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What factors influence a plants ability to flower?

I think that a lot of backyard gardeners choose a plant that will flower with a favorite color or scent. Then, after waiting the appropriate amount of time for the flowers to appear, disappointment. I get many requests for information about why a particular plant does not flower. Some of the answers...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by Bill-nhn on 05-26-2008
Checking The Ripness Of Your Watermelon

It is still early, but in just a few short months plants will be growing and gardens will be producing. People often want to know when the right time is to pick their watermelons. There are several ways to determine this, and here are a few. You could always cut into one. The only down side of this method...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 03-26-2008
Dreaming of a Winter Wonderland in Spring

Now that spring is hear, you are probably thinking that you can't wait until the snow falls next year. Just kidding. If you are anything like me, snow is the last thing on your mind. People are getting ready to get out side and gardeners are getting the itch to get plants into the ground.. Winter...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 03-11-2008
Starting Too Soon - Vegetables Inside

Many people like to start vegetables inside before the spring. This will allow them to get a jump start before the ground is quite ready. What happens if they are ready to go outside, but the outside isn't ready for the plants? This happened the other day with someone who started their tomatoes....

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 03-10-2008
Variegated Plants

Plants with variegated leaves are highly popular and make great additions to your garden, but they bring up the question: "what is variegation?" Variegation is often just describes as a plant with multi-color leaves. For the most part, variegation is caused by mutated plant cells. These mutated...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-26-2008
Pest Problems: Moles

Pests can harm your garden or landscape, and moles are no exception. However, sometimes moles are blamed for damage that they didn't do. Here are a few things to look for you you have moles, and a few tips if you have moles (which is a question that is commonly asked). Moles will dig tunnels and...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-25-2008
More Soil Definitions

Yesterday, I defined a few soil terms. I realized that there are more that could be added to the list, so I thought I would continue on with the same topic and go over a few more definitions. Here are some more terms that are associated with soil and soil related issues related to gardening. Erosion...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-20-2008
My First Garden

Every year, I rely on people who over-plant vegetables in their garden to dish out their excess crop to fulfill my craving for homegrown vegetables (and fruits if that is how you classify tomatoes, but I am not going to get into that issue). Although I have helped some in gardens before, mainly helping...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-10-2008
Why Bareroot?

We get a lot of questions about bareroot plants, especially from people who haven't had a lot of experience with method of transplanting trees, shrubs, etc. Bareroot plants look a lot different then the plants you would by at a local nursery. Since they are dormant and (most time) don't have...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-08-2008
What are Ornamental Grasses?

Ornamental grasses have been around a long time and are becoming more popular for their variety and decorative attributes. Most of them begin to show their green growth in the spring. In the summer they will grow their flowers and seed heads. In the winter some also turn a tan or beige color to continue...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-03-2008

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