1. Home
  2. Question and Answer
  3. Houseplants
  4. Garden Articles
  5. Most Popular Plants
  6. Plant Nutrition

saving seeds year to year

QuestionWhat is/are best way(s) to save veggie seeds from garden overwinter? AnswerDear Louis, The National Gardening Association Magazine has an excellent article about the seed saving process on their website. &

Cavy manure

QuestionHi Frank and Vicky -- Im not certain if this is the proper forum for this question, but I thought it might be a good place to start. I live in Minnesota and am a breeder of Peruvian Cavies (long hai

sandy soil

Questionhow do I prepare sandy soil for vegetable growing and get rid of insects AnswerHi Gooria; For insects, read some of my organic gardening answers. For the sandy soil, it depends on just how sandy it is. You

Flea Control

Questionyes this is out of doors. ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- I have three small dogs and a cat who acts like a dog which of course means I so

Watering: How Often? Plant Groupings

QuestionId like to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, sweet peppers, sugar snap peas, watermelon and cantelope in a 60ft by 10ft raised bed. The watermelon likes to run out onto my lawn but thats ok. There is a blueber

upside down tomatoes

QuestionIve read that you can plant tomatoes in the drainage hole of a terracotta pot so that the plant grows downward while planting flowers or herbs in the top portion. Any idea of what plants would be synergistic

using sugar as weed killer

QuestionI have been reading some amazing threads that look hard to believe. So I would like to know what your opinion is. The whole question seems to involve using sugar as a weed-killer. How exactly does this

organic conversion

QuestionI inherited my fathers home on Long Island. He owned a split level mid-50s house settled on apx 1/2 acre of land near the water. I know he had a regular landscaper taking care of the place and there is no do

sticky substance on plants

QuestionI think the substance is called honey. I have had it on other plants as well namely fichus. j.l. ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question---

rabbit food

QuestionI recently moved into a new house and am not yet sure about the soil. I am not too sure about getting soil tested because it doesnt seem to me they care about enough aspects of truely health soil, such as

bent dogwood tree

Questionapprox . 20 year old Dogwood tree. It has bent to the side as it had huge Larch tree next to it. Can we correct this bend now that the Larch has been cut down. It is about 20 some odd feet high. AnswerDear

Killing bremuda grass!!!!

QuestionWill vinegar kill weeds in the garden (Bermuda grass...ect)? Answer95 percent of the lawns in this country are soaking in things like Round-Up and Weed-B-Gone. To rid your lawn of weeds, two user-frie

agricultural corn meal as a fungicide

QuestionHi Charlotte You recommended agricultural corn meal as a fungicide a few days ago + suggested feed stores. However, I cant find a store that sells it. All say do I mean corn gluten meal. Any ide

Tomato - Curly leaves

QuestionI planted a tomato plant for the first time. Soil is well-drained and sandy, dark with humus. Temperature is about 30-35 Celsius. It was doing great initially but recently its growth is stunted, inclusive of

organic food regulation

QuestionDo you think organic farms should have to be certified to be sold as organic? Would you like this act to be changed to where farms arent required to be certified to be sold as organic? AnswerOrganic farms

manure from commercially raised ducks

QuestionQUESTION: Does manure from commercially raised ducks contain hormone and/or chemical residues not advisable for organic farming? ANSWER: Hormones are not allowed in U.S. duck or goose production. The FSIS

vegan organic

QuestionI would like to plant a small kitchen garden and wish to know how best to feed it without the application of bone/blood meal or other animal derived methods. Also, are there non-lethal ways of keeping

How much spaced needed

QuestionHi, I am from Australia. We have sold our city house and am moving to a smaller city near sydney called wollongong. We want to buy a house from which we want to put up solar panels, water tanks

Organic Herbicide

QuestionQUESTION: I duck hunt that has both ponds and crops. We have used herbicides such as Roundup to kill the weeds in the ponds. This year the farmer is wanting to be classified as an organic rice fa

safety of public compost

QuestionOur city offers free compost from the lawn and garden waste they compost. The yard waste is collected in in bio-solo biodegrable bags. Is this compost safe to use in vegetables gardens? Im worr

Total 389 -Article FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage LastPage CurrentPage:7/20 20-Article/Page Goto:

Copyright © www.100flowers.win Botanic Garden All Rights Reserved