Christmas cacti don't need fertilizer year-round to produce beautiful blooms. Simply fertilize your plant monthly during its ...

Q: How would I know which plants in my yard would benefit from routine fertilizing next year? There are so many fertilizer options in stores that it’s hard to know where to start. A: In general, the ...

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Fertilizer is an essential part of lawn care. It provides the nutrients your grass needs to thrive—it also crowds out weeds, improves disease and drought resistance, and provides a healthy root system ...

Q: I recently bought a new peony for my backyard. This is in addition to a couple of peonies I already have. The problem is neither of my existing peonies have had as many flowers as I hoped they ...

There are 17 nutrients that are essential for plants to grow and thrive. They are grouped into macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients. Macro-nutrients are those nutrients that plants use in larger ...

While it’s tempting to treat garlic as a plant-and-forget crop, it will only reward you richly if you treat it well. A clove planted in the fall won’t magically turn into a fat bulb by summer unless ...

Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow cool and short. While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing Christmas cactus at the right time and in the right way is key for getting ...

Amazingly, the flowers in my yard that can take the heat look fantastic. And when the grass isn’t wilting, it seems to be surviving pretty well too. We go through this every year: the hot, dry, ...

Soon, Leon County and the Big Bend will be greening up as we enter our next north Florida spring. Before long, you’ll feel the need to get outside in the sunshine and play/work in the yard. For many ...

Question: Our banana tree is full of fruit. What type of fertilizer is needed? Answer: Many gardeners are reporting full stalks of bananas hopefully ready to harvest before the cooler fall and winter ...

Question: Amaryllis flowering time is about over in my yard. What fertilizer should I use to have them ready to bloom next year? Answer: Any general landscape fertilizer should make these plants happy ...