Ed Hume Answers Your Gardening Questions
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Other March Links
 I have looked at your garden
project calender for March, and am getting ready to lime, feed and moss control
on my backyard. My question is if I put down the lime first how long do I
wait to put down the fertilizer and moss control, and then over seed?
 If you use Dolomite lime you
can do everything the same day, if you want to. If you use Agricultural lime
you should wait about 3 weeks in-between.
I heard part of your Feb 24th
radio broadcast and need some clarification on the use of Apple cider vinegar
to control moss on driveways. Does it have to be apple cider vinegar or will
distilled white vinegar work? Also could I use vinegar on the North side
of the garage and house to remove the green moss or mold growing on the wood?
I use the Apple Cider Vinegar
to control moss on our concrete surfaces. I would suggest you use a commercial
product on the side of your house, as one really does not know how it would
react with the different types of paint.
I heard you the other day
on radio say to spray moss in the garden bed and walk ways with 100% apple
cider vinegar. How fast does this work, how long does it work for and do
I need to worry about any danger to plants? Our property of covered with
moss in all our garden beds, on the driveways and walkways as well as in
our lawn. Thanks for any information that might help.
I used it on my patio and it
works great. The moss was growing up between the stones. It takes about two
to three days to work, depending upon weather (temperatures). Do not pour
the concentrate on your desirable plants. What washes in around the plants
after rain, does not seem to affect desirable plants.
My wife and I planted several
flowering cabbage plants last summer. Now that the warmer weather has hit
the Carolinas the plants are starting to grow again. Do you have any advice
on caring for them at this stage because they are growing taller with the
dead leaves still on bottom.
Yes, clean-up the dead leaves
and pick out the tall growing center, which is beginning to form a seed head.
At this stage it may be a little difficult to keep them looking nice. Remember
they are considered an annual and that means one growing season.
What is the secret to starting
sunflowers indoors and keeping them from getting to tall and lanky
before you put them in the ground.
The key is to start them under
lights and keep the lights very close to the new growth. If the light is
even a few inches away (or several feet away which is usually the case) then
the plants stretch…get leggy. If you let them get too tall, before planting
they will go through a bit of transplanting shock and that will set them
back some.
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