Hi all, We've currently got a pretty rough and muddy driveway, combination of weeds and stone with alot of surface water where we drive. Anyone offer advice on whether just dumping a load of new gravel on top will keep the weeds down and prevent the surface water gathering. Thanks

Hello - I'm in New York City and planning on planting late-winter and spring flowering bulbs. This is my first time and I would love some advice on the timing. Our first frost is supposed to be Nov 13. Days have been really warm (70s) and nights too (60s, sometimes 50s). After halloween it looks like the temps will drop to 50s and 40s at night more consistently. Thanks for any advice!

Hey!

What in the world do I do with this at John’s wort? It’s in its second season (we’re at the end of the growing season). It’s getting… spread out. It seems to be growing out rather than “up” and out.

Should I be pruning this? When? How much? Did I just happen to get a variety that is a ground cover, less a shrub?

Help. Please.

Is this powdery mildew? It’s all over the main branch and spreading. half of the front is dying. Can I save it or do I remove the whole bush? Will it spread ? there are two other bushes on each side…

Hi everyone i'm a proffessional gardener and upgrading from a Makita 36v unit to a Stihk Kombi system and was wondering on your reccomendations.

The unit will be used only for the pole saw and extension hedging.

My dealer says most of the contractors use the KM 94 R-CE 0.9kw 4kg unit.

I'm also considering the KM 131 R 1.4kw 4.4kg. I want something that will deliver very nice pruning cuts and will have plenty of power for unmaintained hedges. The 1.4kw unit is nearly twice the price, is it worth it? Cheers!

Hi there! I posted this also in r/gardening but I thought I might also get feedback here as well.

Hey everyone! I have some questions to get advice for maintaining a community garden at my apartment. It seems relatively unregulated, and I would like to start providing some structure. There's some plots with plants in them, but they seem to not be maintained. There's about 12 plots in total, and 5 contain some plants ranging from flowers to some vegetables. I am not a green thumb but really would like to start getting into gardening and the social worker within me also thinks this would be a great community project to take on. Any advice is welcome, and I'm really looking for guidance on implementing some form of structure.

1. Given there isn't some form of communication between the residents about who's plants are who's I was trying to brainstorm ideas on how to do an informal way to make the plots. Like a "this plot is occupied by: XYZ with areas to list names as there could be multiple people per plot." I'm just not sure how to do this in a weather resistant, editable, and accessible way.

2. Storing community supplies in a weather resistant way. I think potentially one of those outdoor bins for supplies would work, but I'm unsure how large it would need to be.

3. Supplies and communication. If I do have a storage area for supplies would it be reasonable to leave my number and some info for any planning stuff in there? Also is there some practical advice on supplies to use if I do this to make it somewhat uv resistant and weather resistant? Is there any recommendations people could give about what community supplies would be best to make available? (I know plant markers potentially but I'm not sure what else and in what quantity)

4. Stealing. I fully have faith in my community that stuff won't be taken unnecessarily as someone has left their tools out there for months and they haven't been taken, but the thought has crossed my mind. Would it be appropriate to have maybe a code lock on there and anyone who wants to use it could contact me for the code? If I were to do this would it be better to have a separate storage space from the community bin, say just having the second bin be for anyone who wants to use the locked space?

5. I also have concerns about weather. I am from Georgia, and down south we didn't really have snow too much. I'm now in Michigan and I'm unsure if any of this is possible due to needing to protect things from the snow. If I left things like sign markers and plant markers would those things need to be brought in during the weather?

6. Lastly, and I'm sure this not something you all can fully answer since every complex is different but I'll ask anyway, do you all think I need to contact my leasing office about this? I feel like they really are hands off with most things here, and really only have weeded the garden once. I haven't really seen any documentation or advertised structure for the garden.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time time read this and reply! I'm really new to most of this and I don't want to start off on the wrong foot.

