Broken dahlia
I broke my dahlia plant off at the ground level. Will it regrow this year? Is there a way to grow the top I broke off?…
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Rieger Begonias – outdoors in containers
Scarborough, planted in large containers, in shade/partial shade, with good potting soil.
1. Approx. length of time to reach maturity of 12’x15′ ?
2. Will this plant perform in our hot Ontario summers ?
Most info available about this plant…
Rooting impatience
I’m in Toronto. For several years I have cut pieces of impatience and placed them in holes of green oasis. Within a week, all plants would have roots. Not finding oasis, I purchased a block from the Dollarama. All roots…
Sunflower – Sunbelievable brown eyed girl
Can you please tell me where I would get the above sunflower called Sunbelievable brown eyed girl in Ontario> I’ve been trying to find the plant for the past 2 years and know that it’s available in the US and…
Geranium
I live in Thornhill. I very successfully over-wintered several pots of geraniums. Once this week turned warm and sunny I placed them outside, on the east facing steps of my house, where they had grown all last summer. After several…
earliest date to plant tomato seedlings outside
Greetings:
I live in inner Toronto (Ossington/Bloor). I am preparing Tomato seedlings right now (late March).
Question: When is the earliest safe date to plant the seedlings outside (backyard)?
Thank you,…
Geraniums from Seed?
I have geraniums growing from seed under lights. My first time ever.
They are 2-3 inches tall with some having 3-4 leaves. What do I do next please!
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Overwintered geraniums
I removed all the soil and most of the leaves from my geranium plants, boxed them and left them. I did nothing to them e.g. water. I took a look at them recently and they looked deader than a door…
Struggling to grow sweet peas (Lathyrus) here in TO
Hello,
I have been struggling to grow sweet peas (Lathyrus) here in TO over the last 10 years ? because of our summer heat.
Is it hopeless to keep on trying? If not please advise me on what varieties to…
Eugenia Topiary*
I have a Eugenia topiary outside in a large urn; it can freeze here in Portland Oregon. Temps can get down to 30 degrees F (-1 C) some nights. I covered it with plastic last night, will this protect it? …