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Category Archives: Gardening Q & A
Here you will find answers to questions from gardeners around the country. Some answers pertain to all but others are more regional so have a look at them all. You will also see that the Gardening Q & A is broken down into the following regions so please use the drop-down Categories menu to the right to see specific regions :
Ficus outdoors in Texas
Question: I live in Corpus Christi, tx (zone 9a, i believe), my boss has a beautiful 20+ ft ficus tree in his backyard (he said he had two but one died). I have a really nice outdoor potted ficus that … Continue reading
Mystery Plant – Elephant Ears
Question: Can you identify this clearanced plant? It has a spent spathe and spadix with a large pod at the base of the spathe. The leaves are ridged, and the veins quite prominent. The new leaves tend to drip water … Continue reading
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Rubber versus wood mulch
Question: What is the difference between wood mulch & rubber mulch. Have no luck with the wood mulch as it gets full of mold. What about the rubber mulch. What can you suggest? Bonnie – Somewhere in the U.S. Answer: … Continue reading
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Scab on Apples and Pears
Question: Hi – in 2010 we bought property with 15 grown fruit trees (cherry, pear, asian pear, apple, plum, peach, hazlenet, walnut). What product(s) should we use to care for them? Some of the fruit had brown spots on them … Continue reading
Pruning Asian Pears in California
Q. I live in San Diego, California and I am wondering when the best time to prune an Asian Pear Tree (fruitless). It has tons of white flowers now, but once the flowers are gone we would like to shape … Continue reading