Sooo I’m in 6a/b now I believe (mid Hudson valley region) and these things have taken over this year! Anyone else have experience with them? Like how much to keep for pollination purposes? Def not planning on eating them 🙃

Zone 7b - this azalea was planted in the spring and was doing great! It was neglected for maybe a week and turned half green and half brown. Now it’s flowering? Maybe it was scorched from the sun and thirsty due to a lack of rain and watering? Should I leave it as is, or cut off some of the brown leaves? It’s the only plant that’s doing poorly, everything else in the bed is thriving. Not sure what’s going on???

Hi everyone. I'm new here, and obviously NOT an expert at this. I wanted to plant wildflowers in a stretch of soil I have near my driveway. I purchased these seeds from Lowes in early spring as instructed in good fertilized soil, watering regularly.

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Hi everyone. I'm new here, and obviously NOT an expert at this. I wanted to plant wildflowers in a stretch of soil I have near my driveway. I purchased these seeds from Lowes in early spring as instructed in good fertilized soil, watering regularly.

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Obviously I did something very wrong, but what...?! Can anyone tell me my mistake? Should I cut them all down and cut my losses? If I keep watering them will they magically turn into beautiful flowers next year...?!

Thank you!

I really love goldenrod, would love to plant some of the noxious weed in my yard. I know it's crazy aggressive and I don't want it to invade neighbours' yards or anything like that, so I need some containment tips. My plan so far is to dig in a root barrier to try and stop rhizomes and deadhead to stop seeds from blowing all over the place. Do you guys think that'll work? I can't find how deep goldenrod roots go, do you think a 3 foot deep barrier will be sufficient? Any other tips would really be appreciated.

Cedar 5-7’ long roughly 3-7” circum, as well 2 feet in white oak cut stumps that were just cut down and a 3-4 more trees need to be removed. Best option for removal of already cut up tree? Also, what’s the best option for trees not cut down yet but soon will be? Landscaping company for them to mulch it? Local tree removal service? Logging company or not enough trees for them to come out? Or another option?

Hello everyone! I was wondering if you could help me. My cat just bite my plant and there was a dent that was caused and I’m wondering if this dent will affect the growth in the plant in anyway? Thank you!

Hello fellow Gardeners!

I have a 2 zone rainbird drip irrigation system and I live in zone 9b SoCal. Most of my plants are drought tolerant but they are new and on their second season. I’ve been trying to determine the best cycle for watering. And I was hoping someone here would be able to assist me. It’s hard to find anything definitive on the internet. I recently changed it to 15 minutes twice a day every third day. This gives enough water to soak down and enough time for the plants to absorb the water. Before, I was watering every day for 8 minutes.

Any recommendations or resources would be very helpful.

I have a garden at my parents house, and I left for a few weeks - when I came back the tomatoes stems were dry and brown. They’re still fruiting. The garden faces south, and sun exposure 80% of the day. Sprinklers go off on schedule and the ground is always moist. What am I doing wrong?

Hi everyone,

I’m new to gardening but really want to succeed and also love strawberries!

I planted 5 strawberry plants in a 20in deep box by 34in wide

If it’s any help, I live in Los Angeles, CA in terms of climate

Any advice welcome!

I purchased this mertyle last month and planted it here as you see. I'm sure I made many mistakes in planting this, but is there any feedback on how/if I can recover it? I am in a zone 9b

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I didn't add any fertilizer or soil. I simply dug a hole and placed it then began watering it every day since it is new. Perhaps I am overwatering? I have a drip irrigation system that I set to twice every day (it's been extremely hot) for three minutes.

Hi! The person with first backyard here :) I have two dogs who really trying to kill all the grass with their pee🙈 Is there a grass ripe that will survive all that? We water it, and walking with our dogs but still have this yellow patches on the grass because of them. Thank you!

I am looking for a light mulcher shredder for the tons of little branches I get off of bushes and trees. Do any of you have products you have found that work well?