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I have a large spathiphylum from my mother's funeral in 2009. It is not your typical spath, it is one of the large, single stemmed ones and there are three plants in one large pot. I have repotted it once and it was not happy, but recovered and is doing well, again, now. My issue is that the...

My pup accosted my two brand new (beautiful) daylilies. All I have left is the roots/tubers and some green at the crown. They have damage both above and below ground level. How is the best way to give them a chance to live?

I went out today and cleaned up the flowerbed below the wall in my back garden. It was cool but completely bearable in shorts and a t-shirt! I wore Crocks and used the sprayer on the hose to rinse the dirt off the blocks. As I was spraying the wall off, I noticed the slow march of hundreds of...

I have two beautiful spathiphyllum plants that were sent to me upon my Mother's funeral in Feburary of 2008. One is the large leaf type and the other is the shorter, narrower, more common variety. I think I need to repot them. I know that they like to be pot bound but both are using much more...

I planted my first salad garden today! I have grown cucumbers and tomatoes for many years, but never lettuce. I planted Buttercrunch, Iceburg, and Red lettuce plants that are 4" to 6" tall. I also planted some brocolli plants with 6 +/- leaves. Next, I plan to plant lettuce seeds (something...

I purchased some potato vines to grow on top of my wall. They had no potatoes when I set them out. They only grew a little and not nearly as I had hoped so I don't know if the potatoes have formed. I want to keep them to put back there in the spring. Has anyone had luck overwintering them in...

I posted these pics in another thread but it was the wrong one. My apologies if you have already seen them. I am doing my own thing with sheet composting. I guess I get impatient. I created a bed early last fall up against a block wall in my backyard that is only 20' from my house. I lined...