Wintering an Elephant Ear Plant?
I am zone 6 and for two years I had to dig out the bulb and bring it in during the freeze this year I decided to dig a big enough hole to bury a terra cotta pot and planted my Elephant Ear in the pot now all I have to do is lift out the pot and bring the entire...
Winterizing Bearded Irises?
There very winter hardy plants indeed I do mulch mine with mowed over leaves though out the year here in Zone 6 I have a very shady spot where I store my extras these ones dont flower at all from the lack of sun but they still grow and they dont get any winterizing...
Climbing Rose Advice?
Trimming AKA pruning is done in Spring there is a method to get certain climbers to bloom more quickly though. When the top flower is nearly done blooming go ahead and cut off the bud and bend the tip to a horizontal position. There are some types of climbers...
Rose Bush Never Blooms?
Sun Sun Sun I even say it to my neighbors I often see many nice growing roses planted in a spot where the sun just isnt enough ALL roses need at least 6 hours eight is better and even more is ideal. Early day sun is better than mid day - late day sun but in...
Ivy Houseplant Has Brown Spots?
Over watering perhaps or the soil is to old to feed the roots It sounds like a good idea to get a new pot ( Pick out a nice ceramic one that will fit the ivy and it might be a good idea to split the Ivy in to two Get a bag of indoor potting soil from the garden...
Roses Loosing Leaves?
Not a bad site but give this one a peek the site manager is more organic and a lot more informative and will really teach you a lot for your current problem as well other problems I hear you on the rain there same here in Mass. I went out on day two of four...
Purple Calla Lilies
Your so lucky to have them callas growing like weeds. OMG there simply awesome. Id love to have some to but I am 4 zones out of place for such production. Very nice pics though, thanks.
Something is Eating My Roses?
Whew I too use banana peels in my rose beds egg shells tho hmm. All I know is bananas do contain potassium which is the same as the last number on a organic fertilizer. N P K K means potassium It doesnt do much if anything at all for rose pest in fact a decaying...
