growing lupinus texensis (Fabaceae) Texas bluebonnet from seed

QuestionHello, I live in Brooklyn NY and am lucky to have a backyard that receives a good amount of sunlight. I received some lupinus seeds from my mom and would love to have some of these beautiful plant

overwintering shrub semihardwood cuttings

QuestionHello Gary, My name is Ljubica, I come from Belgrade, Serbia. This is USD zone 7b, I guess. The lowest winter temp.drops between -10 to -15 Celsius degrees (sorry, dont know F measures.) To make a story shor

apple trees, ireland

Questioni have collected apple seeds from some 20-40 year old trees in the south of ireland. i would like to know if they might be worth growing, in other words would they have escaped the hybridized issue. would th

tomato plant

QuestionI bought a tomato from the grocery store and wanted to plant the seeds out of it. Will the tomato that come off the plant taste as good as the store bought tomato? AnswerThe answer to your question de

propagation of a mature trumpet vine

QuestionCan I take a cutting in December? Donna AnswerDonna, Thanx for your question. It depends upon what you want to do. If you want to propagate deciduous trees and bushes, do not take cuttings now.

Matting Leaves

QuestionHi Tom, A few years ago I thought it would be neat if I could gather some leaves,(from various trees), as they turn colors in Fall, spread and attatch them on a mat or matted board like they insert behind a

Ivy

QuestionI have too much English ivy in one part of my yard and not enough in another. Would it be possible to take cuttings, root them and plant? If so, what should I root them in and what are the general instructio

why store as starch?

QuestionDear Tom, I do know that plant would convert glucose into starch for storage. But I would like to know the rationale behind. Is it because of the ease of storage or the ease of energy release? Anything rel

biology plants

QuestionAuxin(IAA) is the main hormone involved in plant photosynthesis. Explain how the distribution of this hormone can stimulate growth towards light? AnswerAndi, My expertise is not in botany. My ex

coleus light

QuestionHi Tom; Thanx for the info. Question - how do I determine accurately the light output that my plants are receiving at different distances from the light? Thanx again Peter------------------------ Foll

First garden

QuestionHello, I am going to be starting my first vegetable garden this year and I need help on how to prepare my soil and when to plant my garden and really how to get started on growing a garden any help would be

transplanting seedlings

Questionhi Tom; please give me some expert advice. My first seedlings of coleus, I waited until there were 4 real leaves before transplanting. I then planted some more seeds - coleus - and the seed pac

Bella Noche seeds

QuestionI was given some seeds by a friend who called them Bella Noche seeds from a plant he grew last year. The plant developed seed pods which is where the seeds came from. Apparently its white flowers bloomed in

Vegetables from seeds

QuestionHi Tom, I am new to Home Veg.Gardens I would like to start off with prep.of ground, any special soil needed, fertizlers, irrigating with micro irrigation systems for small areas, planting of veg.seeds, furro

Cacti

QuestionWhen I cut a arm of a cacti off, how long should I let it heal out in the air before I plant it in a new pot and cacti soil?. Should I attempt to replant cacti that has both ends cut. What I did was cut a lo

sansiveira seeds

Questionhello dr. gary from one dr to another just for fun i checked your stats - it seems that you are in third place - im just being a smart-ass. any help would be appreciated. and congratulations on your phd. my

Flower seeds.

QuestionIts spring! and i wanted to start growing some flowers at my flat to make it look nicer, and i thought about buying some seeds, growing them and then getting seeds from them to grow more flowers.  

How to grow sweet corn

Questionhi, Id like to plant and harvest the so called 憇weet corn as a temporary separation between my new-house garden and those of my neighbours. This way I make my garden a bit more private in summer while the He

Schefflera Cuttings

Question-About how long are the roots in 2 weeks? What does the plastic do? ------------------------ Followup To Question - I have trouble getting roots to grow from these cuttings. I put them in water for

OLD SEEDS

QuestionI have accumulated several different kinds of seeds dating from 1986 (the oldest) to the current date. I have been told that a seed is a seed and it will grow, but have not had much luck with some of them. I