HELP! Why can't I grow an avocado tree from seed!?
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Comments (10)You can continue to guess and guess, but if you haven't determined the quality of your soil, there is one way to know for sure. Get your soil tested by a lab. It's always the first place to start with a garden. You save a lot of time and money in the long run. Check with your state's Extension Service. Each county should have it's own Cooperative Extension Office which provides free publications and information for the asking. They can provide you with soil testing information. Mine was only $9.00, less than the cost of some strictly pH tests, and far more thorough. No guessing at what might need to be added, no money wasted. I also wonder about your soil tilth and friability. It doesn't look like you planted your melons by hilling or mounding. Melons don't like 'wet feet', they prefer plenty of drainage. Here is a link that might be useful: Everything you Need to Know About Growing Melons...See MoreThe orchids I can't grow and why...
Comments (13)Hi I grow only warm wets lol. Lot easier to deal with cold than heat. I also find that cool growers are much more sensitive to heat than warm growers are to cold. I have the best luck with Catts,Vandas,Epidendrums are almost weedy lol Many people in my area grow Cyms BUT the warm growers. I've also found Phals to be rather reliable Pink or White flowered being the best.Another is Phaius the Tanks are easy while the flavas are a nightmare lol Have been doing a lot of downsizing as I'm not able to give them the proper care so I'm concentrating on those I grow in the yard attached to trees or in the case of Vandas in a "hedge" arrangement. I gave away a lot of my collection because I refuse to allow them to die from neglect. Interesting that you'd have culture problems in Brazil?? Aren't there well over a thousand "native" ?? I realise the climate is vastly different in the various areas but would think still hundreds to chose from?? gary...See MoreWhy can't I grow a Dawn Redwood?
Comments (19)I think I planted mine in NJ/Zone 7 in 2010 or so, from a four footer and now it's at least 20 feet tall. This time of day, the sun hits it at a certain angle and the leaves look yellow-green (even though it is the all green species, not a GoldRush, etc.). What's to say. It's impressive still being able to plant trees at a mature age and being able to look forward to a Sequoia a few years down the line!! I just limbed up mine a bit too. Should do NO HARM, btw. But I would encourage you to water as we are about to start a heat wave here in the East and much of the country. They are okay in heat and drought but NOT AS MUCH so as Bald Cypresses. (Which is btw, another terrific tree!) I have about a half dozen each of Bald Cypress and Dawn Reds to be planted out back in the Autumn. Cheers!...See MoreWhy Can't I Grow Hollyhocks?
Comments (9)i am in southern maine, portland area, zone 4-5 and i grew hollyhocks (biennials) from seed and they did great. i seeded them in 6 packs in the spring 2005 & planted them in the garden when they where large enough to handle (early-mid summer), left them in the ground all winter and they came up and flowered this summer - i don't think i lost any. my soil is average - i've added compost and organic fert to it, but haven't added near enough organic material for me to be "proud" of it. it is sandy under the garden soil, and this gives me very good drainage. i also have delphiniums in this bed and every single one of them came back - i'm convinced in the case of the delphs, it's due to the good drainage and their roots staying drier in the winter. maybe the hollyhocks like that too. i know maineman said most hollyhocks don't normally bloom until the second year and maybe i am wrong, but i think their are perennials hollyhocks and biennial hollyhocks - i don't know if you're going for perennials rather than biennials - maybe the perennials are trickier than the biennials up here. the only other real difference i see is that you took better care of yours. i did put granular fert down, but did not use liquid fert, just watered regularly. as far as getting them to survive the winter, last winter was pretty cold and there was not much snow cover. anyway, that's all i've got! good luck!...See Morejctsai8b
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