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| Daffodil Foliage Already?! | 1/15/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: HELP! I live in Andover, MA (Zone 7) and planted over 300 daffodils in the fall. As you may know, ...
A: Global Warming takes the blame for a lot these days. But since time began, balmy spikes in the ...
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| premature sprouting | 1/14/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am in Harrisburg Pa, South central Pennsylvania I think that is zone 6. The sprouts are already ...
A: Just a small note to point out that Dutch Iris is SUPPOSED to sprout "early". Don't worry about ...
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| premature sprouting | 1/7/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: because of the warm weather my iris and tulip bulbs have sprouted. Should I do something? Is there ...
A: You don't mention your location, Daniel, so it is hard to be sure. Generally speaking, spikes of ...
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| indoor tulip blooms | 12/29/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What do I do now that the tulips have bloomed to reuse the bulbs, or is that not worth it? I have ...
A: You can give this your best shot, Kim, and it's relatively uncomplicated and effortless. But Tulips ...
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| Bulb planting | 12/22/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in zone 5, probably zone 4b (I live in a valley, zip: 13332). In late October we had our ...
A: Your Zone 5 is perfect for hardy bulbs, Christian. Although the climate is certainly warming up, I ...
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| Amaryllis bulbs in dishes | 12/5/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I read the recent question & answer about "planting" bulbs in dishes on rocks and using water & ...
A: I have to admit I have not used this method of growing Amaryllis. Bulbs grown in water do not ...
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| storage of spring bulbs | 12/3/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I would like to know how long i can store spring bulbs that are still packsged? I got these from ...
A: Bet you think you're the only one who does this. You're not the first to fall victim to a case of ...
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| bulbs | 12/3/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have been a great many hyacintrh, daffodil and tulip buls. The ground is now frozen (or almost ...
A: Yes, Marie, all over the world, gardeners are getting their boxes from the UPS man, opening them and ...
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| bulbs | 11/29/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I got a ton of bulbs-tulips- crocus-jonquils etc. and don't think I am going to be able to get them ...
A: Yes, the end-of-season optimist's Tulipmania - happens to the best of us. Tulips are great. I ...
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| tulips | 11/28/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I planted tulip bulbs @ a month ago. We've had unseasonably warm weather, and many have sprouted. ...
A: Fear not. They may survive yet. Cover the emerging Tulip foliage with dead leaves for a little ...
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| Cannas Bulbs | 11/28/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: How do you winterize cannas bulbs? We live in Southern New Jersey, I don't know what the zone is. ...
A: FYI Southern Jersey is Zone 7, if you're on the coast. Deep, deep inland and west, it may drop to ...
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| bulbs in dishes | 11/28/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am in 61821 Illinois. I just wanted to try it once thought it would help me get thru the winter. ...
A: Bulbs that need no pre-chilling to bloom are the easiest and most foolproof. Paperwhite Narcissus, ...
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| bulbs in dishes | 11/27/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I read somewhere you could plant the bulbs in dishes with rocks and then it was said you need to put ...
A: Alcohol or Clorox will both destroy bacteria and keep the roots going on Paperwhite Narcissus. But ...
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| saving tulip bulbs in arizona | 11/22/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i recently purchased a glass pot with tulip bulbs (no soil-just a tray of bulbs sitting over ...
A: Can't blame you for wanting to save those Tulips for another season or two or more. Planted in that ...
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| Storing Iris Rhizomes | 11/19/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I had to divide some irises. I planted some as the ground has not frozen as yet. What is the best ...
A: I'm afraid you'll have to win Beat The Clock on this one. Iris Rhizomes may look tough. But they ...
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| Bulb Roots | 11/19/2006 | Laura Walker |
Q: I have an Amaryllis that I have finally caught at a time I can put it to bed. It keeps growing ...
A: Noralyn, I do not know much about Amaryllis since I live in an area that is too cold to grow them ...
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| Growing tulips indoors | 11/17/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I would like to know how to trick tulips into blooming indoors in the winter by putting them in the ...
A: The Fiskars website ...
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| cyclamen bulbs | 11/16/2006 | Laura Walker |
Q: I recently ordered and recieved in the mail, hardy cyclamen bulbs. They look like nothing I've ever ...
A: Gerri, Here are a few links I found on Cyclamen bulbs and how to plant them.I personally have not ...
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| tulip | 11/14/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I planted some tulips this fall and some of them have already started coming out from the ground. I ...
A: Tulips shouldn't go in the ground until it gets a little colder - specifically to avoid this ...
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| planting hyacinth bulbs | 11/11/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I recently purchased some hyacinth bulbs from HD and was going to plant them this weekend. Do I need ...
A: You're asking whether or not your bulbs should be chilled before planting - this is something you ...
