Solanum

QuestionSolanum Pyracanthos QUESTION: Hi, Mike! I live in Epping, New Hampshire and have a real problem with groundhogs eating my plants. This year, on a whim, I bought 2 little bizarre annuals called Solanum

Planting Sycamore Seeds Directly in the Ground

QuestionTom, Thanks for taking time to answer my question. I may have asked this before, but i cant find your answer now. How do I plant American Sycamore seeds directly into the ground? I dont w

Propagating ponderosa pine seeds

QuestionHi Tom, Im interested in learning how hard it is to harvest and propagate ponderosa pine seeds. I live near the site of a large forest fire (2002) area in Colorado and am working to help a camp there r

starting peppers from seed

QuestionI also enjoy starting my plants from seed, but have always had a very hard time starting any type of hot peppers from seeds. Any tips?? AnswerHi Jeff, Thanx for your question. I start several th

Rooting a Ficus cutting

QuestionQUESTION: I had a ficus tree for 28 years - growing in a big pot in a sunny window in a NYC apartment. It developed scale 6 months ago - I tried treating it - unsuccessful - finally discarded the tre

germinating and planting bismarck palm seeds

QuestionQUESTION: Tom, I know nothing about gardening but I have some fruit from the bismarck palm. I hear that you can germinate the seeds and then plant them. I dont know what that means. I

Nectarine seeds

QuestionNectarine seeds come in a shell, with the actual seed inside. do I wait for the shell to dry and then open it to obtain the seed to plant, or do I plant the entire shell? AnswerYou will need to strati

magnolia seeds and storage until appropriate weather

QuestionQUESTION: I was mailed a magnolia pod and a bag of seeds from a friends magnolia tree. She lives in Texas and I live in Illinois. I want to plant some of these seeds (not sure how many to plant)

rose of sharon seed pods

QuestionMy rose of Sharon plants have produced seed pods. My question is, do i pick off the pods & wait for them to dry to get the seeds or do i leave them on the bush? AnswerHi David, Thanx for your question

Growing an aspen tree indoors?

QuestionI have this really great idea to pot some small aspen trees (purchased from Home Depot) and use them as house plants in our living room. My husband says they cannot survive inside. Additionally, he says they

Growing Bismark Palms from Seeds.

QuestionI read your article and it was very informative. I would like additional information about seed preparation. We have 2 Huge Bismark in our yard and would like to grow from our own seeds. Can they

Hydrangea propagation

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I received cuttings from a friends hydrangeas and even though they had flowers in bloom, I prepared the cuttings, dipped them in growing hormone and all except one took root beautifully in

Can you help identify?

QuestionHi, Im aware this might not be your specialty but I am not sure where/who to ask. :) I live in Atlanta, GA USA yesterday it rained for the first time in about 3 weeks. 3 flowers sprung up! One looks like

Seed Propagation of Stawberries

Questionhow and when should i extract seeds from the strawberry fruit and prepare them for planting AnswerYou can extract them anytime after they ripen. Just be sure to let them dry out completely before preparing

Hummingbird viine propagation

QuestionQUESTION: My apologies if this question has already been answered. I have a hummingbird vine that re-seeds itself beautifully. A friend would like some for her garden. Are the seed pods a v

Crape Mertlyes

QuestionHi, I have 2 Crape Mertlyes by my veggy garden. I got sick over the summer and had to let me garden go for awhile. All the beds are full of about 2 foot Crape Mrtlyes. I dug some up and planted in pots for t

Storing Sycamore Seeds

QuestionHi Tom, Thank you for answering my question. I live in South Central Kansas. I have some sycamore seed balls. If I stick them in a zip-loc bag and leave them in my garage until Spring will they

Sheffeleria tree

QuestionI am wanting to take clippings from a sheffeleria tree and I dont know where to take the clippings from. Thank You AnswerSimply cut a tender shoot that is at least six inches long. Make sure the stem is not

Growing White Clovers From Seeds

QuestionHi Tom, I went outside and picked some white clover flowers to see if I could get some seeds from them and try to grow them inside and start my very own white clover plant, but Im not sure what the seeds loo

dwarf tree s and fruit seeds

QuestionHi TOM My name is Falguni and I live in India, I love eating fruits and want to grow dwarf fruit trees in pots, but i dont have any dwarf seeds here in my country, we get the fruits here but i am ver