Growers in short season areas will sometimes limit the amt of fruit on a plant. After a certain date, they will remove any flowers that set....
Nan, TY for providing the links. All those articles mention "research and studies", but they do not say who/ where did these studies. I think I...
Thanks for your explanation. If you happen to know of any links to this "research", would you please post them? I would be interested in reading...
What types of maters only respond to vibrations? I have never heard that before.
I would also say its some form of Rhubarb. It looks purposely planted near the house. Also you say it has red streaks on the stems. If its was...
That's Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia).
If you live "upstate" I will assume you have well water. It is considered "hard". One mineral that is very common is Calcium and it is a salt. Put...
If you have flowers but few fruit, it is a lack of pollination. Like Sjoerd said, go out there and shake the plants. Maters do not need insects,...
Hey Jim! Glad to see another New Yawka here. I used to live right over the Verrazano in Staten Island so spent a good amt of time in Bay Ridge....
Biita, is there any way you could post a close-up pic of the currant leaves? I think I found one here and cannot find a decent pic to identify it....
Corn also crosses very easily as it is wind pollinated. So you may want to plant one type a little later. Then they will not flower at the same time.
No, it has never bloomed. The only cactus I have that gets flowers is a Golden Barrel.
I think it is some kind of Lemaireocereus. I have a very similar one. I got it in 1999 about 4-5 in tall. It is now 21 in. I have to keep it in a...
Light detergent means something like dish detergent. And never use any that say antibacterial on seeds or plants.
Biita, they are flying into Bergen. That is where my FIL's parents lived before they came to the US. But thank you so much for your offer :) I...
Biita, awesome pic. Can I ask what city the museum is in? My inlaws will be in Norway in about 3 weeks and my FIL would love that place. They are...
At least half of the Iris corm should be above ground. If they are at the right depth, I wouldn't worry too much if you just put them in last...
Planting in the North is way different than the South. But here is what I would do- Start Early: Broccoli Tomato Eggplant Onion (Seed)...
I have several colors of the single flowered. I still need orange, then I will work on obtaining the doubles. They bloom around April. They will...
Jacob's Ladder (polemonium) does get blue flowers. :) I think the plants around the tulips look more like columbine (aquilegia) than heuchera.
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