I agree it's Japanese or Chinese Lantern (terminology varies from region to region). The leaves don't look like tomatillo leaves--too large.
Dragon, welcome to the friendliest, most knowledgeable, and kindest gardening forum! About that mint--it may have come in from a neighboring...
This could be a tragedy, but it also could be an opportunity! Take the broken branches, cut off any blooms/buds, make 5" to 6" sticks of the...
Our shallots have been drying in the barn, and now I'm playing with them. Shallots are also known as potato onions, or multiplying onions, and no...
A week without Toni is like a week without sunshine. We'll survive, but we won't enjoy it much. Sure hope the surgery goes well, and that Toni...
Barb, I hadn't thought of that! Very, very good advice, and a great analogy. Cheryl, Stewies are going to bring your hibiscus through this minor...
Dawn is a detergent. Get a bar of Ivory, or use Dreft flakes, but make sure that whatever you use is a real and true soap.
Mrs. B, I just let them crawl around. Okra isn't affected by much of anything. If the ants really bother you, take a good look at the stems and...
The pyrethrine/iodine solution should be very helpful. Insecticidal soap is simply about a tablespoon of Ivory bar soap shaved, a tsp. of...
Cheryl, Neem should be fine. I'd add a little insecticidal soap to the wound before dressing it just to be on the Safer side (pun intended, sorry...
Cheryl, since the damage didn't circle the stem, but just peeled one side of it, wrap it lightly and rather loosely in something porous, like...
Happy Birthday! But, how could it not be a happy one, married to Toni?
Happy Birthday! Sorry to hear about your internet, but when you get to read all the good wishes for your birthday from Stewies, the wait will have...
Cheryl, the bumblebee dive bombs you because you are so sweet!
Diatomaceous earth sprinkled in a 1/2" band around your plants will help. the DE's sharp edges are not snail friendly. Be sure to not breathe in...
There's no difference between "wild" honeybees and those who are hived by a beekeeper. Both are very gentle and very intent on gathering nectar...
Wow! Today, July 17, we are having rain again! This is unheard of in Texas in mid-July. There was just a clap of thunder, and the rain is coming...
Heat causes Swiss Chard and broccoli to bolt--nothing you can do about it. Just keep the small side heads of the broccoli picked and enjoyed, and...
Donna, is it permitted to just drink the sauce? That sounds delicious :drool: !
Right now the only cuttings I'm rooting are basil cuttings. It's too hot here in Texas for much to propagate--fall works better for me. In...
