My son grew a Yam plant in water at school, and within a week it has grown nearly 2 feet! Can I transfer it to the garden?

When do I move strawberry plants from the pot to the ground. I have been growing them in pots for the summer and wish to transfer them to the ground. I live in canada in a zone 2. Thank you for your help.

We plant hydrangas outside all year in the UK and we get quite cold winters -13 some nights. As long as the ground is not frozen any time is ok to plant. I have them in pots and in the ground. If we get a late frost in spring sometimes the buds a caught but it always flowers the following year.
Thanks Andrea - Ed..

My tomatoe leafs are curling. What is this from and what can I do. I also have some blight yellowing/browning of lower leafs on another plant. What can I do to treat & prevent this?

My tomatoe blosoms are drying up and falling off what is wrong?

Does anyone have any information regarding miniature roses? I have purchased several in 4" pots and would like to transplant into larger pots. Would anything larger than a 6" pot be too large for one plant? I plan to keep them in the pots in a portable greenhouse over winter.

I have 3 different hibiscus plants in my yard that I planted 3 months ago. Each of them were doing wonderful and bloomed beautiful. I live in Arizona and they do very well here. I went into the yard last week and one of my plants looked like it might have been eaten by some sort of creature. It was stripped bare, no leaves or blooms, just the stalks. Now one week later the other ones have been eaten down to small small plant size. What could be doing this and how can I stop it?.

I am growing Roma tomatoes in a patio pot. There are many, MANY fruits. But while they are still green and 1/2 full size the botton 1/3 rots. And it is ruining most of my harvest! WHY?

I have two Rododendrums planted in my garden, they keep dying back and only having a few flowers. How do I care for them? Thankyou.

I have a 'Honeysuckel' plant that has no scent at all. Can anyone please tell me if there is anything I can do to make the scent come out?

Use 'Colloidal Siver' to rid any plant or person of bacteria or virus infections, its flawless.
Thanks Mr G. - Ed.

Why do my tomatoe plants have yellow leaves at the bottom?

I planted 2 gardenia bushes, I know to water every other day but what else should I do for them? They had buds on the when I bought them but they never bloomed? HELP!

Can you make a whisteria vine into a whisteria tree? And if so How?

I have lemon, mango, and orange trees in my backyard at my new home. They have not been pruned although they are producing fruit. Should I prune and how and when? Thank You.

I have a corn plant that is 5 years old and about 5 feet tall. About 6 months ago the leaves began to die off one by one. It once was very full, but now is scrawny since it has lost so many leaves. My question is what could have caused this and can I get a cutting a plant it? Will it take root?

I have a dwarf granny smith apple tree that is suppose to be self pollinating. The tree is about 12 foot high and 4 years old, but has never produced any fruit. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with my tree?

How to repot a milk bush, pencil pine, or finger tree? Where do I cut and do. Thank you.

Can hydrangea be started from a cutting? Can hydrangea be seperated, if so when?

My newly potted tomato plant is turning yellow; it gets plenty of sun & water (daily) but the yellow appears to be originating from the soil level & climbing, now 3/4 up the stalk & leaves. What should I do?

When can I transplant crepe myrtle trees?

Are azaleas perenials or annual?

When should I prune my hydrangeas? We live in East Texas.

How do I dry my Hydraenga branches? Can I cut them now or should I wait until the fall?

I need a detailed description for dehydrating hydranga's, please.

We have an "Answers" page which includes information about drying Hydrangea.

What kind of plant is sweet anne? Where is the best location to plant it?

I moved my crepemyrtle. Thousands of shoots are coming up from the remaining roots. How do I stop this?

What do you do with calla lillie seeds?

I was wondering if I cut a branch of a fig tree off, can I re-plant it? Will it grow roots from the branch or what do I need to do in order to have a successful fig tree?

Do hydrageas need shade or sun?

I would like to know/have a picture of how to cut back the rhodendrum as ours have grown so much. Thank you.

Is there a special way to help hydraengas last when cut and put in a vase indoors?

Are hydrangas in season in California during late July? If so, are they are fairly inexpensive flower to include in bridal bouguets? Thank you.

