Are they able to grow into a big and luscious arch over our door as pictured, without serious guiding and use of carefully placed trellises? He has some rogue vines guided through a few eye hooks, but the rest are just reaching out horizontally towards emptiness. They looked amazing last year when we bought them as baby plants, very trim and not much empty spaces between blossoms, but this year they’re looking sparse, scraggly and unkempt. Is this a “trust the process” or is he doing this totally wrong?

What are some lightweight, waterproof footwear that is suitable for nursery work. I have some old black ariat boots but their uncomfortable after a couple hours of wearing them. Any suggestions for keeping cool, as I can sweat a lot for some reason.

I live in the Northeast US, and have been wanting to plant a few mulberry trees in my backyard. A relative used to have one that would be completely covered in berries when they grew. Could anyone help point me in the right direction? I don’t need to find an identical tree. As long as it’ll produce a lot of mulberries in a colder climate, I’m not picky. There are lots of varieties available online, but I don’t know which will produce the best/most fruit. Any input is appreciated! I live in zone 5b.

Can anyone help me i have lots of questions, im growing cannabis if this helps and i have thrips, aphids and russet mites

I’m looking to expand my business by selling to more garden centers in the Georgia area and also South and North Carolina

Hi everyone,

I've been looking into working at a plant nursery and have an interview this week. Does anyone have any tips or insight about what hiring managers are looking for. I do not have any job experience working with plants. Currently work with rodents and have a degree in ecology.

Just a sidenote: They mentioned that I would have to start off working as a cashier because I guess all the nursery worker positions are filled? I'll have to ask more about it during the interview, especially since I would really prefer doing more hands on work with the plants.

Thanks in advance :)

Hello as above is below? Tree small I am high and I want the tree to live. This is tree

I've been in hort for a little under 3 years now, with a fantastic nursery sales position that is year round with very reasonable pay (which, judging by what you see in this sub, is tough to come by in this field). I like the job I have now and unless I move away can see myself staying here for the remainder of my career -- that being said.... I want to better myself and become very knowledgeable. I aspire to be the sales associate customers can come to with almost any question and I'll have at least some sort of an answer for them (drip systems, soil issues, fertilization, pest & disease management, the works...)

So my question is really a matter of opinion: would you recommend going the traditional route and getting an associate's in plant science (no previous schooling under my belt at this point), or just take the time to educate myself one subject at a time? Do most employers in this field care about degrees or is it almost entirely based off experience? I like working hands on with plants so I wouldn't necessarily feel compelled to take any lab or research job, which I understand do require degrees.

Hello!

I want to grow edible flowers for usage in salads as well as roses for the use in cosmetics and baking.

Can I use just any flower fertilizer or is there danger of toxic build ups in the flower petals?

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I just retired from the Air Force as a pilot. My lawn care skills have become next level from grass seeds to herbicides. I don't want to mow my lawn because I would rather be at the gym working out 3 hours a day. Anyway, I apply everything to my lawn myself to include: fertilizer every 4 weeks, pre emergents, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and nematodes.

Hell, I planned on buying a robotic mower so I don't have to deal with landscapers. But these companies are charging $5K for a mower that can't follow a walkway to my front lawn or the network for their $5K mower is horrendous.

I hired a new landscaper who graduated 2 years ago with his degree in horticulture. He is landscaper number four in 2 years. Why?

The previous guys had no clue what they were doing. For example, one guy was mowing my TTTF to 2 inches. He said everyone likes 2 inches. I asked him what type of grass do I have and he had no clue. I told him TTTF doesn't like to be mowed down to 2 inches. Just look at how the grass is responding to how you mow it. Another guy tried to tell me you cannot get rid of bermuda in TTTF. I said if you read the university study on the herbicide called Pylex it will work. You have to apply it before the bermuda goes dormant in the fall.

I really enjoy my new landscaper because he's knowledgeable. The other guys are not on his level at all. They're screwing customers over left and right.

So my new landscaper mulched my lawn a day before the temperatures were to dip from the high 70s to the low 60s. This was due to rain moving into our area. He said the lawn would absorb the nutrients although he typically bags my grass clippings.

I disagree with him. Why? I just fertilized with 15-15-15 (NPK) granules 2 weeks ago. Then added Ironite last week. Grass clippings are probably 4-2-1 (NPK).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but grass can't absorb an infinite amount of nutrients correct? Like the human body, it just won't absorb anymore than what is feasible. I think my landscaper just didn't want to bag his clippings last week.

Sorry for the long post.

