Japanese Maple in Trouble
My Japanese maple is about 16 ft. high and spreads about 12ft. wide. It gets morning and late afternoon sun. I have never had the soil tested, but I believe it’s clay-based. The tree has grown so beautifully up until…
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Perennial Hibiscus
This is our first year for having a Perennial Hibiscus coming back after the winter. We planted it last year early summer and it did very well. We live in Kitchener, Ontario. The plant is currently 10″-11″ tall and has…
Meyer Lemon Tree Fertilization
Hi, I live in Toronto, Canada and recently purchased a meyer lemon tree back in late May 2020. The tree is still very young and has a trunk thickness of around 1cm so probably around 1 1/2 feet tall in…
Boston Ivy
I have a Boston Ivy along my fence. It has done well for many years and spread to all my neighbors. But along my fence the original location, has not produced many leaves or just a few so far. What…
Browning cedars after liquid fertilizer applied
I had a company fertilize many of my cedars in my yard mostly larger ones. The company also fertilized 2 small cedars located in front of my home which I notice turned brownish/yellow after a couple of weeks.
I’m trying…
Indoor Hibiscus
Hello, I’ve got 30 year old hibiscus plants. In recent years they appear to be very healthy (lot of green leaves) but rarely a flower. I rarely fertilize. They spend the summer months in the outdoors though protected from direct…
Unhealthy peppers
This is every year and different locations. Our peppers always stay spindly with leaves being a pale yellow. Soil is good with lots of compost this year. I have tried fertilizing, not fertilizing; water more, water less; nothing helps. All…
Sod – When to Fertilize
The City recently laid sod to our lawn to repair the damage done during road/gutter/sidewalk rehabilitation work. Please advise when it is safe to fertilize the affected area. The sod was laid ten days ago. Thank you.…
Fertilizing Karl Foerster grass in containers *
Hello-Last summer we planted Karl Foerster grasses in 3 large containers on our condo terrace. We cut them in early April and happily we have significant new growth in all 3 containers. Should we fertilize the grasses now? And if…