Description : If you could replace all of the grass in your lawn with some other plant, what plant would that be?
Last Answer : I love wild flower meadows.
Description : In all seriousness, why do we plant grass instead of mint or other useful plants (details)?
Last Answer : answer:Grass is very tough. You can run and play on it and even park cars on it. However, when I was a suburban dweller, I often thought a cash crop like tobacco or soybeans would be a much better use for all my time, sweat and money.
Description : If my Bermuda grass is already asleep for the winter can I harm it by putting a tarp on it?
Last Answer : Why would you? If there is an Indian summer, you could bake the roots. Are you planning on making a new flower bed?
Description : Why does my kitty grass always die a horrible death?
Last Answer : By “kitty grass” are you referring to the digestif or the ‘nip?
Description : Why is bear grass called bear grass?
Last Answer : According to this site, the plant is called bear grass "because in spring bears seek out and eat the roots and tender young leaves."
Description : Where can I purchase Pampas Grass "Sunningdale Silver".
Last Answer : answer:I googled it, and did a secondary search for “Purchase” and found sites only in the UK. Not too helpful, I know. You live in the lower 48 states? Maybe it is considered invasive here; you could call the 800 # at Wayside and ask someone. It does look pretty. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.
Description : Are worms found in bags of potting soil?
Last Answer : I spread my soil in old pans and cook it. I use powdered algae to fertilize I don’t know about worms but sometimes the dirt has aphids or other bugs.
Description : How do I make the soil I have available suit specific plants?
Last Answer : answer:You start, as with all gardening, by doing your research. That means buying a book and reading or going on line and checking it out. If you want to plant delphiniums, for example, you need a ... buy some good gardening books; there is nothing nicer to read on a cold night. Where do you live?
Description : I have a major fruit gnat problem in some of my houseplant's soil. Repotting isn't really an option.
Last Answer : They wont hurt your plants, however they are annoying! Fresh peppermint & peppermint oil will deter them, however they will just move elsewhere. There are multiple ways to rid your home of them after they ... vinegar and a drop of dish soap in a dish will attract and then kill them. Good luck!
Description : What are these tiny beige millipedes in my ficus soil?
Last Answer : Millipedes and Centipedes enjoy moist areas and it’s the season for millipedes/centipedes infestation. I kill about 100+ Centipedes a day now since they took over my garage and living room.
Description : In the early 1900's in England, there was two towns: town A and town B, and there was a huge river in between them. The only way across to each town was by a long bridge with a guard ... back. Many people have tried to cross but have always been caught, even very fast runners have only ab -Riddles
Last Answer : Did you get it? The answer is that they went up close to the guards tower, turned around and started walking back to the town they came from, the guard caught them and assumed that they came ... way and sent them back! Hope you enjoyed this, please subscribe and check back soon for more riddles!
Description : Can I put plant vitamins "for seedlings" on adult plants?
Last Answer : They won’t do any harm, but it is not “just like regular plant food” because food/fertilizer for seedlings is less robust to keep from burning the seedlings.
Description : Will majoring in botany/plant science always be outdoors?
Last Answer : Most occupations in that field involve being outside. And despite your love of plants, you seem to be terrified of pollinators. You are a senior in high school, you don't have to make a ... and explore different things, you might find a field that fascinates you that you know nothing about.
Description : What is the name of this plant? (photos inside)
Last Answer : It looks like a type of wild radish and it fits the buggers growing conditions. Have you tried a type of Roundup product on it and it didn't work? That helps me work out what it is as well, ... . When it starts to creep up again catch it early with an application of Banvel or Weedmaster. Good luck.
Description : How do I save our spider plant from our rambunctious kitty?
Last Answer : Put toothpicks all around it. Maybe it will make your kitty uncomfortable and he’ll decide to leave it alone.
Description : What can you tell me about caring for a cyclamen plant indoors?
Last Answer : I don’t know cyclamens, but I’m guessing not. I’m pretty sure they like it really humid though.
Description : What would happen if I topped this tree-plant?
Last Answer : The tree would look like crap if you topped it. Plant it outside or sell it. Or get a great big pot to plant it in and leave it outside. But you’d be better off to replant it outside before it gets too big to transplant.
Description : Can you identify this plant?
Last Answer : answer:Isn’t this it? Yellowcress or Prostrate Spurge (Euphorbia maculata) I found it here, and this discusses it extensively.
Description : Can you help with this sympathy plant delivery?
Last Answer : I have sent them to the funeral home. That or the bereaved’s house would work.
Description : What fragrant annuals should I plant in my window planter?
Last Answer : Did you mean to say “plant” or did you really mean “defend”?
Description : Why does my plant look like it's on the verge of death?
Last Answer : answer:Ornamental pepper plants are annuals that grow best in warm areas., so I would guess that your plant has borne fruit and lived it's life, or Ornamental pepper plants are susceptible to ... prevent the spread of disease. Do not replace the plant with another ornamental pepper. Same source.
Description : Can anyone suggest a plant to grow under Elephant Ears that doesn't mind having wet roots?
Last Answer : Hosta came to mind first, but snails love them and that sounds like prime snail habitat. Ferns might work.
Description : I need an outdoor flowering plant to cover a railing planter. Suggestions?
Last Answer : Phlox
Description : Will you help me cure my plant?
Last Answer : Easy, plants have been growing for a few years. What kind of plant? It sounds like powdery mildew. But that’s usually associated with higher humidity. The white stuff isn’t moving is it?
Description : Where do I get this, "Say No to Death" plant?
