Something is Eating My Roses?
Whew I too use banana peels in my rose beds egg shells tho hmm. All I know is bananas do contain potassium which is the same as the last number on a organic fertilizer. N P K K means potassium It doesnt do much if anything at all for rose pest in fact a decaying...
Purple Calla Lilies
Your so lucky to have them callas growing like weeds. OMG there simply awesome. Id love to have some to but I am 4 zones out of place for such production. Very nice pics though, thanks.
Roses Loosing Leaves?
Not a bad site but give this one a peek the site manager is more organic and a lot more informative and will really teach you a lot for your current problem as well other problems I hear you on the rain there same here in Mass. I went out on day two of four...
Ivy Houseplant Has Brown Spots?
Over watering perhaps or the soil is to old to feed the roots It sounds like a good idea to get a new pot ( Pick out a nice ceramic one that will fit the ivy and it might be a good idea to split the Ivy in to two Get a bag of indoor potting soil from the garden...
Rose Bush Never Blooms?
Sun Sun Sun I even say it to my neighbors I often see many nice growing roses planted in a spot where the sun just isnt enough ALL roses need at least 6 hours eight is better and even more is ideal. Early day sun is better than mid day - late day sun but in...
Climbing Rose Advice?
Trimming AKA pruning is done in Spring there is a method to get certain climbers to bloom more quickly though. When the top flower is nearly done blooming go ahead and cut off the bud and bend the tip to a horizontal position. There are some types of climbers...
Winterizing Bearded Irises?
There very winter hardy plants indeed I do mulch mine with mowed over leaves though out the year here in Zone 6 I have a very shady spot where I store my extras these ones dont flower at all from the lack of sun but they still grow and they dont get any winterizing...
Wintering an Elephant Ear Plant?
I am zone 6 and for two years I had to dig out the bulb and bring it in during the freeze this year I decided to dig a big enough hole to bury a terra cotta pot and planted my Elephant Ear in the pot now all I have to do is lift out the pot and bring the entire...