I have been trying to root in water hibiscus pieces I pruned from the main plant. This has not been successful. I would like to propigate the original plant (a prized plant from my deceased father). How do I do this?

I live in Michigan and I was wondering when and how is the best time to transplant Hydrangeas? Any help would be great.

My beautiful hydrangea's leaves are turning brown and starting to roll up. We have had too much rain in Maryland this spring. The plant is usually beautiful and blooms all summer. What can I do to stop the problem? Thanks so much.

How big does a Allamanda Bush grow?

How/where do you cut a Christmas Catus so that it can be replanted to another pot to produce 2?

I hane a Gardenia Veitchii. The leaves are turning yellow and falling off. I keep it indoors in bright light and water it often, but it still is not doing well.

Potulaca weed is taking over my garden. How can I get rid of it?

How do you get rid of the tiny white bugs on calla lillies?

My appricot tree has all of a sudden started to die and dry up. It was previously great it is 4 years old. Also my wheeping willow has started dying branch by branch. They are not in the same side of the yard. One is in the front and the willow is in the back yard. We have Sinske spray for bugs and such and they spray fertilizer also. Help! I don't want to lose these trees. Thanks

I have a hardy gardinia growing ouside. It bloomed this spring and now the leaves are turning yellow. Does it need lots of water or am I watering it to much?

I have a very old (at least 100 years) Pecan tree in my yard and suddenly it is throwing all of its leaves (green). Could it be due to all the rain we have been having in North Georgia or is it a treatable disease?

I have rocket day lillys in my garden that I purchased from Enterprise Farms and I want to know how to mix colors. I know but I want to know what the stemen is. Help A.S.A.P. Thanks

I have Phlox in my garden for a ground cover and I want to know why it is turning brown.

I have a Bleeding Heart Bush that I purchased in spring this year from Soulard Market in St. Louis, Mo. I want to know why mine is dying and if they need to be in sun, shade, or part sun\shade. Please help. Thanks.

My sister-in-law put a gradenia in a pot that does not drain and now it is turning yellow? if we put in it in the yard should we palnt it in shade or what? Or should we put it in a draining pot?

I would like to seperate my hardy pond lilly for it has grown too large for the pot it is in. What season would be the best time to do this?

I have a rose of sharon bush we had a hard winter this year and now it is july and I still have no leaves on it. Would it have died over the winter or just let it go?

I live in southeastern Indiana, and have some piony flowers growing on the east side of my property. I would like to transplant them on the west side out of the way. My question is 'Is there a certain way or time of the season to move them?'

I am new to the gardening thing. I bought some beautiful ariastic lillies and I am unsure how to care for them. I have them planted in pots outside ina sunny area. When the flowers wilt and the petals fall off what do I do? Do I pinch anything back or just leave the middle of the bloom/stem there? Will they bloom again this season? ...help

My Nikko Blue Hydrangea got all their tip burned. Is it too much fertizer or some insects ate them? Thanks.

Why are my zucchinis growing short and plump instead of long and slender? They look just like when you try to blow up a skinny balloon and and it only inflates in the top and the bottom stays small or not inflated.

I been having trouble with my jasmine tree. It's leafs been turning yellow. How can I grow it properly? Could it be dry air quality?

Can I take cuttings from pond lillis if so how do you get them to take?

My bouganvillia's are riddled with chewy, lacey leaves. Can't find any bugs, insects,etc. Was told it was a "night caterpillar". Is there such a "beast"? What should I do? Thank-you.

I have black specs under the leaves of my gardina tree, it looks like mold, and also some white specs. What are they, and how do I correct this problem? Please someone help.

I have a japanese weeping cherry, how do I prune and care for the tree?

I want to grow my gardenia bush in a container. Can anyone give me some clues on how to do it? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Thank you.

I have Calla Lillies growing like mad in my flower bed. I do not particularly want them there and have pulled them out by the roots numerous times, yet they seem to grow back even more than before. How do I get rid of them completely?

Tomato plant bloosom and bloosom stems turn yellow and fall off. I have rplaced the soil with ten bags of black earth. What can I do?

