Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / October 2008

A friend just brought me a hardy fuchsia "Lady bothby" a kind of a
climber he said. The plant is still small like 30cm. I want to plant
this fuchsia under a tree where it still gets some sun. Now the
question is: should I plant it now or wait for spring?

I'm sure I've got some that lean away from the sun... but others appear
to lean into it.
Is there an answer to this?
To be honest, it's a bit of a problem with my large cacti as I need them

as it says on the tin, advice needed about vegetables and plants tha
thrive on acid peat, wet and fast wind (force 6+ regular
--
vanvon

having a nice crop of spinach just lately (first time ever!)
it's not a big deal, but i was wondering if anyone knows why some of my
spinach plants get "bubbly" leaves - it's as though the edges of the leaf
stop growing at some point, but the bulk of the leaf continues to expand, ...

I have acquired and am trying some of those corn starch pots (maybe
3") that look like thin green plastic. They are said to break down in
the soil.
I have potted on some veggie seedlings in them, and will plant them

They're dashing about all over the place.  Isn't this rather later than
usual?  We've had warm days and chilly nights for a while now and there have
been lots of mozzies and gnats about.  Could it be they're making up for
lost feeding time, due to the cold, wet summer?  I may be ...

Does anyone know of any crosses that have used Jiminy Cricket as a
parent?  It's been blooming very nicely for me for a couple of years,
even though I don't have a greenhouse and just have it under lights--
and outside over the summer.  I'd think they might be interesting if

Hi there. I've had a rather nice bougainvillea with lots of purple
flowers on my balcony with a north/west view for the last year and
it's been very happy. I live in Los Angeles.
Just a month ago, it started dropping lots of flowers, but still

Hi, I have just been out picking some apples from my trees.  I
inherited the trees when I moved here a couple of years ago, and the
trees are probably about 5 -10 years old.  I need some help with two
things, please.  (1) Some of the trees are very leggy, should I prune

I believe there is a ruling or an old wives' tale that says you must not
pick and eat your rhubarb after a certain date during the summer.  Anyone
know if this is the case, and if so why, and what the date is?

I have a tropical hydrangea (survived by yearly winter leaf
mummifications) that has grown too large and up against my house. Can
these be divided in the fall?     Zone 7, east TN.

Anyone know the name of this plant, bought it from a garden centre bu
didnt expect it to look so nice,need name so i can buy some more, an
help appreciated......Thanks
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growmore, blood fish and bone, liquids, nothing
what's the pros, cons, best system for joe average suburban gardener ?

I have a mystery weed in my borders, and wonder if anyone can ID it for me.
There's a photo at:  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/melanie.mccluskey/
Many thanks.

Apologies for what may be a dumb and trivial question and I'm not sure
if this is the best group to query, but I'm wondering what a
particular soil moisture content actually means and how to achieve it
under controlled conditions. For example, if I have 100ml of a given