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umara from pakistan asks: Should I fertilize soil before or after the storm?

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Shawn Barry from USA asks: Are PT akaline copper dipped 4X4X8 lumber posts safe to use around a vegtable garden with rain water runoff on the lumber and into the garden plants

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Susan from Canada asks: Is Miracle-Gro on (many) indoor houseplants safe for humans?

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Mike from asks: What type of plants can I apply fish ferterlizer too ? How should I apply the ferterlizer ?

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Beverly from United States asks: What is the proper care? Can they be planted outside or are this indoor plants?

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mara l cochran from u.s. asks: What kind of plants like an acid plant food

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : Some plants who love an acid fertilizer: Rhododendron, Azalea, Erica species, Calluna species, Gardenia, Lilies of the Valley, Hydrangea and Lupines. There are many more but to much to say.
   
rhonda messick from san bernardino asks: what kind of plants can I plant in my flower garden to rid off the rabbits?

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sharon says : I had a serious rabbit problem myself. They stripped hollies and hawthornes bare! I have found success with ANY of the boxwoods, nandinas, youpons, and junipers. Good luck to you!
   
Grace from Canada asks: Has anyone had any success using brewed tea as a fertilizer? I have done a science experiment, and tea made my bean plants grow faster and taller.

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nikki from us asks: I am trying to start plants inside and the are getting leggy. I am not sure what I need to do to get them right? I have them in a flat-bed and in the light.

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : It is hard to tell because you don`t tell what kind off plants you talk about.
   
Amanda from USA asks: I live in an apartment in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and can only have potted plants on my porch. I want something with lots of color, but with as little maintenance required as possible. What would you suggest?

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : Maybe some annuals, mostly they have lots of color.
   
amanda from germany asks: how much rain falls each year in germany?

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cheryl grussing from United States asks: It has been extremely warm this winter. I have lilies,tulips and jonquils coming up and it is January. Help! What do I do to keep them alive until spring???

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : You can`t do anything now at the moment, only wait until spring.
   
Talia from USA asks: What kind of container should i grow my plant in a clay, or plastic kind, and also what size?

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : You can use both, for the size you have to look how big your impatiens is and then take a litle larger container. Make sure the container has drainage holes at the bottom over which broken pottery shards are to be placed (thatīs important)
   
velvet from usa asks: what kind of fertilizer should i ues on my tree

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : Did you mean Camelia, for the camelia can you get special camelia fertilizer in a garden store (shop).
   
sheryl payne from usa asks: I live in Dallas, Tx., and I am getting ready to put my house up for sale. I am wondering what kind of flowers could I plant in my flower beds this time of year to bring curb appeal !!!! Thanks, Sheryl Payne

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : I donīt know if your flower beds are in the sun or part. shade or shade? Some ideas maybe are flower bulbs. When you plant them in pots inside now, then they come out and you can plant them in your garden beds (when itīs no freezing)just before you put your house for sale. Helleborus is flowering now. You can also look at a garden shop what is flowering on this moment for the garden.
   
tim from asks: what ferter lizer i need for a cherry tree because i have white spots on it ty

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : First for a Cherry tree can you choose a fertilizer that has been specifically formulated for use on cherry trees and fruit trees. Ask a local gardenstore. Are you sure that it isnīt a disease because you said white spots that sounds like a fungus.
   
maria from California asks: how much water does plants need

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : I donīt know which vegetable plant you mean but in generally vegetable plant need regular, consistent watering.Irregular watering can results in diseases. If you let the plants dry out, that will stress the plant and cause it to stop producing and/or to drop blossoms.
   
hopelessplanter from Canada asks: I am opening a mexican restaurant and was wondering what plants I could have that don`t need natural sunlight, because there is only a few windows in the very back of the restaurant?

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Patrick says : some plants which needs no sunlight are Monstera deliciosa, Aspedistra elatior, Epipremnum aureum Anthurium or Ficus ssp. but sometimes it is better to check how many lux you have at the place where you want to put the plant. Sometimes gardeners have lux analyzer to test it good luck Patrick
   
from asks: what plants can i grow to help the Environment?

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Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : Plants in general and native plants are good to help the environment.
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