Last Answer : answer:http://makeaterrarium.com/how-to-make-a-terrarium-in-a-bottle/ Here you go! I want to make one too. Haven’t gotten a round Tuit yet.
Description : Can anyone name this plant?
Last Answer : Looks like a hibiscus to me.
Description : What is this plant?
Last Answer : answer:I’m pretty sure that is a very unhappy ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia). If it is indeed a zz plant, it likes moderate/diffuse to low light, warm temperatures, and sparse watering.
Description : Would you buy a bioluminescent plant?
Last Answer : I do not think they could fully provide the same type of light that street lights do. It looks like they just kinda function like glowsticks. However, I would buy a bioluminescent plant to put in my house. In fact, I’d buy a bunch and set up a room so I’d feel like I’m in the avatar universe lol
Description : What kind of tomatoes should I plant for variety?
Last Answer : answer:Here’s the crib sheet that enables you to get your PhD in choosing suitable tomato plants. http://voices.yahoo.com/choosing-tomato-variety-garden-263606.html
Description : Ever known a plant collecter?
Last Answer : My husband is amazing with plants of all kinds, it drives me crazy because I’m terrible at it. It got to the point that my workplace sent a bunch of plants home with me for him to revive.
Description : Any idea what this plant is?
Last Answer : answer:It looks like a sedum of some sort. Sedum is a huge family of over 400 plants. The one you have looks similar to outdoor varieties that I've seen (which may be why it looks so leggy). If ... out for a day or so and then stick the end in some soil - they root quite easily for propagation.
Description : What is that narrow thin indoor bamboo like plant?
Last Answer : Might it be Lucky Bamboo?
Description : Could this be real lavender? If not, what is it? (underwater plant)
Last Answer : All those plants look artificial to me.
Description : Which came first, the plant or the seed?
Last Answer : Seeds are gametes and not organisms of their own, so seed-bearing plants probably evolved from simpler plant-like organisms. So the plant came first.
Description : What kind of plant is this?
Last Answer : Oh yeah, the pod itself is only about the size of a small marble. It’s not big, but it’s not tiny.
Description : What is your experience with the plant: morning glory?
Last Answer : answer:I've always started my morning glories and moonflowers from seed in the ground. I like to combine the two on my trellis so I have the blue flowers in the morning and big, beautiful white flowers ... need to water them when they are in the ground, unless we are having an unusually dry season.
Description : Any tips on taking care of the plant "The Wandering Jew"?
Last Answer : answer:I call it a Meandering Methodist. Water only once a week. Change the soil and repot about every year.
Description : Nerds, geeks, word nuts, and plant lovers: What's your best flower joke?
Last Answer : A woman's garden is growing beautifully but the darn tomatoes won't ripen. There's a limit to the number of uses for green tomatoes and she's getting tired of it. So she goes to her neighbor and ... So-so,'' she answers, The tomatoes are still green but the cucumbers are all four inches longer.''
Description : Can you help identify this house plant?
Last Answer : It looks like a large tropical philodendron. It might re-root. It probably should have been staked, because the stems are not very strong. In their natural habitat, they kind of climb a nearby tree to get the support they need.
Description : So. Cal. Gardeners (or others who plant in Fall for Spring bloom) what can I do about this problem. (Details inside).
Last Answer : answer:@tinyfaer: Welcome to the world of sore knees and backs and dirty hands. You can mulch the area after you have planted (with newspaper or plastic covered in dirt, with pine needles, with ... into the garden. Then you label it with a popsicle stick or $$$markers bought at the garden center.
Description : How can I boost a plant my cat urinated on?
Last Answer : You need to rinse the urine out of the plant and the pot. Water it down, replace the soil, put it in a new pot. Cut off the bits that have gone yellow or brown. Ick.
Description : What plants can I sever and plant?
Last Answer : Depending on the plant a little, you can do it with all of them. If they’re tough to propogate you can always try air layering.
Description : How could the camera on an iPhone be represented as a large vacuole in a plant cell?
Last Answer : answer:Is a vacuole round? Then the camera lense is round. Pretty straight forward. Aside from that, your screwed. You should have made a jello cell or something. If you are really desperate, and I would never do ... by pixels or something. We can't do any more for you, its up to you to figure out.
Description : How do I revive this plant?
Last Answer : Do not use dirt from the woods. If it’s in a pot you need potting soil. And don’t overwater. Worst of the seven deadly sins.
Description : Are there any flowers or plants I can plant in August, Zone 5?
Last Answer : answer:For edibles, basil grows fast. You might get a crop if the weather holds up. Also, I have noticed that any store selling young plants & seedlings has a really short prime selling season. So often they have stragglers at dirt cheap prices.
Description : I am going away for two months. Any suggestions for keeping a plant alive?
Last Answer : If you can’t have someone come to the plant, can you board the orchid with a reliable acquaintance or plant handler?
Description : How do I make a spearmint plant spread around as ground cover?
Last Answer : answer:Funny, usually questions about mint go something like: “How do I keep this #$#$! mint from taking over the entire tri-state area?!?!?!” Just plant it and let nature do the rest.
Description : Can you identify this plant (picture included)?
Last Answer : Maybe a ti plant?
Description : I inherited this cactus plant (I believe) from my girlfriend's Uncle. How do I take care of it?
Last Answer : answer:First things first, have you given it an appropriate name? You can see some good tips here.
Description : What kind of small, potted plant should I grow?
Last Answer : Philodendrons. Or a spider plant. That’s what everyone grew when I lived in the dorms.