Meyers lemon & Sweet Lime

QuestionI read with interest your exchange with Sherry. I live in Southern California and have two stunted trees, a Meyers and a Sweet Lime(I think its a Palestine lime). Both are in the ground and at least 4-5 year

Euonymus j. Green Spire

QuestionCan this plant be successfully grown as a patio plant in a container? AnswerHi Kathy, yes, it is well suited to many conditions, and a container grown specimen will do just fine if it is given plenty of sun

corn planting

Questionhow deep do i plant corn i want to plant them in cantiner AnswerHi Maria, about an inch deep, but you need to plant quite a few plants to ensure pollination, which is done by the breeze, so they need to be

Norfork Pine

QuestionI have had three Norfork Pines for about three years, they have done pretty good so far, but Im noticing the lower branches browning and falling off, and some lower tips are browning. You have said the lack

gardenias in window boxes

QuestionHi-I planted gardenias with hydrangeas in a window box. I have fed them muracid and put orchid bark on the top to retain moisture. The plants are doing well, however, the gardenias have m

growing lilacs in a container

QuestionI would like to know what kind of mixture I would need to grow my lilac in a container and what size of container. I do have it in a container now and used miracle grow potting soil. It is outside on the pat

Growing tomatoes on a covered apartment patio in central CA

QuestionWhat is the best tomatoe (preferably grape,cherry or pear) to grow on a lower apartment patio that is covered by an upstairs apartment deck,and faces north.I live in the Central Valley in CA.Is it possible &

soil for a container fig tree

QuestionQUESTION: I purchased a small potted fig tree last year and would like to transplant it to a slightly larger pot. Which is the best soil and fertilizer to use. Any other info will be helpful. This is m

Growing Catnip

QuestionI plan on growing 3-5 catnip plants in my house in our sun room...I just cant find anything relating to this: After I spread the seeds and they start to sprout, should I leave all the sprouting seeds to gro

Plants for Hanging Baskets

QuestionIm wondering what is the best very low maintenance plant for a hanging basket? Ive had pansies the past two years during the spring and summer, but they were just too high maintenance for me with the r

planting season

QuestionHi Nick, I live outside of Ft Myers & want to plant veggies in containers. I was an avid gardener in MA, but I am lost as far as what the growing season is here and for what crops. Please enlighten me on sta

vertical grow towers

QuestionI have just purchased 12 pots, each of which have 6 planting ports (think giant daisy shape), which will reside in two stacks of six pots each. Vertical gardening seems great for my situation, with ful

growing lettuce in containers

QuestionI have read that I need to do successive plantings of lettuce seeds in order to harvest all summer. Does this mean I need to start seedlings in a separate container from my already growing lettuce plan

Soil for container tomato plants

QuestionI just acquired two very nice homemade wooden box containers, 5 in lenght, 10 deep and 20 1/4 wide) to plant my heirloom tomato plants this year. I was told to line the plant boxes with the black weed

re-potting avocado tree

QuestionHello and thank you for taking time to answer my question! I have become quite attached to my two foot tall avocado tree that I grew from a pit. Well I decided it was getting too big for its pot so I replant

containers

QuestionQUESTION: i have a brick mail box with a container on each side and want to now what is the best flower or shub u would suggest that i put in it. It will be full sun all the time and i live in georgia.  

self watering container plants

QuestionHow can I create self watering features on regular pots/containers that I have for both indoors and out. I am a 1st time gardener and my yard is difficult to navigate so I want to use containers on the patio

Haworthia Attenuata Plant Problems?

QuestionI purchased a haworthia attenuata plant from the store and Im really not sure how to take care of it overall. One website I saw recommends watering once every three weeks, another says to water much more fre

Bonanza Patio Peach tree and Bees

QuestionQUESTION: I just bought one of these and plan on planting it in my backyard. While doing research i stumble by someone who said that they attract bees. I need to know if this is true as my sister is allerg

Bonanza Peach Tree care

QuestionI live in Southern Arizona, South of Tucson and have just purchased and planted in a large pot a Bonanza Peach Tree. I made sure the soil is very moist. Do I need to feed it? The potting soil I used ha