Q. In one of your answers: Shinseiki Asian pear is “considered nearly completely self pollinated” Does it mean there is no need another pollinator? Lisa- from New York A. A little background – most fruit trees have a built in mechanism to prevent self fertilization – presumably because self fertilization similar to inbreeding reduces the…
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Mophead Hydrangea location
Q. Interested in advice on planting mophead hydrangea in my zone 6 location. The area I am planting receives sun from 12N on. Soil is clay & will slopes away from plants. I am asking before I buy as I need approximately 15 bushes to fill in space & don’t want to make the investment…
Overwintering A Rose In Clay Pot
Q. I received a rose bush for Mother’s Day and kept it in a clay pot on the deck because it is the only sunny spot. Will it survive the winter in a clay pot. Any special precautions? Also, it has had black leaf problem. Will that kill it this winter? Thanks. Maureen – Holmdel…
Pruning Shrubs At New Home
Q. It’s my first winter in my new “established” house. Lot’s of free standing bushes which I know all flower in different times of the summer, don’t know what they are but they have become overgrown and I have no idea when to prune them or how much. There are forsythia, taller then a person…
Cuttining Back a Dracaena Mass Cane
Q. I own a Dracaena Mass Cane. It stays indoors in the winter and is brought out in a screen house in the summer months. It enjoys being outside so much that it now is taller than ceiling height of the house. Question: Can the top be cut back? It is about 9 ft. tall…