Do you have a plant that looks nutrient deficient regardless of how much fertilizer you apply? Are your plant’s leaves yellow with green veins? Is the new growth growing in almost white? If so, you likely have a soil pH problem. Nutrient levels, drainage, soil texture, and light exposure probably get more attention than soil…
Category: Gardening
How To Prune Grapevines From Planting To Maturity
If you are interested in getting quality fruit, it is important to learn how to properly prune grapevines. If you do not prune your vines, you will not get a good fruit crop. Without pruning, there will be too much vigorous leafy growth, and few poor-quality fruits. Now, if you are standing in front of…
How To Rejuvenation Prune Overgrown Shrubs
In a previous blog post on pruning Hydrangea paniculata, we mentioned that if a deciduous shrub has been sheared or otherwise pruned inappropriately for many years it can become an eyesore that does not bloom well. We briefly alluded to the topic of rejuvenation pruning as a solution to this problem, and that is what…
Exploring The Diversity Of The Sweet Potato
The lowly sweet potato doesn’t get much attention. It is something many people only think about for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. White or ‘Irish’ potatoes are much more common. There are a dozen or more varieties of them taking up a whole shelf at most grocery stores while sweet potatoes are relegated to 1…
How To Prune A Hydrangea Paniculata
Do you need help knowing how to prune a Hydrangea paniculata? Hydrangea paniculata is an extremely common landscape plant, and for good reason. It has beautiful summer blooms that remain on the plant all winter giving it an extended season of interest. It is also sun loving, cold hardy and extremely easy to grow. As…