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| planting bulbs | 3/28/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i would like to plant flowers but am unsure of what and when to plant them in Michigan. zone 6
A: What a perfect name for a gardener: Sunnie. Must keep that in mind for my next born child. ...
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| Gladiola bulbs | 3/28/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I've have looked everywhere tonight about planting glads - please, can you tell me which side of the ...
A: First things first: Don't worry about "up" or "down" so much. The bulbs always "right" themselves. ...
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| tuberose | 3/28/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I just received a group of tuberose. I can't plant until this weekend, do I put them in water or in ...
A: Do not put them anywhere, Sandy. Keep them dry -- unless they are already sprouting. These bulbs ...
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| Stargazer Lilies | 3/27/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Texas. Zipe code 79601. I recieved some already cut stargazer lilies in a floral ...
A: Jenetta, you are so lucky -- flowers? Happy Birthday! Mine was March 25th. Aries! The best ...
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| Gladiola Bulbs | 3/26/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What time of year should I plant my Gladiola bulbs? I live in Washington state, zip code 98024?
A: As soon as the ground can be worked, you can blow the whistle and start digging. But... Many ...
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| daffadils | 3/24/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: when should i fertilize my old daffadils
A: Assuming your Daffodils are growing in terrific soil, a little Superphosphate applied right until ...
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| Tulip Bulbs | 3/23/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I moved my tulip bulbs last Fall and yesterday I noticed that I must have missed about 6 of them and ...
A: Move them now if you can work the ground, be careful with the roots and get them right back in the ...
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| cana lily bulb planting | 3/23/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: in SE Wisconsin, when and how do I plant the bulbs I saved from last year
A: As you know, Cannas can't handle a winter in your Zone 5 climate, so you are right on the money for ...
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| tet a tet's | 3/22/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: my dear friend, im'e sorry i forgot you are on the other side of the pond, in England tet a tet's ...
A: Ah ha! THOSE tete-a-tetes!!!! Yes, I know them well. It would not be spring without them. If ...
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| short flowering tulips | 3/20/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am a passionate lover of tulips and have been planting successfully for the last five years. I ...
A: You are on the right track when you wondered about the warm, wet winter, Pauline. Gardeners in the ...
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| bulb storage | 3/20/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Columbia SC and am moving to Asheville NC. I have many bulbs planted in the yard that I ...
A: Richele, Are you moving NOW? You're digging them, roots and all, pre-move? These are spring bulbs ...
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| Tulip bulbs in a pot | 3/9/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: What do you do with them after they flower? Do you cut the stems off and keep them watered if you ...
A: First, the good news: There is a chance you can re-bloom your Tulips. Bad news: Most Tulips, ...
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| keeping tulip bulbs | 3/7/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: How do I (in Houston, Tx) preserve my tulip bulbs (from an arrangement) in order to plant them next ...
A: Most Tulips, unfortunately, won't ever bloom again as beautifully as they did the first time you saw ...
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| digging up and storing bulbs | 3/5/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: How long should you wait to dig up a bulb after it has bloomed and how do you store them? I mainly ...
A: Don't dig up ANYTHING until the leaves have withered!!!!! Tulips are tricky and not reliably ...
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| tulip bulbs | 3/5/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: a friend gave me a beautiful tulip for a gift. The flowers are now gone. I understand that ...
A: This is unfortunately probably true, that you will not have much luck in the future with this one ...
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| Iris Cleaning? | 3/5/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I recently purchased several iris bulbs over the internet on EBAY, and when I received them they ...
A: Soaking Iris in a dilute water-bleach solution is standard procedure, sometimes just as a ...
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| tulip bloom timing and rain concerns | 2/28/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: yes i pre-chilled them for over a month, and i believe they were chilled before purchase. so too ...
A: I am a little too fast sometimes, I get carried away. Sun is GREAT! Rain is GREAT! Drainage is ...
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| tulip bloom timing and rain concerns | 2/27/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i'm in the sf bay area (94610) and earlier this month i planted a few hundred tulip bulbs in pots ...
A: The worst case scenario here, Vicki, would be that they "blasted" from heat. The temperature should ...
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| tulips | 2/24/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am in San Antonio, TX - I received a tulip plant for Valentine's Day, and I do not know how to ...
A: Melissa, I wish I had better news, but Tulips just won't grow in San Antonio. The good news of ...
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| tulips | 2/23/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I received a pot of already-blooming pink tulips for Valentines. I pray it was not a waste simply ...
A: I'm guessing you want to keep your Tulips and get it to bloom again next year, Ptera? I don't blame ...
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| tulips | 2/20/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: someone gave me a pot of tulips and now that the flowers are gone. what do i do with the bulbs? my ...
