use of plant tone and/or flower tone on indoor plants

QuestionCan I use plant tone on rest season and flower tone when buds start or just before. Specifically a jasmine and a dwarf orange tree that does fruit. They are in a blooming mode of twice a year

Bermuda Grass

QuestionHi Kenneth, I am a new homeowner and I have Bermuda sod grass. I am wondering what type of fertilizer should I used. My builder recommended Triple Ten, but I cant seem to find it. Also, I

sulfur in well water

Questionthe sulfur in my well water seems to damage some of my plants. is there a fertilizer that i could use to counteract it? I live in texas and do a lot of watering in the summer months. AnswerThere is no

pine needles

QuestionHello. I recently moved to the country with a large yard underneath 90% Ponderosa Pine and 10% Oaks in Northern California (Twain) and would like to know if the bed of needles should be raked up to foster na

fertilizing house plants

QuestionHow often should I fertilize my house plants, and window boxes, and what is the best type of fertilizer to use? I recently purchased some liquid fertilizer (some sort of seaweed extract or something) that I

Hydranger

QuestionHi, I need help, I have a snowball hydranger plant that was my parents, it bloomed once in 28 years. It took me three years to get the plant back to life. I wanted it to bloom so I fertilized it

fertilizer application

Question I want to know thedifferent types of fertilizers avilable, their usage and when to apply them for effectiveness ? AnswerI would recommend that you take a look at this article for a basic understanding of w

Fertiliser

QuestionThankyou for your reply. In the nitrogen cycle when a plant takes up ammonium nitrate it goes from ammonium to nitrite to nitrate, the hydrogens that have been lost then have an acidifying effect. Which on a

Vitamins in Water

QuestionIm trying to do an expirement that concerns having vitamins supplement some nutrients a plant needs. Basically, I going to build a hydroponic system so that I can test this expirement. I was looking at a rec

Wood ashes

QuestionI live in Lubbock, Tx. and we have dead cedar branches. We have burned some of them we wanted to know if we could use the ashes for fertilizer? &n

Super phosphate

QuestionIn cleaning out my fathers shop after his death I found a bag of Super Phospate that he had stored. I know he used it for something but dont kow for what. Could use some help in what in may be used for in ga

human waste as fertiliser,

Questionhere in Quebec we see more and more septic tank removal companies starting in selling human manure compost,probably mixing IT with other things.I am in the horiculture field myself and a freind of mine told

mycorrhizal tablets

Question-------------------------thanks for the advice. is there a fertilizer that would help? Followup To Question - we have planted a 15 gal. melaleuca nesophila six month ago. it doesnt seem to be doing that g

Hello, Im interested in starting...

QuestionHello, Im interested in starting an organic garden or farm, to be certified organic, and I have some questions about the soil. I want to make all conditions optimal. What are organic (non-chemical) fer

solution/mixture for tomatoes please?

QuestionHi Kenneth, I am doing some experimenting, and wondered if you could please tell me what the solution/mixture would be for tomatoes? Would appreciate your sharing your knowledge as able. &n

when to fertilize

Questioni live in georgia and cant get my extension agent to tell me when to put our fertilizer on my common bermuda lawn. it is even worse on a preventive insectiside schedule. it is a regular 5000 sq f

light green low blooms

QuestionThis season my flower garden in my front yard is not producing very many blooms and most of the plants are a very light green color? I am thinking it needs something i have used a 20-16-20 type fertili

mycorrhizal

Questionwhere can i purchase mycorrhiza powder? do you like this product? thanks AnswerTry gardensalive.com or greenwoodnursery.com Research show that plants can benefit from mychorrizal inocculation because the r

types of fertilizer/Miracle Grow

QuestionDear Ken: (Nice name, by the way). I used to use a fertilizer from Spring Hill Nursery. It was a 5-10-5 plant formula. I ualso used a 20-10-5 for hedge plants, which I acidentally planted in the

Can I use potting soil to repot my aloe plant?

QuestionI have an Aloe Vera plant that has been alive for sometime now but I just realized it doesnt have any roots on it going into the soil. So, I thought I should repot it and water it a bunch and then let