Can You Repot a Chrysanthemum? Getting a potted mum to bloom again is difficult and the plants are usually discarded when their beauty fades. However, if you’re adventurous, you can move the plant into a new container with fresh potting soil, which may prolong the life of the plant. Use a container only one size larger and be sure the container you choose has a drainage hole in the bottom....

How Do I Dry Roses? When it comes to learning how to dry roses, there are several options. First, crafters will need to gather the flowers. If the roses have been used in a larger bouquet or vase, they should be removed. Next, all foliage will need to be stripped from the stem to prepare it for drying. The rose drying process should begin well before the flower has started to wilt, as fresh blooms will yield the best-dried roses....

Symptoms of Rose Rust Disease Rose rust most commonly appears in spring and fall but can appear in the summer months as well. Rose rust fungus appears as small, orange or rust colored spots on the leaves and will grow to bigger markings as the infection advances. The spots on the canes of the rose bush are orange or rust colored but become black in the fall and winter. Rose leaves that are badly infected will fall from the bush....

Can You Grow Sand Lilies? Yes, you can grow sand lily plants if you live in USDA plant hardiness zones 5 through 9. The important question is, SHOULD you grow sand lilies? If you can find plants or seeds at a garden center or nursery that specializes in native desert plants, you’re in luck and you can grow these lovely desert wildflowers at your heart’s content. If you can’t locate the plant or seeds commercially, please enjoy sand lily flowers in their natural environment....

When to Plant Guava Seeds In commercial orchards, guava trees are vegetatively propagated by air layering, stem cuttings, grafting, and budding. For the home grower, guava seed propagation is a great experiment just as much gardening is. Guava trees can be grown in USDA zones 9a to 10b outdoors or in USDA zone 8 and below in a pot on a sunny, covered porch through winter or in a greenhouse. Although seed grown guava doesn’t reproduce true to type, it is an economical way to grow guava and isn’t uncommon....

Characteristics of Small-Flowered Bittercress Cardamine parviflora may be confused with similar looking plants such as C. pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Bittercress) and C. hirsuta (Hairy Bittercress). Small-flowered bittercress is an erect bittercress weed variety with elongated clusters of stalked flowers borne upon branching stems. The tiny flowers bloom from March to May and are followed by small, slender pods. The blooms of sand bittercress are about one-eighth inch (3 mm.) across with four rounded white petals accented with six pale yellow stamens....

What Causes Wilt in Southern Peas? Southern pea wilt is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. Symptoms of wilt of southern peas include stunted and wilted plants. Lower leaves turn yellow and prematurely drop from the plant. As the infection progresses, dark brown, woody tissue in the lower stem is observed. Death of southern peas with wilt may be rapid once the infection sets in. Nematodes increase the plant’s susceptibility to wilt of southern pea....

About Spartan Juniper Trees Spartan juniper trees are a narrow cultivar of Chinese juniper, Juniper chinensis. The original tree is native to northeast Asia, including China. The Spartan cultivar is also known as Chinese Spartan juniper. Juniper has been grown in China for hundreds of years, well before western gardeners “discovered” the tree. This cultivar grows to some 15 feet (5 m.) tall but remains slender, between 3 to 5 feet (1-1....

Don’t forget Hagrid’s Garden, which provided Harry Potter and Ron Weasley with ingredients for their magic potions. A Dr. Seuss garden theme provides a wealth of ideas with imaginary plants such as snick-berries and other oddities – like trees with crazy, twisty-turn trunks and colorful flowers atop spiral stems. And this is just a sampling of the storybook garden themes you could create. Read on to learn more. Ideas for Storybook Gardens Coming up with storybook garden themes isn’t as difficult as you might think....

How to Store Bulbs That Have Sprouted Here are a couple tips on storing bulbs that have already sprouted. Store Bulbs in a Dry Place If the bulbs are in a plastic bag, the first thing to do is remove the sprouting bulbs from the bag and either put them in a cardboard box wrapped in newspaper or a paper bag. Be careful that you do not break the bulb sprout off, as this will kill the bulb....

