Q. Peter, we live at Harvest Gate in Puyallup in the Summit area where the underlying soil is clay and very rocky. I believe you recommended as an excellent soil builder a compost mixture that will sit over the winter months. My question: when, how much and is there a product that you could recommend?…
Year: 2005
Christmas cactus rarely blooming?
Q. We have a Christmas cactus that continues to grow but rarely blooms. We have it in a garden window but it is still quite shaded. Do I need to put it in a dark room and water it for a certain period to get it to bloom? Gerri Wilson – Bonney Lake, WA A….
Please don’t strip the topsoil
Q. Hi Pete, My wife and I moved into a great house last year, with some fruit trees and several gardens from the original owner. i have many questions but i’ll just ask you one. i cleaned out an area on the south side of the house (it gets alot of sun too!) and very…
Dogwood Anthracnose Battle
Q. For years we have been fighting a losing battle with an anthracnose infected dogwood. We finally decided to cut and remove it this fall. However, next to the dogwood is a mountain ash that has also been infected, but not as severe. With the removal of the dogwood, will we have better success against…
What’s the matter with my front lawn?
Q. Peter: Any idea what’s the matter with my front lawn? Photo’s enclosed. It is about six years old, new sod installed by Blue Sky Nursery, replacing an old lawn. They also went down about a foot/foot and ½ replacing the soil. We had an older gentleman mowing our lawn for several years and continued…