What is the best way to plant a Hydranga I purchased locally in a pot?

I live in north Missouri and while visiting my mother in Oklahoma I bought two Jasmine Sambac 'Maid of New Orleans' plants. Can I grow these outdoors when I go home or will I need to keep them indoors?

I just bought a "Lisianthus" plant from the grocery store with NO info about it. Can't find anything on it. It's a pretty little thing imitating a tulip in bud and rose when it blooms. What do I do with it?

I need to move my hydrandea. My husband plans to build a smoker next to his shop. When and how is the best time to transplant?

Pls explain what kudzu looks like. I brought 3 diff size ball seeds back from S C and they started to throw roots in spring. I set them in water then into soil once I figured what end was UP. They grow about 1-2" a day with hand sized heart shaped leaves on this vine. Do I expect flowers? Thax so much.

Can I transplant a small Hydrangia now ? It will be in shade all afternoon.

A couple of my Annabelle & blue hydrangas are not fully blooming. A few blooms on the outside of the ball open, then the rest of the blooms become lacy. I have them in a place with morning sun & afternoon shade. It's enough sun for delpheniums & glads.

How to get rid of bamboo in your yard.

My tomatoe leaves turned black only on the top leaves of the plant. The wind was blowing pretty hard & it was 40 degrees at night. Were they frozen?

My Gardenia has many buds and some blooms, but now a number of the mature buds are dropping off, before blooming. I've been watering regularly and giving acid fertiziler every 2-3 weeks, per the instructions on the box. Could I be over-fertilizing, or is it something else?

I have a rhodedendron, but am unsure what to do when the flowers die off, should I pick them off or just leave them to fall on their own. Also, so that it doesn't grow too large for my garden, is there a way of cutting it back or something each year?.

My hydrangea blooms, but they do not have a full bloom, only the bottom row of the bud will bloom, then the center puts out a little dried looking little clump. Whats wrong with it? Or, what am I doing wrong? It is a pink hydrangea. Thanks.

Do tomoato plants need bees to pollinate them, I have 2 plants on a screened in porch.

I am againg living in the same house I grew up in, we have always had honeysuckel on the fence between our yard and the one next door, people have come and gone but they have always let the honeysuckle be, till now the lady's daughter in law didn't like it and started cutting it all down on their side and no matter how much I screamed and cried they would not stop there is alittle still alive how would I take cuttings to start new plants? It is the yellow and white that seems so good. Could I just cut and put it in water to root or do I need a rooting hormone?

How do you plant Amaryllis seeds from the pods.

Try our "Answers" page which includes information about growing Amarylis from seed.

I have been planting all different lillies for 8 years they are all coming up the same color. do lillies change color?

I live in Mobile, Alabama, I have a tree in my yard and have no idea what it is called. It is tall and round, has green leaves, in the spring/summer time it puts off theses yellow smelly banana shape buds that you can smell for weeks, they have a popourri smell, I love to bring them in my house. Can someone help name this tree?

The lower leaves on my day lillies are turning yellow. I have put MirAcid on them, but the lower leaves continue to turn yellow. What am I doing wrong? Thank you for your help.

I just resently got a bonsai, my first one and everyday I watch it. Lately I have noticed a new brown substance on the ground near my tree and I remove it only to see it return the next day. At first I thought that it was just soil because that is what is looks like, but at a closer look, it is a cluster of bubbles. That is the best way to explain it. I am afraid that it is a fungus and may kill my plant. Does anyone know what this could be and how I may treat it? Please let me know because as you know, these plants are not cheap. Thank you.

I have one tomatoe plant out of around 15 others that is not blooming - at all - It is beautiful to look at, healthy and strong, but it is just growing and getting bushier, but no blooms. All the rest of the tomatoe plants in the same back yard are full and hanging over with green tomatoes. Can someone please help me to solve this? Thank You.

Got my gardina late last year.. and it was a big plant but it had alot of yellow leaves and alot of buds that never bloomed they fell off ?And not sure if the winter or the weather here killed it??? no leaves but still green ...is it dead? Help!

