1. Is ''insecticidal soap'' just soap? Published: June 14, 2007
2. Road and sewer work is being done on my street, and roots of oak trees are being disturbed. How can I help the trees? Published: June 14, 2007
3. Where is the best place in the greenhouse to set up the potting station? Published: June 14, 2007
4. Can I use chemical weed control in my home vegetable garden? Published: June 14, 2007
5. Is mulching good for my vegetable garden? Published: June 14, 2007
6. I have been buying a vegetable in New York City called Asperations and am led to believe that it is a cross between asparagus and broccoli. Is this correct? Published: June 14, 2007
7. I planted my vegetable garden recently, and we just had a hail storm. Should I replant? Published: June 14, 2007
8. Can you use vegetable scraps for mulching? Published: June 14, 2007
9. I purchased a Clematis integrifolia at a plant sale. It's supposed to have nodding, blue, bell-shaped flowers, but it has started to bloom, and the flowers look white to me and are not nodding. Will they change to blue and start to "nod," or was it marked incorrectly? It looks as if it could be a bush-type clematis. Published: June 14, 2007
10. What determines if something is a fruit or vegetable, and how is the artichoke classified? Published: June 14, 2007
11. How much water does my vegetable garden require? Published: June 14, 2007
12. What do you think about fall vegetable gardening? Published: June 14, 2007
13. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Published: June 14, 2007
14. Can I transplant a Russian sage plant while it is in full bloom, or is there a better time to do it? Published: June 14, 2007
15. I bought a plant but don't remember what it is. It looks like a sedum, but there is a purple band around the edge of the leaves and on the flowers. It is about a foot high. Any ideas? Published: June 14, 2007
16. What can you tell me about fungal leaf spot diseases on my shrubs and trees? Published: June 14, 2007
17. I am curious as to why are we told not to mulch herbaceous (non-woody) perennials until soil begins to freeze. Why the wait? Published: June 14, 2007
18. Do I need to water my fruit plantings? Published: June 14, 2007
19. I have an old oak tree that was struck by lightning and has died. I have heard that the wood is no good and will not burn. Is this true? Published: June 14, 2007
20. I live in Tempe, Arizona, and my dog almost died from a wasp sting. Can you please tell me which plants to get rid of to keep from encouraging bees and wasps from coming into the yard? I have lantana, verbena, catnip, Mexican honeysuckle, eucalyptus tree, cat's claw vine, and eggplants. Published: June 14, 2007
21. I bought an artificial Christmas tree, and when I put it up, I found a dead cockroach. Half of it was sprayed green. Would its eggs survive? Should I get rid of the tree? Published: June 14, 2007
22. We were spraying our yard with a liquid insecticide and later realized that we sprayed some herbs and okra plants that were not listed on the product label. Did we ruin these plants, or is there a time frame after which they would be safe to harvest from? Published: June 14, 2007
23. I purchased and transplanted a Dieffenbachia houseplant, and I have been letting the plant get dry. There are dead millipedes on top of the soil. When I thoroughly watered the plant, there were live millipedes crawling through the topsoil. Any suggestion for treatment and prevention? Published: June 14, 2007
24. I have a very small indoor hydroponics garden. I am currently growing jalapeno peppers, and I am wondering if I need to go to any extra lengths to pollinate the flowers. I read that the peppers are"self-pollinating." Published: June 14, 2007
25. I would like to know if you can take slips from the female shoots of a hermaphrodite plant and get straight females. Published: June 14, 2007
26. Why are my maple trees losing leaves in the spring? Published: June 14, 2007
27. We are living in our first home and have begun to enjoy gardening. How should we safely store any pesticides we purchase? Published: June 14, 2007
28. Why can't I get greens (lettuce, spinach, mustard) to grow in the middle of the summer? Published: June 14, 2007
29. Several of my purple coneflowers look "torched." Some have deformed flowers, others have just turned totally brown, and others look fine. I don't see any bugs. Thoughts? Published: June 14, 2007
30. I have tiger lilies that are putting on buds. Underneath each leaf along the entire tall stalk are little black seeds that look like peppercorns. What are these? I do not see them on daylilies. Published: June 14, 2007

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