I planted roots ordered on line last January 2023. and planted in a raised bed in full sun (Brownsville, South Texas). Produced one skinny spear after feathering stage. This spring, one or two stems and feathering beginning March and April 2024. I suspect the weather may be too hot here, but lots of feathering and approx foot tall stems feathering with one or two stems that looked like very skinny spears. This year I repotted with fertilized potting soil and added soaker hoses to the bed Tues, Thurs, Sat for 18 minutes recently (appeared too dry set to 15 minutes). Any suggestions?

Is it possible to grow a tomato plant with a rose plant in the same raised bed box? If so, please give me instructions on how to plant them together. Thank you.

I read on Facebook of a lady canning milk. Is that even possible?

Which scale is most often found on Pachysandra? And at what GDD base 50 can you expect to see the crawlers?

I would like to add perennial ground cover on a north / northeastern slope. The area receives morning sun but is quickly shaded by trees and my house in the heat of the day. In fact, it's tough to get grass to grow in the area next to the slope. I'm thinking of Snow on the Mountain Variegatum or Japanese Pachysandra. I've read that some areas prohibit planting of these so I thought I'd check in with you folks. I'm open to suggestions/recommendations about ground cover for this slope. I've attached a photo of the slope. I've been clearing the area of branches and leaves, and installed landscape edging to (hopefully) prevent / slow the spread of the ground cover. Thank you.

My zebra plant looks healthy on the top and is growing but the leaves all turn brown and fall off. I had it in a south facing window and thought perhaps it was too light so I've moved it to a north facing window. I try to spray it each day as I've read it needs humidity and yet this problem is continuing.

We have penstemon on our property so we were wondering if this plant could be penstemon. I hope the photos are clear enough for you to see. Thank you

Hi, There is a silver maple about 30 -40 feet tall, and I (a large adult) can hug only 2/3 of the trunk in old town Lafayette in front of the home we own. An arborist we consulted with said the dead branches around the ends of some of its branches indicate chlorosis - iron deprivation. I got Fertilome liquid chelated iron one gallon. The guaranteed analysis says its 3.25% chelated iron. It also has traces of copper, manganese and zinc. The instructions are not clear about how much I should use. They only say for lawns and trees apply one pint of product mixed with one pint of water for each 500 square feet. But they don't say how often to do that. I mixed a half gallon with water and distributed it under the drip line in January or February. I'm not seeing any signs of difference, but it has not leafed out yet. My questions are: 1. How much of this product is right to use with this tree? How much chelated iron is too much and how much is not enough? 2. When I know the right amount to use for one treatment, do I treat it every year, or how frequently? 3. Is there a better product, or application method? 4. Is there a cheaper way to do it - this gallon was $26. PS - I'm concerned my email will filter your response. Would love a text confirmation about when an email is sent or response at<personal data hidden>. With much appreciation Charley

what is the name of this perennial? I would like to plant some around my house but I don't know what to order from a garden center. Can you identify these plants? Thanks!