I am in zone 8a and have these red maple seeds forming. From what I have read, the red maple seeds will drop in the Spring and can be planted without having to do cold startification. I have received some conflicting advice though where some have stated that they should turn brown before planting. Does anyone have any experience growing these from seed and can recommend when to plant and if you can do it in potting soil until the mature?

Do I need to wait for them to fall and pick them up? Seems easier to just take them now, but not sure if that would be bad for the seed.

Thanks!

I bought some cheap timberline manure/compost bags and eyeball mixed them about 50/50 with peat and a bit of perlite. It drains great and I'm sure it will work fine for a growing season before I get the trees in the ground, but...

Is it possible that such a high percentage of compost will be detrimental to the seedlings? It should be fine right??!

Last year unfortunately our Japanese pittosporum didn’t survive a freeze. I am now contemplating which type of privacy plants to grow in this area. It’s pretty close to a couple of dormant crepe myrtles and there is still one pittosporum that survived but I was looking maybe for something that is more hearty. I have cherry laurel & magnolia trees on my property so I was thinking about maybe getting the Little Gem Magnolia or compact cherry laurel but I’m not sure. Any suggestions?

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Any reccomendations for a good gardening sleeve that will block plant oils? I'd love if they were cheap enough to spring for a few pairs so I'm not having to wash them daily. I'll be picking orders in the geranium house all spring and found out the hard way that I'm allergic. Also, if you've used some sort of magic cream that'll knock out contact dermatitis better than hydrocortisone, let me have it!

Hey all! Very healthy canopy but for two smaller branches have all the leaves curled up. Zero signs of pests. They get regular water, so Im thinking its temperature related. Never seen it before so Im curious if you have!

Sacramento area (cali)

Hi all! I’m a freelance writer and journalist focused on the environment, and I’m looking to partially switch careers. The journalism industry is falling apart and I want to work with my hands more, outdoors.

I’d love to add some horticulture, gardening, or food production work to my roster of gigs, either on a contract basis, or for very few hours per week. Does such work exist? If so, what kind of jobs or training should I search for?

I've had this hydrangea for several years (I actually have two plants that are from cuttings from the same bush). It has always had the tight, hardier, rounded blossom seen on the left of this flower head.

This year, this one flower head has two different blossom types, and also had a single stem where the flower head was 100% the more delicate pointed blossom style.

Posted on plantclinic but told plant is healthy. Suggestion there was that some blossom is immature, but this picture was taken end of season, and flower heads have never developed or morphed like this on either of the bushes in past seasons.

If and only IF I can find something for the same wage as my current landscape labor job, I’m strongly considering going back to nursery work for a bit before going back to school for landscape architecture this fall. I already have an associate’s in horticulture and did nursery work all through college, so I have experience there.

Mainly I just feel super stuck in my current position. It feels like I can’t learn anything more here, they seem to not have their shit together enough to promote me anytime soon, I put up with daily harassment from crew members who are literally on cocaine, I seriously don’t feel safe with all the OSHA violations at this company on top of the blatant harassment and sexism. But at the same time, getting hired for anything better seems to be nearly impossible at this point. Feels like an associate’s plus years of experience barely got me anywhere, and the job market’s just broken right now.

My tentative plan is, to maybe switch to nursery work sometime in the next month or two and then go back to school in the fall. By that point, I’m just gonna go full-time and then during the summer do some summer internship or the like. Is this stupid? As with any new job, I’m concerned about the risk involved and whether it’ll actually work out. It just feels like at least I’d be going somewhere? Especially having moved to a new area, I feel like nursery work would definitely be more helpful with learning the local plant life better. If they give me enough time to learn.

I work for a retail nursery in Georgia as an assistant store manager. This is my third year there. For about 5 weeks around April I have to work 6 days a week. Year round I work 9 hour shifts, which is ok. But at this time of year they are much longer often. So during Spring, I work constantly.

And even though I’m a manager, it is very heavily sales focused. So I spend a lot of time just engaging with customers, giving advice and helping them pick things. I don’t mind answering a couple of questions, but after 30 minutes with someone it can be pretty draining on me. I’m a more introverted person. I’m comfortable talking to people but it wears me out. And then I still have associate needs that I have to handle after all of that is done.

All of that being said, I know that a job is a job. There’s always gonna be downsides, but there are a lot of benefits too. What’s really bothering me right now is that I feel like my job in horticulture is actually kind of ruining spring for me, one of the best times of year. I barely have time to experience it, and when I do I’m highly stressed.

I know more experience will likely make this easier, but I don’t know. It’s making me question if I made the right choice. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hi Friends!

This Fig is thriving, but the soil is looking moldy along the top...anything to worry about? Solution?

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