Kitty Litter in Soil?

QuestionQUESTION: I think I gave myself Montezumas Revenge & ended up in hospital with a swollen appendix that the Doc wanted out! Raccoons must have gotten into my used kitty litter, so I shoveled it around plant

regeneration of coleus plant

Questionwhat will i use to slow the regeneration of coleus plant and fast the regeneration of plant?thank you.please answer. AnswerHello Nomarie, Im not sure what youre asking. Coleus can be forced to get bus

Propogating Carrot

QuestionHi, I have a few hundred of a carrot seed that I purchased from a seed company in PEI Canada, the seed (called HEALTHMASTER) is no longer available to buy. My only chance is to propogate my own, but I Dont h

Mums; Pruning

QuestionI have never trimmed my mums....this past year I moved them thinking they werent getting enough sun. They are just starting to bud and they look awful! My mother-in-law told me I needed to pinch...I didnt wa

honeysuckle seeds

QuestionMy friend has a 2 year old coral honeysuckle vine . Can I get seeds from this plant? Would they be in the red berries? AnswerHi dchanticleer, Thanx for your question. If you are talking about Lonicera

growing a cherry tree from scratch

Questionhi i was wondering if you cold help me, i have been gathering some seeds from a group of trees that have been bearing fruit ever since i was a kid in the early seventies and they had been around a long time

cherry propagation

QuestionHi Tom - Thanks for your previous answers clarifying that sprouting a cherry pip is unlikely to result in a tree that produces anything like the cherry the pip came from, because of the prevalence of hybridi

cherry pitts

QuestionQUESTION: I am saving my cherry pits. Can i put them in the refrigator as pits until the winter ? I can not see putting a pot of soil in my refrigerator for 90 days at this time. Is there another way i can

Wild Grape Vine

QuestionDoesnt the wild grape vine kill the trees/shrubs it climbs after getting it all draped? How do you get rid of the unwanted vine? Does it have a chemical in the leaves that can cause a rash when pulled down?

sunflower seeds

Questionin a mixture of seeds this year beautiful sunflowers came up in my ocala florida garden...zone 8...never realized how pretty or easy they were...my question...do they reseed themselves or should i pick and d

Rose of Sharon propagation

QuestionHi Tom I have several lovely Rose of Sharon bushes/trees and get many young plants coming up every new season. I have potted quite a few that I would like to give as gifts to friends and fa

how do I keep my own seeds?

QuestionI have a great crop of bush beans this year - both yellow and green... what do I do to save some of them for seeds for next year? Ive never done this before. Thanks! AnswerHi Beth, Thanx f

Watermelon blooms but no fruit

QuestionI have three watermelon vines in my garden that have been growing since June and have a lot of blooms but no fruit. When they first started producing blooms I got fruit on one vine but rotted. Can you tell m

SOUTHERN MAGNOLIAS FROM SEED

QuestionI WANT TO PLANT SOME SEEDS FROM MY SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA TREE. DO I PLANT THE RED SEEDS THAT ARE IN THE LONG CONE? WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE. I SEE SMALL TREES UNDER MANY MAGNOLIAS BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE GERMINATE

Fruit Sprouts in Texas

QuestionHi, i wanted to ask you a question about different fruit trees and the climates needed to grow them in. I am quite interested in growing fruit trees and i need to know how to get them to grow after spr

Avacodas

QuestionHow to grow a avacoda tree from seed? AnswerHi Robert, Thanx for your question. Take a fresh seed from the avocado fruit and clean it of all pulp. On the flat end, gently stick in 4 toothpicks s

baby spider plant

QuestionIve started growing a baby spider plant in water about 10 days ago and Ive seen a little growth but i wanted to know if rooting your spiderlet outdoors from the beginning will the plant become more heathy A

rose of sharon starts from seeds

Questioni moved in 2005 but loved a rose of sharon bush i had at my old house so i collected some seeds before i left. i planted them last year and three have grown to about 8 inches but are very spindly looking. lo

lime trees

QuestionI have 2 dwarf Meyer lemons trees and one Bares lime growing in the same area and planted at the same time. The 2 lemon trees are prolific and produce an ample crop of lemons. We have had only on

adaptations for a seed plant to survive

Questionhow does a seed plant survive if tall buildings block out sunlight and sunlight is available 6 meters to 10 meters above ground level? AnswerHi Madison, thanx for your question. Are you talking about