carefully straightened them but noticed that the leaves are all

container gardening

QuestionI am new to gardening and have started growing a cauliflower plant and cilantro in containers since end of February. Everything is going well until one day I checked under the leaves of the cauliflower

Gardenias

QuestionHi Nick, I would like to know how to grow gardenias in container. I have heard that its a hard plant to grow!!!!! but I would like to try it so I went to Home Depot bought a hug blooming gardenia plant

Fig trees not recovering from winter

QuestionHi Nick, I planted 2 fig trees last spring in a very sunny spot, they were about 3 feet tall at the time. They grew nicely over the summer and fall, but didnt bear any fruits yet. Before winter I placed a th

Potted Fig tree

QuestionI have had an Italian Everbearing Fig tree in a container for 3 years. It has always been giving me large amounts of fruit every year. I re-potted it last year. This year, I took it out of the garage when th

Fig Tree in Container

QuestionNick, I just got a Hardy Chicago Fig via mail in tiny container (about 3 in diameter). The tree has 4 leaves and is 9 tall. It will always be in a container. I am in Silic

peach fruit that does not ripen

QuestionI have a beautiful peach tree in the back of the house. It is 18 feet high with 4 large branches. I have a ton of peaches that do not ripen, they grow to about 1 to 1 1/2 in diameter and that is

House plants

Question Gerbera Dear Nick, I have so many questions! I hope you dont mind because I am fairly new to all of this. I will start with my first question about my gerbera daisies. I got them at a wedding a

brown spots on tomatoes

QuestionI have patio tomatoes in pots. They only get the a.m. sun. Last year and this year some of them get a large brown spot on the bottom. They usually only get a little larger than a golf ball

Pomegranate

QuestionCan I grow a pomegranate in a container or even in the ground in northeast ohio? AnswerThey need a tropical location to be grown outdoors in the groound, you can however grow them in a container, keeping it

Yellowing leaves on Fig tree

QuestionHey I have a brown turkey Fig I just bought, about 3.5 ft tall that i transplanted to a slightly larger pot. The leaves first started to droop slightly, some of the young fruit fell off and now the lea

fountain grass

QuestionI have purple fountan grass in urns on either side of my steps. I planted them about two months ago, a little later than ususal. However, they are not thriving. I see fountain grasses in gardens all over my

winter and the potted fig tree

QuestionHi, We have a potted fruit bearing fig tree we bought in May of 2011. It grew rapidly on our small patio and is now about 4 feet tall and in a large container. However, winter is coming and we live in NYC. O

Avacado plant

QuestionQUESTION: We grew a avocado plant from the pit. The plant is in a container and it is about 4 inches high. Every time it grows new leaves the other leaves fall off, so there are only two leaves a

flowers in containers

QuestionWeve just moved and Im planning on planting flowers in wood planters. What type of soil do I buy for the planters and do I need to put some rocks in the bottom of them? How often should I ferti

wintering over and replanting outside

QuestionI have brought my begonias in for the winter this year, hoping they will last till I can snip some tops and transplant them into containers for summer. They do not look terrific. I live in Chicag

Clematis in container

QuestionQUESTION: I want to purchase an apple blossom clematis (evergreen) but my soil is awful. Very rocky and difficult to even dig a large hole that could be amended. Will this variety do reasonably well in

spiral alberta spruce in a pot

QuestionMy husband and I bought 2 spiral alberta spruces for our wedding about 3 weeks ago. Wed like to put them in pots but are NOT gardeners in any way, shape, or form. Its really important to me that they dont di

Brown Turkey Fig In E. TN

QuestionI have a 3 Brown Turkey Fig and am puzzled as to where to plant it. Our soil is mostly clay. I read on your site to plant away from winter sun and harsh winter winds... We live on a high ridge o