I have a maple tree in my front yard that is about 24 yrs. old. Lately because of all the rain it has black spots on the leaves and the ends of the leaves are curling up. What can I do to save the tree?

Will my outdoor hydrangea plant die in the cold season or will it come back to life in the spring?

I want to plant hydraneas in my backyard. When is the best time of year to plant them. It is now the end of June, is it ok for me to plan them now?

My sisters amarillys only blooms white. I have some of the very same and they bloom red first, then white. Why won't hers bloom red?

Has anyone successfully been able to propagate a whisteria? Please share any advise.

My iris has an odd growth/pod thing growing on it. It came up like the flowers would, but different in shape and doesn't bloom. What is this?

I couldn't find fertilizer 10-20-10 that you recommended for Mandivilla, but I have a 15-30-15 and 20-20-20, would you recommend which one is good for Mandivilla? I checked out Home depot, Lowes, Ace, and Frank's, none of them carry this number fertilizer. However, most articles from the Internet recommend 10-20-10 for Mandivilla as you did, it has to be somewhere carry this! Please give some advice; my beautiful Mandivilla is waiting for it. Thank you so much!.

We have a weeping Cheery Tree that is 5 years old, untill this Spring it's been doing great. However, we live in Monroe NC, to date we have had 16" above normal rainfall this year, and our poor tree looks diseased, its weeping more than normal and it very brown. Can someone advisee please, we do not want to lose this tree.

How can you keep Rabbits from eating shrubs and flowers? We have tried everything.

As I've already seen posted on Yourgarden.com, I have a non-flowering crepe myrtle. Is this normal and what can I do to get it to flower?

How to take care of house plant called PEACE LILLYS.

Does the rose of sharan need to be planted where it gets full sun?

Will a 100 watt igouna bulb, that putts of uv rays, grow a plant?

Does useing a root stimulator turn your roots a lite brown colour or do I have a root problem?

I have an Austrian pine. Years ago I had put either an acid or alkaline on it, but I don't remember which. It helped it and I would like to do it again. A lot of needles are turning brown.

Don't kill Rose of Sharon saplings. Put an ad in the paper or a sign up at the grocery store and have other people come and dig them up and pay you for them.
This is a great idea. Instead of composting or throwing away any unwanted plants, get someone who would like them to come and get them. Thanks Susan - Ed

I planted yellow zucchini in my garden and the top leaves are turning yellow. Everything else in the garden is looking O.K. I heve used Miracle Grow twice as we are having lots of rain here.

I live in far east Texas. I need to know when I can cut my Gardenias back. Did it once & got no flowers for 2 yrs. Out of control!

I just ordered some lady bugs for our aphid infestation. Someone has offered the advice that these ladybugs will also eat our asiatic lillies. Is this true?

Can I dig up and move daylillies while they are blooming?

I think rabbits are eating young plants how do I get rid of them?

What is the best way to trim my tomato plants in my greenhouse?

Do azalea bushes do good in direct sunlight? Do asiac lillies only bloom in spring and then don't bloom again the rest of the summer?

How can I propagate a lilac tree?

I am growing a cherry tomatoe plant in a pot it has grown quite large and most of the bloomes continue to open up and produce tomatoes but I have noticed that the leaves on the very bottom are starting to turn brown and everyday after it has been in the sun the leaves wilt but they go back to normal what do I need to do to keep it growing and doing well and how big do cherry tomatoe plants normal grow?

Why do the leaves on my daylillies turn brown and have rust color spots on them? They did bloom about a month ago. But the foliage looks terrible. They look like their dying. I'm not sure but it does look like there are tiny mites down in the leaves. I sure would appreciate any information anyone could give me that would help.

I have a 20 year old Bird of Paradise that I want to transplant to my front yard. Any helpful tips out there? I don't want to kill it in the process. Can I divide it?

When is it the best time to water tomatoe plants?

We are wanting to plant hydrangeas on the North side of our patio (concrete). When is the best time of year to plant, prune and any other tips anyone might have?

How do you go about pruning a rhodadendrun bush and when do you do it?

