Category: Questionable Posts
5 Steps to Long-Lasting Cut Flowers
10/03/2015 Ken DavisDon’t you just love fresh flowers at home? Cosmos on the dining room or coffee table, bachelor’s button by the bathroom sink, or sunflowers on the bedroom bureau-but they can wilt after only a day or two. Follow these steps…
Read MoreFall Garden Mums. Hardy or No?
09/19/2015 Ken DavisMums are ubiquitous in fall gardens. However for mums to be truly hardy, they are best planted in the spring. The mums for sale in fall nurseries have been coddled to set buds for September blooms and are putting an awful…
Read MoreTomatoes Birds Eating Fruit
08/29/2015 Ken DavisI have several tomato plants and as soon as one of the tomatoes get red and ripe almost ready to pick something comes along and takes bites out of it. I am pretty sure it is birds because it happens…
Read MoreQuestion: Why do my tomatoes crack as they ripen?
08/22/2015 Ken DavisAnswer: Tomatoes tend to crack when they receive irregular water. If your tomatoes have gone through a dry spell and you try to make up for it with frequent watering, the inside of the tomato will plump up faster than…
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