planting bismarck palm seeds

Questionmy question is. to plant a bismarck palm seed, when should the seeds be picked from the palm tree? can they be picjked green? or should they be dried? or when they fall of the plant?. at

rooting crabapple trees from seed

QuestionCan a crabapple tree be rooted from seeds? AnswerHi Teresa, Thanx for your question. Yes, you can grow crabapple trees from seed. The problem is, if the crabapple is a hybrid. The seeds wi

Flowering Princess Lily

QuestionHi Tom I have (still in the original pot) an Oxana staprioxa that was given to me in May 2007. I do not have a garden bed and have kept it as a house plant. My question is -- how do I get it to f

growing wisteria from seed

QuestionHow can I successfully start wisteria from seed? They seem to be hard and I wondered if they should be soaked and then peirce the hull or just plant them in the soil? Any help would be greatly ap

apple / cherry trees,

Questioni have a neighbor that has some real old apple and cherry trees in her yard .i was wondering if i can take a cut limb off the tree and sprout it some how .thx for your time an info . AnswerHi Joe, Thanx for

sandy and weedy yard

Questioni have a back yard that is mostly weeds: thistles, sand burs and plain weeds. The ground is sand. I live in Pensacola, Fl. What I want to know is 1. do I kill the weeds before putting

Managing volunteers from lilac tree

QuestionI have been pruning and shaping a beautiful lilac tree for many years now. It is loaded with beautiful blooms every year. The problem I have is all the volunteers that spring up from the roots. They are very

Lilacs from Cuttings

Questionmy husband used tordon to kill trees continually coming up in my flower garden. he was told it would not spread, well it did. my lilac is close & this is from my grandmothers bush with no possibilty to

pruning snowball bushes

QuestionWe have two snowball bushes. One has pom pom shaped flowers and the other has more of a flat white flower that has flowers on the outside of the bloom and seed looking in the middle. I know that

Rhubarb seeds

QuestionCan you take the seeds from the rhubarb seed pod and plant them? Are there any tips to follow? AnswerSeeds grown from your own plants will not necessarily inherit the same traits as the parent plant.

Royal Empress Tree

QuestionI received my royal empress tree and upon arrival and packaging the top was bent over, the top was not completely broken just looked like it was a crease from being bent over, my question is can i try to tap

japanese maples how to make cuttings

Questioni would like to know how to make cuttings of a japanese maple plant do i use rooting hormone or how do i make additional plants from a japenese maples AnswerHi Shawn, Thanx for your question. Japanese

Transplanting Avacado trees

QuestionI have about four or five avacado trees I need to transplant to another location. They are all about 2 to 3 feet high with about an inch and a half-inch trunk. I have dug around each plant about 9 inches and

Mango seeds

QuestionHi, i want to plant my mango seeds but i am not sur ehow please tell me i would appreciate it. thank you, christine AnswerStarting seeds is actually an easy process, but success only comes through many year

Marsh Grapefruit Tree

QuestionHi Tom, Last year at spring time I purchased a Marsh Grapefruit Tree. It established itself real well but we had an unusually cold winter here in North Central Florida last year. It lost all its leaves and d

Milkweed seed planting

QuestionHow deep do I plant the seed or is this one to press in soil no covering? I have collected seed last season and stored it dry. I read about putting in the refrige, so I did but not all winter. Does that make

what knd of tree and how to stem root or from seed

Questionmy new tree QUESTION: I actualy have 2 questions i have this tree i just planted 1 month ago it had all pale purple tiny flowers on it that fell of and now has little oval shaped pods forming wich see

Jasmine starts

QuestionI would like to know how to start new jasmine......I live in Mo. Thanks for your time. AnswerThere are basically two ways to propagate a new plant; seeds or cuttings. Propagating from seed is a relatively

Propagating pachysandra

Questionyou mention a good potting mix. can you be more specific? peat/perlite good? sand/perlite? thank you~ AnswerA fertile commercial mix is very good. Miracle-gro and several other reputable compa

Bearded Iris Registrations

QuestionApproximately how many cultivars have been named and registered with the American Iris Society? AnswerHi Charlie, Thanx for your question. According to Mike and Anne Lowe of the American Iris Society