Marianne’s Responses
Can a Hydrangea Cutting Survive Indoors All Winter?
Posted by Leigh Jove | November 10, 2023Your hydrangea cutting may survive indoors but you need to provide a cool spot away from drying indoor heat.
What’s Wrong with Fruits from My Peach Tree?
Posted by Laura Flechsig | November 4, 2023Hi Marianne, l have a young Elberta Peach tree that has given me fruits for the last 3 or 4 years. Because the branches are so loaded with fruits, l have been removing about 1/2 of the fruits. However, the fruits that remain still get no larger than a golf ball and remain hard, no matter how long l leave ...
Our Fig Tree Looks Diseased
Posted by Chris Sparacia | October 11, 2023Figs usually grow in zones 7 to 10 so if you live where winters get cold (or below 15 degrees) the leaves will drop as the tree goes into dormancy and tries to survive.
Why Do I Have White Mushrooms in My Lawn?
Posted by vickie ward | October 8, 2023The sudden appearance of mushrooms after a rain is just Mother Nature at work.
Osmocote Application Rate for Trees
Posted by AARON ARCENEAUX | October 3, 2023On directions of application rate for trees or shrubs is 1 capful per 2 ft. of branch spread. What is considered a branch spread?
What Should I Do with Euphorbia Hip Hop in Winter?
Posted by lindadike | September 30, 2023Euphorbia is hardy in a container and will greet you looking great in the spring.
Indoor rosemary maintenance
Posted by Michelle Conrad | September 22, 2023I've been trying with all my might and information gathered online, to raise healty rosemary plants to use in cooking. I start out with a list, green sturdy plant, usually about 8" tall. It is included with 5 other potted herbs in my west-facing kitchen garden. The plants are all plush and healthy. I keep them under a grow light ...
Hellebore Pruning
Posted by Beth Post | September 14, 2023When is it too soon to prune hellebore foliage? It is mid-September, and I'd like to do this chore sooner, rather than later, as I always seem to forget until the new flowers show up in mid-winter and the weather isn't the greatest for gardening! I think I may have done this too early last year, as the winter flowers ...
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?
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