cordyline

QuestionQUESTION: My 6-7 year old cordylines leaves have turned yellow dowm the central spine and most of the remainder of the leaves have all blotched yellow. It has been in a half barrel for the past 4 years and t

Carnations

QuestionHi, I have carnations growing in a planter. This is there second year and I still have no flowers, any idea why? AnswerIt sounds like the terrible toos. Too dry Too wet Too much sun Too little sun Too deep

balcony container garden

QuestionHi.We will soon be moving to a condo with a northwest facing balcony.I would love to take some of my favourite plants with me but am not sure if they will grow with this exposure.They include roses (one of w

Sweet Potato Vine

QuestionI live in Albany, GA. I have started a potato vine from a sweet potato in my window. It has taken off like a rocket and is now in soil. I was told that if I want it to grow think that I nee

avocado prune

QuestionI would like to to have instructions on how to prune a avocado roots and top so it does not grow. AnswerBonsai. The avocado is a tree. It is meant to grow. So study the skills of Bonsai. This is all about

mini carnations (pinks?)

QuestionHello, Ive been growing mini carnations on my balcony for the past 2 years. The plants appear to be quite healthy but they hardly produce any flowers. What can I do? Pinquilla - Rome, Italy AnswerSun, water

vegetables dying?

QuestionHello I Live in the High desert in southern california (U.S)and i recently planted cucumbers,watermelon,corn,tomatoes,canteloup,pumpkin,and carrots in small containers. At least 3 to 4 seeds are placed in ea

container grown hydrangea

QuestionI live on the Wisconsin Illinois border. I was given a hydrangea growing in a very large container and its doing beautifully right now. My question is how do I winter this plant? AnswerHi Fran,

pelargonium identification

QuestionHello Bakerplanter, I grow only pelargoniums (aka geraniums)- I have a hundred or more different cultivars that I want to identify. Most of them were gifted me by a wonderful woman who collected cultivars

Container plants

QuestionSomething very small and in large numbers, is eating the roots of my plants in my container gardens. What do I do? Is there a homemade remedy for this? They are not worm like but more knat

Tomato fertilizer

QuestionHi. Ive never grown much of anything in my life, but this year I bought 2 small pots (approx 18 diameter and 16 tall). I put one tomato plant into each one. One pot also has a pepper plant, and

tomato plants

QuestionHello there, I live in upstate NY. I planted various tomato seeds back in March and loved them into beautiful seedlings. With the cold weather here, I still hadnt transplanted them outside

insecitcides

QuestionWhich insecticide would be safe to use on a balacony poted plant that is little more than slightly cover with white puffy spots and tiny insects? AnswerHi Nadia, that would be a Horticultural Oil (not a dor

Strange worms in leaves found in soil of plant

QuestionHello, I have a number of houseplants outside for the summer. Yesterday while watering I knocked over a spider plant cutting that I had planted a few months ago. To my suprise instead of just soil and

Geranium pest infestation

QuestionHi, I am Damian from Malta, up till a couple of weeks ago I had several Geranium pot plants, all successfully cultivated from various cuttings from friends and relatives. These (except for one) are of the sc

Poison ivy in Large Container

QuestionI just moved to an apt. with a large patio. Already on the patio were four oversized plastic pots (like the kind you see on street corners) with mainly weeds growing in them. One had a creeping ivy tha

compact dirt

QuestionHi Nick. A couple weeks ago, you advised me about a tomato with Blossom- End rot. I have since removed the bad fruit and added calcium and fertilizer to my containers and the plants appear to be

myer lemon

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Nick, I live in Sacramento, Calif. I have a Myer lemon tree in a container right now standing on the south side of my home where it can get morning sun only as it is

Patio Peach Tree

QuestionWe have a patio Peach Tree that we bought about a year & half ago. It is planted in the ground. We live in Tennessee.any way you answered someone elses question about the fruit not being edible. What we wnt

Container-grown evergreens

QuestionI live in Williamsburg, Va. I want to plant a container-grown evergreen tree on an aggregate driveway to hide some meters and telephone connections which face the front. The area receives sun pro