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• Soil too alkaline HELP

  What do you do to lower the alkalinity of your soil? My planters' alkalinity I think is too high, in the 9s and 10s while my plants requre a 6.5 to 7 alkaline. Any recommendation? Even my grapes which requires a more acidic soil is high in alkaline. More

• New Concept

  ... bed, I have discovered the lowered bed. The Herb Garden was created in the space between the front porch and the sidewalk leading up to it. Yesterday I planted my impatiens, parsley seeds, and splash plants in it after having to plow through the toady frog… More

• Problem on Picture Transferring

  ...ton works fine when I'm finished my selection the lower Done button doesn't work to load pictures? Help More

• Dangers of Lime in Garden

  ...egative effects of lime in your garden? I want to lower the ph in my garden and I dont know what other… More

• Yellowing leaves on tomato plants

  Hello, I have a tomato plant in a pot. Two of the lower leaves are yellow and the tips are starting to turn brown. One leaf has 2 pin-sized holes in them. The plant is otherwise growing healthy. What am I doing wrong? More

• Leaf Markings on Tomato Plant

  ...re. I have seen no evidence of insects. Leaves on lower part of plant eventually turn brown and die. Anyone know what it is and what… More

• blue berry planting mix

  ...at moss and acide loving plant fertilizer with my garden soil because PH of my garden soil is too high. After I planted blue berry plant in large pot, I sprinkled about 3 table spoonful sulfur and covered with pine bark… More

• Wood Ashes

  Used in moderation, wood ashes are great for the garden and lawn. Used excessively and you run the risk of raising pH too high. i once had a friend who used them year after year in veggie garden. Eventually he started to have potasto scab problems due to high pH… More

• Oh Well!!!

  ...nday my Hibiscus ..which are still continuing to flower..God BLess Them !!! Falls here and temps will drop to 40's or a… More

• Black spot 2nd year in a row. Thinking of ditches roses for good.

  ... didn't realize it at the time. Now my whole rose garden is affected. Out of 5 bushes, one has died,… More

• 'wintering' plants

  ...purple fountain grass, it won`t winter here in NW Lower Michigan. Do I just do that and put it in the basement and forget about it `til spring? Or water it every few weeks? Or… More

• Making Tea Barrel

  ...out top lid for Screen (you don't need a Mosquito Garden)… More

• Moon Flower Bush

  ...lor`s about a week away from 'peaking' here in NW lower Michigan, it`s beautiful!! A busy time in the garden, and I have a question: I have two moon flower bushes, first year, they were 6'' tall in two 3'' pots, when I bought them,… More

• Simple Soap & Fungicide Mix

  This Simple Soap Method, and Fungicide Mix that Work Only mix, spray you can use up, Water Keep Plants Dry, if using overhead rain bird type sprinklers water early in the mornings this will let your plants have a drink before a long hot day, and also dries the leaves… More

• Freezing

  ... north. I know how ya feel. Temps dipped into the lower 70's here today with bright blue sunny skies. BRRRR More

• Rose leaf problem

  ...if some of you experts can help out a newbie rose gardener. My husband and I just moved into our new house which can already landscaped with large beautiful hot pink tea (my guess) roses in the front yard. They had a lot of parts where… More

• Tropical Hibiscus Care

  I've inherited this plant from my Mom. Their place only gets western light, very limited late afternoon sun. As a result the plant got leggy and didn't bloom again this year (it did a year ago when she first got it). I've got it on the balcony outside the kitchen,… More

• Hello from Slower Lower Delaware

  ...m a "stick it in the ground and see what it does" gardener who until… More

• HI!!! From SW Lower MICHIGAN

  ... here always looking for friends and to help with gardening. Just saying hi please feel free to do the same. More

• Hello to all lower New England

  ... anybody about gardening. I'm off of the sound in Southern Connecticut.... Anyone in this area or the Island or New York that wants to talk about local gardening issues..give a holler !!! We do have distinctive… More

• Potatoes in the Barrel "Where are they?"

  ...or wire hoops that they would only produce on the lower roots?, My seed potatoes came from the… More

• Color vs Hardiness

  Hi Everyone I have a question about wheather or not a roses color has anything to do with it's hardiness i.e. disease resistant, heat tolerance, over-all ease of care. I am champing at the bit to add a white rose and a yellow rose from Heirloom Roses aka SALE.,...;) WooHoo:D… More

• roses still going!

  The lower sun angle on the roses has been beautiful the last few weeks, just had to take some pics. The blooms on my Knockouts have actually been getting bigger and more complex as the weather's gotten colder. More

• Evergreen

  ...) tree in the corner of my sisters yard, with the lower branches trimmed off, so she has a place to hang feeders, and she won't lose the flowers she has planted underneath it. :) Any thoughts ? More

• New at this...help if you can! Herbs

  ...tinue to grow away. I am really new to this whole gardening thing. I bought my first two plants last year- oregano and rosemary, and I got hooked. I've slowly added 6 more herbs to… More

• can someone help my peppers? PICs

  This is mostly happening to the lower portions of my Annehimes(sp) but a little on the others. They are all in the same Hydro system.:o More

• Pruning Peach Tree

  Can anyone give me some tips as to how I prune my peach tree? I believe it was originally pruned to an open center, as there are three main branches held together with a piece of twine. It's approx. 6 years old, two years of it with us. Two years… More

• Greetings from lower michigan

  ... a fellow gardener and insect enthusiast from the lower michigan, the land of monstrous mosquitoes and vivid blue lakes. Talk to me about all things, but mostly about carnivorous plants and bugs that are beneficial to the garden. Its great being here. Happy gardening.:p More

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