… FAQ A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information FAQ Early Season Problems The top questions we get on tomatoes point to two main topics: "my tomatoes are funny-looking" and "why don't I have … to increase production. How do I prevent my tomatoes from cracking? Skin cracking is mainly caused by a fluctuation of soil moisture, especially as tomatoes ripen. If soil … on a tomato What are the strange seams on my tomatoes? The malformation in these tomatoes is called catfacing. It occurs on the blossom end of the fruit. Conditions during bloom—such as …
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… plants can be brought indoors, cut back hard, and overwintered in a bright window until frost free temperatures are reached the following spring. Yellowish-green flowers are rarely seen and …
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… Given its size, great care should be taken when siting this tree. It requires full sun, but is tolerant of a wide range of soil types and conditions. It gets its name from the silvery undersides of its five lobed leaves. Fall color is yellow. This particular cultivar has stronger wood and better branching that the species so it would be a better candidate for a windy site. …
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… White plume euphorbia ( Euphorbia fulgens ‘Alba’) is an upright, arching, sun-loving shrub that displays creamy white flowers throughout the winter, given frost-free conditions. Produced at the nodes all along its wand-like stems, the flowers are actually entire inflorescences in which each individual flower is reduced to a single stamen or pistil. They are aggregated in a small cup-like structure that …
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Dutchman's pipe vine gets its name from the unusually shaped flowers often hidden by its large heart-shaped leaves. This eastern USA native grows in rich bottomland soils, and in the garden can quickly cover a 20-foot …
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… compact for a Rodgersia , it can also fit nicely into borders. And wherever you put them, you get to enjoy the foamy, astilbe-like flower spikes in early summer. In the shade garden, … and not reliably, at least in our climate. The drama's in the foliage. Give them time to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thrive. Rabbits and deer don't …
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… Nymphaea 'Sulphurea Okechobee' is a hardy waterlily with large lemon yellow flowers that have long narrow petals. The leaves are … end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated since at least 2,000 B.C. and are … Waterlilies need full sun to flower and need to be anchored in mud as they are not free-floating. …
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… warm gold. And the fragrance evolves...from zesty lemon to a old world rose. It's also very free-flowering and a reliable rebloomer.This prize winner comes from David Austin, the breeder … roses with the repeat bloom, disease resistance, and hardiness of modern roses. Foliage is disease resistant, but no rose is disease-proof. Spraying against fungal problems may be a good idea if you can't give it full …
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… It requires full sun and moderate soil fertility—use acid fertilizers, similar to what is used for rhododendrons—and needs to be kept moist. The very large, silvery, felted leaves on a … a container, but must be brought indoors before a heavy frost. A native to Brazil, glory bush is one of the plants recommended by famed twentieth-century landscape architect Roberto Burle … with his dramatic, broad sweeps of tropical plants with colorful foliage and flowers, and his free-form water features. …
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… the Garden. Birders and photographers point binoculars and cameras to the trees and feeders to get a closer view or snapshot of these handsome northerly visitors. Amid the chatter of birders … in garden plantings, and in the wild. Seed production on trees varies from year to year. It is the tree's way of saving energy. But in some years, trees across the northern region take a … the pine siskin has thin streaks all over its body, including the top of its head. Its bill is thin and tiny, and it often has yellow in its tail and wing bars. They are noisy and fun to …
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