Q. I used to get the most perfect tomatoes, but last year and this year, most of the tomatoes are excessesively pulpy. It can be all the way through or just the top half. I thought it was because I had to put them in the same area each year, so I put in all…
Category: Gardening Q & A
Here you will find answers to questions from gardeners around the country. Some answers pertain to all but others are more regional so have a look at them all. You will also see that the Gardening Q & A is broken down into the following regions so please use the drop-down Categories menu to the right to see specific regions :
Douglas Fir looks Spray painted white
Q. Dear Peter: I have a large Douglas fir tree. About a month ago I noticed that the needles on the end of a branch looked as if they had been spray-painted white. Now it’s spreading to other branches at different parts of the tree. What’s going on and how do I treat it? Marilyn…
Fruitless Plum Tree
Q. I have a plum tree that is 2 or 3 years old. Every year it blossoms beautiful white flowers but doesn’t bare fruit. I’d like to know what I can do to have the tree bare fruit. Thank you, Leona Massier – Tacoma, WA A. What you can do is exercise one of…
Sudden Birch Tree Death
Q. Good morning. A year ago my wife bought two-birch trees. They looked great until now. One seems to be healthy; one has lost all its leaves. They just dried up and dropped. HELP! George Simmons – Tacoma, WA A. You have not indicated that there are any extenuating circumstances or differences in the care…
Policeman’s Helmet Info
Q. My friend says there is no such plant as ‘Impatiens Grandelifera’. Also, called ‘policemens helmets’. I discovered them 9 years ago. Thinking they were weeds I pulled a few, took them to the master Gardner at Lakewold Gardens. She had just received seeds from a friend. They grow to 5 ft. tall with pink…