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| Iris rhizomes - storage | 11/11/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have several Iris rhizomes that we got from a friend end of august and never planted them. They ...
A: Best thing at this point: put them in pots in some rich garden soil and store in a cool basement or ...
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| Iris bulbs | 11/11/2006 | Laura Walker |
Q: We have several Iris bulbs that we got the end of August and never put them in the ground. They ...
A: Fred, You don't have to wait until spring if you have time to plant them now.I usually plant them ...
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| tulips | 11/8/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: my boyfriend gave me a beautiful tulip arrangement for our anniversary. the tulips are bulbs set ...
A: Many a loved one has dreamed of saving their potted bouquets for the future. Roses, Daffodils, ...
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| overwintering pot-grown calla lillies | 11/4/2006 | Laura Walker |
Q: 2 calla lillies on my 10th floor balcony condo performed beautifully. As I'm sure you know, S. ...
A: Donna, The Calla Lilies will never survive a Canadian winter outdoors,whether in a pot or in the ...
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| Iris planting | 11/2/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I ordered some Iris bulbs that were delivered this week. The problem is that I have never planted ...
A: Bulbous Dutch Irises are hybrids of Iris xiphium, Iris tingitiana and Iris latifolia. Dutch Iris ...
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| wintering tulip containers | 11/1/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: How do I care for my tulip container after I've planted the bulbs in the fall? Water it regularly? ...
A: Beth, spring bulb containers should have drainage holes at the bottom to keep the bulbs from ...
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| Gladiolas | 11/1/2006 | Laura Walker |
Q: I planted gladiolas around some old farm outbuildings and when I dug them up, each corm had many ...
A: Patricia, Just discard the new growth around the bulb.They will probably not mature enough to bloom. ...
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| calla bulbs | 10/30/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Are humming birds attracted to them?
A: The website Operation Rubythroat (http://www.rubythroat.org/RTHUTaxonomyMain.html) posts the basic ...
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| winterize bulb | 10/29/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: How do I winterize Dahlia Bulbs?
A: Assuming you are in Zone 7 or cooler, you should rush out to the garden with a pitchfork and pruners ...
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| Splitting large lillies | 10/28/2006 | Laura Walker |
Q: I've been lucky the last several years after planting some oriental hybrids. I planted them three ...
A: Ryan, They sound like Tiger Lilies.But whatever type lily you have they are divided the same way.You ...
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| cana lillies - winter storage | 10/28/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have several grown cana lillies. I live in Manitoba and wonder what I do with them in the winter. ...
A: Since Cannas are tender perennials, either you'll have to bring those indoors in their pots ... or ...
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| cana lilly division | 10/28/2006 | Kenneth Joergensen |
Q: Iwould like to divide the cana lillies that i have brought in for the winter.There are many shoots ...
A: Yes you can cut them with a knife. To divide a canna rhizome, brush off the dried soil so that you ...
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| windflowers | 10/28/2006 | Kenneth Joergensen |
Q: I purchased some anemone blanda (windflowers). They are such an odd shape I can not figure out ...
A: The amemone blanda corms are flat (like a coin). Plant them so that they "stand up". E.g. if you ...
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| spring flowers | 10/27/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What is wrong with Fish Emulsion? What about Alfalfa Meal?Do you think that I should plant tulips ...
A: The problem is that these bulbs do not need a lot of fertilizer. Excessive dosing - easy to do - ...
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| spring flowers | 10/27/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Do you think that I should plant tulips this year again? I had some that came up beautiful one year. ...
A: Tulips are not all that perennial, unfortunately, as marketers would have you believe. Beautiful, ...
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| tulips | 10/26/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I bought a few extra bags of tulip bulbs and was wondering if I kept them in the bags over the ...
A: Al, I did the same thing last year. And not just with tulips. I ordered so many things - Van Engelen ...
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| ROYAL LILY PAD | 10/25/2006 | Kenneth Joergensen |
Q: MY SON IS IN THE 5TH GRADE HERE IS THE SUBJECT OF A PAPER HE HAS TO WRITE I CANNOT FIND ANY ...
A: It is probably the giant lily pad of Brazil (the Amazon River is in Brazil) which is being referred ...
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| Gladeolias | 10/25/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We live in zone 6. When do I plant glad bulbs, cyclamen
A: Hardy cyclamen is planted in early Autumn. If you have a hardened off specimen you can plunge it in ...
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| Red blotch on Amaryllis | 10/24/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Can you give me any clue where to buy those chemicals? And what are the side effects, if any, that I ...
A: Thiabendazole (2-(1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-1H-benzoimidazole) is made by Merck as a fungicide/pesticide ...
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| French tulips | 10/24/2006 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Please describe the procedure for planting these. Do you have any special secrets you wish to ...
A: Put them at least 8-12 inches underground. You'll get the best lifespan out of them if you plant ...
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