"my blueberry bushes will be 1 yr old in the spring. They are in large planters. I live in Northern California where my climate geets down to freezing once in a while. They did very well through the harsh frost. They produced a good crop for little guys and I followed directions on ...
They are not overly thirsty plants—in fact, overwatering can lead to problems. Give your peony bush excellent drainage and begin watering in spring if you go more than two weeks without rain. Then, provide weekly, deepwatering throughout the dry summer months(one inch at each watering). Co...
too, there’s a higher chance of the cuttings rotting. That’s why it’s better to stick with propagating using potting mix. If you do try starting them off in water, make sure to change the water often so that it doesn’t scum up with...
Flowering Shrub Type Examples When to Prune How to Prune Spring-blooming shrubs (bloom on old wood) Lilacs, forsythias, azaleas, weigelas, traditional bigleaf hydrangeas Prune immediately after they finish flowering in spring. Remove one-third to one-fifth of the oldest stems every two to thre...
Spicebush provides year-round landscaping appeal. From spring flowers to fall foliage, summer fruits, and winter structure, you can enjoy this low-maintenance shrub in a shaded part of your yard. As aflowering shrub, it is one of the first to bloom each spring, attracting early-season pollin...
How to Take a Cutting from a Shrub Do it in the spring when the plant is in bud. Use sharp pruning shears. Find a new bud on a stem and make an angled cut below the bud. Immediately dip the cut end into the rooting hormone. ...
This can cause brown patches of dead or dying grass to form in the lawn, which will pull up easily thanks to the weakened roots. Skeletonized Leaves and FlowersThen come the adult Japanese beetles which chew leaf tissue from between the veins, leaving a lacy skeleton. You’ll know right ...
After a few spring rains, when the soil has warmed, we lay down soaker hoses in each bed. Then, we cover the hoses with a fabric to speed up the change in soil temperatures and warm the soil for earlier planting. Planting holes are cut at different spacings for different crops. Wateri...
A true sign of spring, forsythia is one of the first shrubs to bloom, providing a burst of color when gardeners need it most. The bright yellow flowers often start blooming even when there’s still snow on the ground. This versatile plant can be used in a variety of ways, from a ...
Fungal leaf spot diseases cause the leaves to turn brown at the tips and across the surface of the leaves. Pesticides Spraying gardenia bushes with a pesticide in the early spring helps destroy aphid populations and keeps them from feeding on the leaves of the gardenia. Aphids are a serious ...