Transplanted Quince bush

Question Bush 2 I had a very large Quince bush that we dug up and separated it into seven sections on 5/25/2010. We planted them about 18-20 deep and have watered them every day for about 5-7 minutes each. There was

browning or diseased sweet broom shrub

Questioni planted 4 plants for a friend in Friendswood Texas and now 2 of them look like they are diseased or browning. help please they are beautiful when they are healthily. AnswerThanks for your question, Kathy.

Genista Cytisus Spachiana

QuestionDear Experts, I bought the above Genista to add to my garden this year. My neighbor told me he had recently talked to someone who has a Genesta plant and has for 20 years been trying to get rid of it.

Petunias dying

QuestionWe have a garden in front of our house that we planted earlier this spring. The petunias we planted were coming along beautifully and now all of a sudden are just drying up and dying. Quite similar to what i

growing zuchinni

QuestionDo you need more than one zuchinni plant to produce. I have a small container garden. Every year I have way too many squash. This year I decided to plant only one plant. The plant is

coffee grounds

QuestionIs it good to put coffee grounds around any plants. Ive heard it is but dont know which ones like it. AnswerYoull read from time to time advice that Coffee Grounds are an excellent source of organic matter

fungus on begonias

Questionhave a bed of Gin dark leaf begonias, found two this morning with very deformed thick white spore looking growth over the entire crown of plant, need to spray immediately since this is a wedding landscape jo

What if my Zucchini doesnt flower?

QuestionI am growing my first garden. I have planted 6 Zucchini. Only 3 of them had flowers. The flowers withered and died but no Zucchini. I have yet to see new flowers...Is there anything I can do to help my plant

Flowers not Blooming

QuestionThanks for reading my question and I hope you can help me. I have cosmos and Shasta daisies that I planted from seeds. They are now out in the garden and growing very fast and have very hardy leaves and my c

nut grass

QuestionI have a flower garden that I plant annuals in and a rose garden. The problem is that nut grass grows in it. I can pick it all out and in just a matter of days it is growing back. How can I

Black spot on roses

QuestionCL: What is the best way to get rid of Black spot on roses. This is by the far the best year for Roses, Hydrangia and day lillies. WOW!!! AnswerPat, Yes, it has been a good year for these plants - the

trailing blue Lobelia in windowbox

QuestionHi, In April I finally got around to purchasing a windowbox for my front window and some cheap-and-cheerful trailing blue Lobelia plants from a local store. I planted them in good, composted soil and

Zuchinni

QuestionWhat would be causing my zuchinni sqash to get to about hot dog size and then rot. Ive got lots of blooms and lots of small ones setting on but they are rotting after a couple days. So far have had only one

Care of potted petunias

QuestionWhat is the best solution to get rid of aphids and whiteflies (and prevent them from returning)on my potted petunias? AnswerOne-stop shopping is becoming easier thanks to the Green Wave sweeping across the

Something is eating the flowers on my petunias

QuestionWhat can I do? AnswerPetunia-eating pests abound, but my guess would be these are Slugs. What do you think? Thers a new Nematode on the market that waits around for a Slug to appear. The unsusp

wave petunias

QuestionI live in Middletown, CT. I have been planting purple wave petunias in the front of my house for at least 8 years. They get full hot sun all day long. They usually do wonderfully. Lov

petunia disease

Questioni have 4 beautifull petunia plants...each one of them on a cement pot.. they growing hudge and look gorgeous... but every year at this time, underneath.. the foliage start to get brown.. dry.. and little by

Deadheading Gazanias

QuestionI live in Northern California near Eureka and have my Gazanias in pots. I deadheaded one to just above the first leaf growth below the bloom. Then I realized that this might not be correct, so I went on-line

FOLLOWUP purple fountain grass

QuestionQUESTION: I bought two small penesetum rubra plants today for containers on my porch, (with ivy planted around them). Im not sure if theyre considered annuals or perennials. I had one a few years ago which d

bogenvias

QuestionWhen is the right time to cut back and how much should you cut back my bogenvia. When we moved in they were beautiful and had flowers and now they are all gone. The sprinkler system was broken. Has been fixe