Tag Archives: watering

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…

Pothos plants yellowing

I moved recently and my two previously happy (1 golden and one neon) pothos are now drooping and losing leaves. They’re in similar light conditions as before—bright indirect light. They get water roughly once a week when the soil starts…

River Birch

Our 4 year old river birch seems to have trouble leafing out this year.  Some of the internal branches are missing some leaves so it looks a little threadbare. Could it be from my dogs peeing on it? Is there…

Diseased Frans Fontaine Hornbeam

I planted Frans Fontaine Hornbeam in fall of 2020. I live is zone 6 and the native soil is reddish clay. I used triple mix and compost to amend the soil in the planting hole. These tree get almost full…

Powdery Mildew on potted indoor Rosemary plant

Good morning. I live in Toronto and have a 3-4 year old potted rosemary that I have been successfully overwintering indoors. Right now though, it is rapidly getting overcome by powdery mildew- worse at the top- and it needs immediate…

Use of moisture meters

I have a new moisture meter and I am noticing that sometimes when I stick the meter in, it will show “Moist” but if I move over to another spot, it says “Dry”. So which one do I listen to…

Tea Plant – Camellia Sinensis

I started a tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from seed during the late fall. The plant is in a partly shaded, sun dappled location. Over the last few months the new leaves have been getting lighter in colour. Thinking the problem…

Coneflowers wilting and drying up

Hello, why are my coneflowers are wilting and drying up. I’ve attached a photo. It seems to be happening section by section as you can see some stems are still fine. I live in Scarborough. They’re planted in a flower…

Vinca die-back

Many of my vinca ground-cover plants are dying back. These plants have been healthy for many years. Symptoms include: black stem, yellowing leaves that turn brown and fall off. I am hoping there is a way to reduce the spread.…