Is there a good, cheap way to protect my little fruit trees from gnawing pests this winter? The tree wraps I find are all too pricey.
Getting Rid of Tree Roots Under Foundation
A tree in my front yard, has shifted my house foundation. It is now difficult to lock my front door without lifting on the door. My water is also moving slowly out of the sink in the kitchen.
How do I naturally destroy nut grass?
How do I grow cacao? I need to know the proper steps in planting, pruning, and caring for the maturing plants.
I live in zone 9 and really want to grow callas. Can I start them indoors to get a good start now (January 1) for spring planting? We get a few days of freezing and have already lost quite a few bulbs planted outside in summer.
Using Recycled Newspaper Cat Litter as a Plant Mulch
We stocked up on the pellet-style cat litter that's made from recycled newspapers. Then we realized we don't like it at all, so now we're stuck with most of a large bag and no use for it. Is it OK to use this stuff to mulch house plants and flower beds?
House Plants that Will Grow in Water
I would like to have a vase on my desk with a plant in water. Which plants will grow this way?
I would like to transplant trees from a lot next to us to our property and every time I try this the tree dies. I don't know what to do. The lot next to us will only be cleared one day and the owner told us to help ourselves to anything we wanted. What should I do?
My geranium stopped flowering. It's only a few months old and I recently repotted it thinking it may be root bound. That's not the problem. Is there something else I'm doing wrong?
How do I grow ginger?
Propagating a Dieffenbachia Plant
Can I take a cutting from the cane to start a dieffenbachia (dumb cane) plant? or do I have to air layer it? I received this plant when our late son was injured 13 years ago. It has been divided; I have one tall plant left and I need to do something with it.
Sterilizing Coffee Grounds for Plant Fertilizer
Using coffee grounds without heating for indoor plant fertilizer has produced flies.How long do I bake and what temp is good to sterilize them?
I am looking for the best bell pepper growing tips. Mine just do not want to grow well. I have tried to grow sweet (bell) peppers for years. Most years I get none at all, this year I got about 6, all at once. Is this normal for this plant?
Chiles Are Brown on Top Instead of Red
My chile plants that I have had for years that always produced red chiles are now producing brown chiles. It kind of appears to be only where the sun gets on the fruit, for example on the top and not the bottom. Have my chile plants gotten some kind of disease?
I live in a climate where the temperature is about to go down below freezing. It will stay there at night for about 6 more weeks. I have a wonderful spider plant that is doing very well in a quiet protected nook, but I am wondering about the next few weeks.
Has anyone tried growing mushrooms? if you have, what variety and was it difficult to do?
Brown Spot on the Base of Ripening Tomatoes
My tomatoes, as they ripen, acquire a black/brown area at the base. What is this? and how can I prevent it?
Growing a Lemon Tree for Seed in a Container
Has anyone out there ever grown a lemon tree from seed? I have heard it is done in Siberia. If they can do it, surely we can. Will supermarket lemons give good seed? Should I just buy a started tree? I now have a nice, sunny window and have wanted to give this a try since forever!
I have 2 sweet gum trees that are about 10 feet from the house . One is about 60 ft tall and the other is about 45. What is a fair price to have it topped or even removed?
Using Carrots that Froze Before Harvest
The carrots that we dug out of the ground are frozen. Can they still be processed?
I was talking with a fellow shopper in the supermarket today and she mentioned something about sticking the end of a celery bunch in water to sprout it. I was wondering which veggies you can do this with and how and when to plant them in soil.
Plums Falling Before They Are Ripe
Why do the plums fall off the tree every year before they are ripe. I do everything I was told to do but nothing helps. Opening it, spraying it, etc., I think I'll cut it this fall, unfortunately.
How do I harvest these herbs: mint, basil, parsley, rosemary, dill and chives? I do not know if I should just tear off leaves or cut off the stalks/stems. I want the basil etc for cooking but I want the plant to keep producing. They are on my patio in pots.
I am having trouble with my potted pepper plants. The leaves keep dropping off and look horrible. Attached is an image of what they look like. I can't tell if it is a disease or some bug eating them.