Growing Tomatoes in the South Gardeners looking for tomatoes in the South need look no further. We’ve put together a list of the 10 best tomatoes for the South. When choosing a tomato variety, first decide whether you want midget, determinate, or indeterminate tomatoes. Midget, patio, or dwarf varieties, such as cherry tomatoes, are compact plants suitable for hanging baskets or containers. Determinate plants produce most of the fruit in one crop, then decline....

When to Transplant Neomarica Walking Iris Walking iris is a sturdy plant that tolerates transplantation nearly any time during the growing season. Many people prefer to divide the plant in autumn; however, if you live in a cold climate, it’s a good idea to get the job done a couple of months before the first freeze. This allows time for the roots to settle in before the advent of cold weather....

What is a Transplant Spade? A transplant spade looks a lot like a modified shovel. It has a long handle that makes it easy to use from a standing position. Instead of being wide and tapered for moving soil, however, the blade is slender, long, and the same width all the way down. And rather than coming to a point, the bottom of the blade often has a gentler curve to it....

Zone 5 Flower Bulbs When it comes to cold-hardy bulbs, there are actually a number to choose from. Here are some of the most commonly planted bulbs for zone 5 gardens: Daffodil – These bulbs are a popular standard in most gardens. A wide variety of daffodils are available in shades of white, yellow, and orange and in all kinds of sizes. Plant your bulbs in the fall, pointy end up, twice as deep as the height of the bulb....

Yellow Varieties of Cactus Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii): This is a barrel-shaped beauty with a green body covered tightly with heavy gold-yellow spines. Blooms are golden as well. Golden barrel cactus grows easily indoors in a sunny or bright light situation. It is somewhat unusual to find cacti that are yellow with yellow blooms as well. Balloon Cactus (Notocactus magnificus): This multi-colored specimen features a definite yellow tint on the spiny ribs and on the top....

Wando Pea Information What are Wando peas? Developed at the Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory as a cross between the varieties ‘Laxton’s Progress’ and ‘Perfection,’ Wando peas were first released to the public in 1943. Since then, they have been a favorite of gardeners in the American South, even in zones 9 through 11, where they can be sown in midsummer to be harvested as a winter crop. Despite their heat resistance, Wando garden pea plants are also very cold tolerant, which means they can be grown just as well in cooler climates....

What is Water Lettuce? Water lettuce, or Pistia stratiotes, is in the family Araceae and is a perennial evergreen that forms large floating colonies that can be invasive if left unchecked. The spongy foliage is light green to gray-green colored and is 1 to 6 inches (2.5-15 cm.) long. The floating root structure of water lettuce can grow up to 20 inches (51 cm.) in length while the plant itself covers a 3 by 12 foot (1-3....

What are Chantenay Carrots? Chantenay carrots are short, stout carrots with light orange flesh and orange-red colored cores. They mature in 65-75 days to 4- to 5-inch (10-12.5 cm.) long and 2- to 2 ½-inch (5-6.5 cm.) thick roots. Introduced in 1929, Chantenay carrots are commercially grown for canned and processed carrots because of their high yields. The carrots can be eaten fresh, frozen, or canned. Chantenay carrots can be eaten raw or cooked, with their taste usually described as sweet and crisp....

What are Spined Soldier Bugs? What are spined soldier bugs, you may ask, and why is it good to have spined soldier bugs in gardens? If you read up on spined soldier bug information, you’ll find that these native North American insects are brown and about the size of a fingernail. They have prominent spines on each “shoulder” as well as on their legs. The life-cycle of these predator stink bugs starts when they are eggs....

What is Stone Fruit? The term ‘stone fruit’ sounds uninviting, but trust me, it contradicts the succulent, juicy fruit it’s actually in reference to. Stone fruit is the mantle under which tender fruit such as plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and cherries fall. What do all of these fruits have in common? Each has a hard pit or seed inside the otherwise wonderful flesh of the fruit. The seed is so impenetrable it has come to be known as a stone....