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Lime
Posted by Pat Smithson | September 14, 2023When to apply lime to kill buttercups
Application of Osmocote
Posted by Linda Tiffany | September 7, 2023I was told not to put Osmocote in the ground with my planting soil and plants. I was told to only spread it on top, or scratched in. Is this correct?
Marionberries not producing fruit, pruning a Dragon Baby Hardy Hydrangea
Posted by Joyce James | August 31, 2023Marionberries produced quite a few berries last year. They look green and healthy this year but haven't blossomed at all. Also I bought a new Dragon Baby Hydrangea that is supposed to be a bush. It has the cream flowers that turn pink in the fall. When should I prune off the dead flowers? Thank you.
Update on Snowbound Spirea
Posted by dogluvr | August 24, 2023It is not doing so well. When you replied, you had mentioned it would fill in. It didn't. It just got worse. Not sure what is happening to this one when the other two are still doing great. HELP!!!!
Lime
Posted by Pat Smithson | August 24, 2023When is it best to apply lime to kill buttercups?
my strawberry plant
Posted by Sue Olsen | August 21, 2023my strawberry plants leaves are turning red and spotty
Leggy Flowering Maple
Posted by Kim Raney | August 21, 2023Hi! I purchased a flowering maple and it is about 3 feet tall with one stalk. I watched your video on pruning but since this one has only one stalk I am not sure how and when to prune it. It has one flower about to open and is very sensitive to touch. It has started producing little leaves on ...
Correction to recent question
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | August 19, 2023I mislead you telling you the plant flowered purple. But now I’m not actually sure it flowers at all. I honestly can’t remember and I don’t have a picture of it in flower (if it does flower). Sorry. This second picture gives you the height but there is a clematis behind it that could complicate ID’ng it.
What is this shrub
Posted by Debbie Nighswonger | August 19, 2023I have had this shrub for many years. It lived in my Renton garden and I transplanted it to my Port Townsend garden. It is about 6’ tall and has been that for its entire mature life. Sadly, it struggles some, grows kind of straggly and gets lots of dead wood every winter. I am not the best with gardening ...
Why Are the Leaves on My Elephant Ear Plant Turning White?
Posted by Toni Golden | August 16, 2023Elephant Plant or Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a tropical plant that likes filtered shade and warm weather. It can also get too much sun!
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