… Q: What do the letters VFNT mean on the tomato plant labels? A: Tomatoes are prone to a number of diseases and pests. Tomatoes have been hybridized to be resistant to common problems. The following letters represent disease/insect resistance and may appear …
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… This hardy bulb flowers in late spring to early summer with two flower spikes of airy, 2-inch umbels of golden-yellow florets. It blooms … average, well-drained soil in full sun. Alliums are deer resistant and are a perfect companion to interplant with tulips and crocus to deter squirrels and chipmunks from digging up the bulbs. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mignon-shaped single flowers are produced on dwarf plants starting in summer and extended up to the first hard frost. Mignon-shaped flowers are similar to daisy-shaped flowers, except that the tips of their petals are rounded, not pointed. Plant out … frost has passed, in sunny locations, and in moisture retentive, well-drained soils; deadhead to promote repeat flowering. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Free of most insect and disease problems. A relatively short lived perennial, allow it to mature and scatter seeds in the fall to keep it returning to the garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… greenhouses, this translates into year round. Its strong, vigorous vining habit will need to be tied onto supports and pruned to keep it smaller than the 25 feet it has the potential to achieve. Grow in full sun, and protect from temperatures below 45 degrees F. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fall on this annual. Plant in full sun in average soils and water whenever the leaves start to slightly droop. Attracts pollinators to the flowers and seed eating songbirds to the fruit later in the early fall. The flower heads can be collected and dried for ornamental …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pale pink buds mature to pure white flowers featuring semi-double to fully doubled flowers. The handsome dark green glossy leaves have a reddish tint when they … outdoors in USDA climate zone 7 and warmer, in the Chicago area they make a great addition to the cool conservatory or heated greenhouse as winter sets in. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… inflorescence on this native of Ecuador. Among the showiest of the members of this genus due to the flaring characteristic of the petals. Grow in full sun, humus rich soils and provide for a cool dry dormancy period to initiate flowering. Flowering typically takes place 8 weeks after watering commences (to break the dormancy). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Strongly fragrant, fully double flowers range from light apricot to a shell pink on strong upright plants that thrive in full sun, moderately moist soils, and locations that provide for air movement around the foliage to decrease the incidence of black spot and powdery mildew. Mound crowns after the first frost with coarsely shredded bark mulch to protect from Chicago winters. This plant attracts pollinators of all types. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has salmon pink blooms from July to October. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
