Archive for the ‘Gardening Tip’ Category

Worx 19” Cordless Lawn Mower- How To Mow With No Emissions

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Are you tired of all the hassles with maintenance getting ready to mow in the spring? Go over to The Best Lawn Mowers Reviews and check out a new video that was posted there. It is about a lawn mower that doesn’t  have any emissions.

For More Information go to: Best Lawn Mowers Reviews

Happy Gardening
Phil The Gardener


Drought Tolerant Crepe Myrtle Trees Around Modesto CA

Saturday, August 8th, 2009
 
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Here are some examples of the drought tolerant tree crepe myrtle in and
around Modesto CA

As you can see they come in multiple colors-purple, pink, scarlet and
white. Sit back and enjoy the crepe myrtles.

For more information go to: Drought Tolerant Crepe Myrtle Trees Around Modesto CA

Happy Gardening
Phil The Gardener


Rotting Agapanthus

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Nellie wrote:
I am fairly new to these. I planted 19 of these plants and within one week,
I noticed some yellowing, wilting and finally collapsing. Upon pulling the
stem I noticed that the base of the leaves was mushy and slimy. At first I
thought I did not watered enough after planting (they were grown in 10″
containers and blooming) so I watered. All three plants that have the same
problem are on the same row. What do I do? The other plants seem OK so far.
Is it something in the soil? I am in Zone 10 (Miami, FL). They have
plenty of sun, southern exposure, some shade in the morning. What do I do
before they all die? Are the roots still alive? should I dig them out and
treat the soil? Please help!

Phil The Gardener’s Reply:
Agapanthus do very well year round in zones 7-11 and are generally disease
free as long as they have good drainage and are not over watered.

For your container plants, make sure you use a well drained potting mix, add
in a granular fertilizer. The soil should drain readily and not retain excess water.
The plant can suffer from root and rhizome rot in heavy poorly drained soil.

Remove the plant from the container and replace the soil with a good draining
potting soil replant. Check with your local garden supply for a good fungicide
to treat the affected plants and soil.

Happy Gardening
Phil The Gardener

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