I have several hibcus planted near each other. One plant has grown beautiful green leaves and is very healthy looking, but no blooms. What can I do to make it bloom. The other hibcus are blooming nicely. Thanks

My buds on my hibiscus are falling off before they open up I have feed and sprayed for insects but no results?

Am I suppose to cut the stems back on my Stella lillies after they have turned brown?

To find old fashion (hierloom) tomato seeds and plants try "Seed Savers Exchange" 3076 North Winn Road Decorah, IA 52101 USA.

I also cut back clematis every other year. The one thing I've learned is that they love the sun, but the roots love the shade. I use grass clippings or shredded bark to cover the roots, heavily.

About cutting down bee balm, I cut mine down to the ground every fall, in the spring they return with more energy. Zone 6.

I have been given a Jasmine Tree and need to know how to care for it please?

What is the best time of year to transplant hostas?

My Rhodedendron have dark brown spots on the leaves and the stalks are mostly white. They seem to perk up in the summer and they are still flowering, but they just look sickly. What is going on and how can I fix it?

Where can I get a New Dawn Rose "The easy to handle rose" in Wisconsin?

I have a magnolia bush which has never had any flowers. The leaves come and then turn yellow and die. Does anyone know what I can feed this on?

I noticed my calla lillies have the hard green nodules inside the flowers when it gets warm. The nodules go almost all the way down the yellow thing in the middle. What is this? When you cut them open, it looks like seeds in the middle.

My mother has a beautiful Calla Lilly in her backyard and we would like to divide it and make more. What is the best way to do this without harming the mother plant. We have a greenhouse to baby the new ones in but dont want to do anything to it until we are sure of what is appropriate for them.

What are some good or hardy flowering perrenial vines to grow in zone 5?

I've had my peace lily for a little over a year now. When I recieved it, the plant had eight blooms on it and it was quite healthy. Now it will not bloom, and it seems as though my leaves are turning brown and dying off. I read somewhere that I might want to trim the leaves, but I am afraid to. Can anyone tell me the proper safe way to do this? Thanx.

What is the best way to dry hydrangas. Each time I try they lose there color.

We have an "Answers" page which includes information about drying Hydrangea.

I have 2 gardionia bushes, they are alive but they look like they want to die, they are out side for the summer and it has been raining a lot but they looked like, dull leaves, no body and now the leaves are turning yellow, do these bushes require shade sun ? Can you help me? they Are my favorite flower and I would hate to loose them. Thanks.

The soil in my greenhouse pots are turning green, is that normal? It doesnt look like a fungus, it just looks discolored. Any suggestions?

My Hydranga is about 13 years old and blooms every year beautifully. I have noticed this year, most of the stems/branches have little or no leaves. Can anyone tell me why this is and what to do about it? I am about to prune, but hesitant. All of my others are fine. Thanks.

How to take care of an Outdoor Ginko Bonsai Tree?

How can I get rid of daylillies? They are taking over my yard?

I bought a peace lilly that is in a vase with rocks , (no soil) when i bought it i was told this would sustain it if given plant food. but the roots continue to get slimmey any suggestions?

I planted a tropical canna lily. It is stripped and an orange color leaf. Not the usuaual green. A small white worm is eating the leaves and the plant looks awful. The worm is eating the leaf before it opens up. What can I put on the plant to get rid of this worm?

I have light and dark leaved calla lilies. The leaves are being chewed by something, I do not know what. I cannot see any beetles, bugs, or caterpillars. How can I prevent/control this without hurting the plants?

I just got a Bromeliad for mothers day some of the leaves are turning yellow how do I remove the dead leaves and they said I can plant it outside around my garden pond but I read therwise.... PLEASE let me know I love this plant?

My tomatoes are rotting at the bottom before they can get ripe. What is causing this?

I have a bunch of day lillies all through my yard, and they are starting to put out seed pods, how do I get these pods, and what do I do with them to take care of them and plant them?

What type of plant food does peace lilly require?

I planted azalea bushes this year and they are finished blooming. Should I prune them now or should I wait until next year. Also what is the proper way to prune them?

My gardenia has many blooms waiting but, I have noticed that several of the blooms have fallen to the ground and the bottoms of the bloom are brown, what has caused these blooms to fall?

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