snowball bush planting reccomendations

Questioni live in washington state and have just purchased a snowball bush in full bloom. where should i plant it? sun/shade/wet/dry....and when should i plant it? any reccomendations for companion plants? AnswerHi

growing carnations from cuttings

Questionhi tom, ihave successfully grown 3 carnation plants from cuttings. they propagated on my windowsill and each grew to be about4 inches high. i heard that to make them bushy you have to pinch off the ste

Growing a 3rd apple tree

QuestionThanks for that, just have a question in regards to your answer Do I take the cutting from any part of the tree that have leafs and is the 40watt bulb need for the full 4 weeks 24/7 thanks again --------

creeping juniper

QuestionHow do you propergate creeping juniper. What time of the year do you take cuttings,how big a piece,what do you plant it into(mixture)etc. I have a 110meter long wall that I want to cover with juniper.Thank y

plants growing in pebbles

Questionhi, i was wanting to know how well plants (radish seeds)can grow in pebbles (like a pot of pebbles) please provide some infomation.thankyou. brianna AnswerHi Brianna, Thanx for you question. If the pe

sebastiana pavoniana

QuestionI am an elementary teacher and my students are having lots of fun with mexican jumping beans and have witnessed the emergence of one small moth after its metamorphosis in the seed pod. We live in zone

hi , please tell me how to...

Questionhi , please tell me how to sow lychee trees, if its possible to grow them from seeds. thank you AnswerHi Irma, Thanx for your question. Yes, lychees are easy to germinate. You must start with fr

Mangled Philodendron

QuestionHelp! I went to an employees house this evening to deliver some parts and his drive way was lined with Philodendrons that were about 5 tall. One had been run ove by a truck some months past and h

Pear tree grafting or cuttings

QuestionHi my parents are moving and have a 30 year old pear tree that I would love to graft or do cuttings from to save the tree. Can you explain to me how to go about this ? I have bought a pear tree at a local nu

honeysuckle propagation

Questionhi tom!! happy gardening!! my mom has a honeysuckle perennial planted outside. it is not a bush but rather a plant and i was wondering if it can be split or if i would have to try and propagate i

weed seeds in garden

QuestionI like to use lawn clippings as mulch in my garden. But, at times the grass will produce seed heads between mowings. Is this two or three day old grass seed viable? If it went into the gard

avacado seeds in soil

QuestionHave you ever started avacado seeds in soil? If so, any tips? How long would one take to germinate? Thanks in advance. AnswerHi Barbara, Yes, I have started an avocado seed in

Propagating pineapple from seed.

QuestionI enjoy eating fresh pineapple, particularly the new sweet variety. When slicing through, I usually find a couple of dozen small brown kidney shaped seeds, and I am compelled to try to grow pineapple p

venus flytrap tissue culture

Questiondear I am not a profesional I just want to propagate my VFT by this technique I just want to know how much auxin and citokinin are needed for making roots and how much for making stalks from a part of a leaf

propagating redwood from redwood burrell

QuestionThanks, I will try to put the whole burrell in the soil. T burrell is that piece of wood that grows on the side of the tree and looks like a tumor. Redwood sprouts from that part of the tree. I bought piece

how to start a new grape vine from existing

Questioncan i start a new grape vine from the root of an existing one? AnswerHi Bill, Thanx for your question. It is easy to start a grape plant from the root of an existing one. You may also start grap

ginseng

Question i live in israel .i cannot bring ginseng seedling to the next year-i have wonderful seeling in the summer but in the next spring ther is no 1 seedling -thank you cohen AnswerShalom Cohen, You are not

cherry seed propogation

Questionwhat is the procedure for saving and germinating favorite cherry tree seed? AnswerHi David, Thank you for your question. Take your cherry seed and plant it as deep as the seed is wide in a pot of damp

propagation and seeding

Questionafter you obtain the seeds from the coleus, I understan to let it dry a couple of weeks. Will it self seed if I leave it where it is, and if not how do I go about it. I also was wondering how to propagate po

Seeds and Propagation

QuestionI have recently bought 150 acres of land in Camden New York. I am 50 years old. I want to develop the land by covering it with fruit trees, maple, birch.. edible foodbearing trees and also flowering cherrys