potting soil for tulips

QuestionNot seeding or germination, Im afraid, but I do need some help. The company from which I purchased tulip bulbs cautioned me against using potting soil with a wetting agent, as bulbs may tend to rot with too

Planting seeds from Red Bird of Paradise

QuestionThis fall I have picked the pods off of some healthy Red Bird Of Paradise Plants in my area and now I have bought planting soil and buckets to get them started in, but I am not sure the best way to be sure t

Royal Empress Tree Seeds

QuestionWe just bought Sapphire Dragon Tree seeds off http://www.seedsandmore-store.com/catalog.php/seedsandmore/dt/pd11332/Sapphire_D... I live in western Kentucky zone 6. I was wondering just in general how I sho

SycamoreTree Fruit...

QuestionWe have a pretty old sycamore tree beside our front porch. I like the tree but not the fruit that falls off everywhere... They are taking over our yard, porch, and gutters! I was just curious if there was an

KIWI

QuestionHow do you tell if a kiwi vine is male or female? I planted several kiwi seeds approximately 3 years ago and they came up! Now I have a couple of vines (fuzzy) that have made it through a couple

Lime seeds

QuestionWhat is the best way to get Lime seeds to grow, I have tried several ways and failed. AnswerThe key is simulating a dormancy period. I always allow my seeds to dry out completely before storing. Once they a

jack pine seeds

QuestionGello, I am wondering if there IS anything special I have to do to grown jack pine seeds. I collected cones and heated the cones in the oven St two hundred degrees to fake a forest fire. I then left them in

Planting Avocoda Seed

QuestionI have an Haas avocado seed which has sprouted in water. How and when do I plant it in soil. Does it matter what kind of dirt it is in? Will it grow in a pot? Crawfordville, FL AnswerJoan, you should

apple seed research

Questionplease any hints you can offer would be GREATLY appreciated. My 8 year old son is doing a science project which he needs to formulate a hypothesis and get research on why different apples have different numb

pomegranates

Questiondear tom....we live in mexico, high desert in the state if guanajuato.....pomegantes thrive here (i have planted 450 trees last july and they are doing well, as are some 5 year old trees that happened

Propogating celosia from seed

QuestionQUESTION: Ive propogated/hybridized daylillies from seed, and always winter them first for 6-8 wks in the refrigerator. Is the cold treatment necessary for tender annuals such as Celosia, or do I just wait u

Starting seeds

QuestionHi, I have several trees that I would like to start from seeds, Mexican Buckeye, Mountain Laurel, Pinon Pine. I was wondering if I should wait until spring or could I start the seeds indoors? If

Sago Palm Seeds

QuestionYesterday,for the first time,I noticed one of my female palms had opened showing off its orange seed. I removed about a dozen---about the size of a walnut---then I reviewed info on web which stated tha

Germinating Mango seeds

QuestionQUESTION: I have read a bunch Q&As regarding persimmon seed germination. There were successes with planting them directly into the soil and spouting them in water. Several them mentioned they k

Frost Protection

QuestionMy seed pods are not ready to be pick. Got bad weather coming in. In cental Tx. How can I save these pods, been told they have to stay on plant, till they turn brown. Plants are Moon vine,Moon Trumpet plant

Sago Palm pups

QuestionThanks for sending info re sago palm seeds. Yesterday, I took a sharp shevel and removed five large pups (offshoots) from the mother plant at ground level near its base. Each one is about 3/4 siz

Dogwood Trees

QuestionQUESTION: I saw you answer to Sue about growing Dogwood Trees from seeds. I have several Dogwood Trees which are loaded with seed pods. You said in your answer to Sue that the seeds need to be expos

Canary date palm seed

QuestionI read your answer concerning the above seed. I have one of these trees, it has seeded and have dropped to the floor. They are now black and hard. Can I plant them or should I wait for the

Adenium seeds, sproting Indoors zone 5

QuestionHello, I have Adenium seeds That I just Put Into A ziplock baggie In enough soil just to barely cover, closed up on a heating pad on low, they have sprouted about a week now, And I have no clue on what to do

yuka

Questionmy yula plants which i keep indoor keep dieing. this is my second and its going hollow inside - from the top down. shoots are coming from the bottom but i think i need to do something before it dies. please