A: So you want to grow Tulips in South Carolina? Tricky. Not guaranteed to grow - but worth a shot. ...
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| 2-3yrsTuberoses not blooming | 2/17/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Can you suggest a brand name for the fertilizer best for tuberoses?I bought 5bulbs which probably ...
A: Best fertilizer here is going to be good old American sunshine - as much as possible. If this was a ...
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| Stargazers | 2/17/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: .. I do really appreciate it. :) Sorry if I'm too insistent in asking questions about my plant. I've ...
A: Don't worry about asking too many questions about this, Frances. That's what we're here for! ...
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| 2-3yrsTuberoses not blooming | 2/15/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I bought tuberoses from one of the popular shopping channels about 2-3yrs back. I've planted them in ...
A: I had the same problem as you, Malabika, and I got so desperate I called Ralph Snodsmith on the ...
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| Stargazers | 2/15/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I'm Frances from Philippines. I bought a star gazer plant on a pot last december of 2006. The ...
A: My father was there in WWII, I have his Navy photo taken on a front Porch by a Philippine ...
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| Amaryllis | 2/14/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: My husband bought me a beautiful Amaryllis for Valentines Day. It still has 3 buds yet unopened, ...
A: How sweet he is! These are gorgeous, aren't they? Put your dazzling Valentines Amaryllis in the ...
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| forcing tulip bulbs | 2/14/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I want tulips in pots outdoors, I have not yet planted any. Can I just plant them in the spring and ...
A: Rachelle, If you want to "force" bulbs, which is what your project is called, you have missed the ...
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| Mold on Canna bulbs | 2/13/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: To answer your questions: 1)The mold is mostly white or light grey. 2)After I dug them up I did let ...
A: Any below-freezing exposure would probably do at least some injury to your Cannas. How much damage ...
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| Mold on Canna bulbs | 2/11/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: For the first time ever I stored by cannas bulbs in a public storage unit instead of my basement. ...
A: You didn't describe the color of the mold or your pre-storage measures. Were these stored without ...
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| storing amarillas bulb | 2/11/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: It didn't bloom this year have 2 24" leaves now. Am moving and want to take it with me. HELP! ...
A: No problem, Denise. Keep it in the pot and put it in a box with protection like you were moving your ...
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| deadheading tulips | 2/10/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i'm new at the whole gardening thing...i am just curious on how to deadhead tulips. do you have to ...
A: Your plant? I have to guess here... this is in a pot? Or is there something growing in the ground ...
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| amaryllis bulb | 2/10/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: After flowering, how do I store the bulb? In the soil or remove it from the soil>
A: My friend, Amaryllis perform best when potted and left alone for 2-3 seasons or longer. Some bulbs ...
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| Planting Spring bulbs | 2/6/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Idaho, zone 5-6. We just moved here and I would like to plant bulbs in containers on the ...
A: Bulbs available now would be iffy - leftovers that have endured way too many months out of the ...
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| Amaryllis with distorted growth | 2/1/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Many of flower stalks that came up on my new amaryllis bulbs are not growing straight but curved. ...
A: Fire Blotch, Red Spot, Scorch, Red Blotch... Read all about it at the Oregon State Extension website ...
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| growing bulbs in indoor terrariums | 1/31/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have a large fish tank with charcoal, potting soil and gravel on the bottom, and I'm growing some ...
A: Succulents such as the disturbingly beautiful Christmas Cactus need an experienced hand to grow ...
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| bulbs | 1/27/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I was given some tulip bulbs for Christmas that my parents had sent from a trip to Holland. The ...
A: I have a feeling it is too late to plant these in NC - isn't the ground frozen solid down there? ...
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| Calla Lilly | 1/22/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Last May, I received a cala lilly for mothers day. I have ebeen keepignt he soil moist, but quite ...
A: Mandy, beautiful leaves and exotic blooms have created a boom in Calla Lily sales in recent years. ...
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| Tulips | 1/19/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in coastal San Diego (Zone 10). Each year I plant several hundred tulip bulbs--mostly in ...
A: Annette, I was in San Diego in February 1982 - trapped while the rest of the country was buried ...
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| Tulips Sprouting early | 1/18/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Will Mulch work instead of leaves? Unfortunately I live in one of those sprawling atrocities known ...
A: Mulch is heavier, and you have to be VERY careful because of it. I hate the idea, but if that's all ...
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| Tulips Sprouting early | 1/17/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Ohio. Not sure what zone that is. I planted full grown tulip bulbs last summer (the kind that are ...
A: Up and down the East Coast, desperate gardeners are watching the thermometer, checking signs of ...
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