Ed Hume Answers Your Gardening Questions
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 I bought several packets of
petunia seeds, mixed and have several trays of big beautiful lush plants.
But no blooms. is there someting else to be done with them to make them bloom?
I have a greenhouse they are in. Really would appreciate some info on this.
I was really surprised they aren't blooming an ddisappointed.
 It's a bit early for them to
bloom (early May), even in the greenhouse, with the weather we have been
experiencing. You can push them a little with a bloom type fertilizer, like
Alaska Mor' Bloom 0-10-10.
Can you tell me where the
Lilac garden that was on your show is located? I understand that it is near
Kelso/Longview area.
It's in Woodland, Washington
about 15 to 20 miles south of Kelso/Longview. The Hulda Klager Garden, 115
S. Pekin Road, Woodland, WA (360) 225-8996
www.lilacgarden.com
I have a couple Arabis 'volunteer'
trees that I would like to know how I should prune and best preserve them.
I have had some die off in the past for no apparent reason but were getting
water and just left to grow. Yet a neighbor cut theirs down to the base and
it bushed up with suckers within a few months. What did we do wrong? Is it
practice to prune them down from the top or the sides? What fertilizer is
good for them? How can one attempt to transplant one? It is growing into
the street and is now only about two feet tall.
Madrona's are not easy to move
and should not be pruned unless absolutely necessary. They have been suffering
from cultural, disease and pollution problems in recent years. They are a
native tree and do not require a lot of attention. Sometimes the biggest
problem is over care, too much water and fertilizer. In other words they
thrive on a certain amount of neglect.
I am intersted in growing
ground cover moss (Sagina moss), but finding weeds and grass to be a problem
for the moss. How can we keep our moss free of weeds?
Pulling the weeds is probably
going to be your best bet. You can paint the weeds and grasses with a product
like Round-Up, but it must be applied only to the leaves of the weeds and
grasses and not the moss. A paint brush, sponge or rag can be used if this
method is used. Wear gloves and a face mask.
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