Gardening & Landscaping Weekly Newsletter - Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Gardening & Landscaping newsletter

Top new questions this week: Should I prune a Venus Flytrap to prevent it from digesting itself? My Venus Flytrap is quite crowded, there are traps under traps and I've noticed one clamped over the stems of another. Should I prune it? Will it digest itself? pruning plant-care carnivorous-plants venus-fly-trap   asked by BanksySan 8 votes answered by J. Musser 7 votes Do pine beetles kill healthy pitch pines, or is it safe to plant seedlings to replace trees killed by them? We need to remove a number of trees that have been killed by some kind of pine beetle - presumably black turpentine beetle - on eastern Long Island. These trees had suffered injury from salt spray … trees plant-health pest-damage evergreens pines   asked by That Idiot 6 votes answered by J. Musser 7 votes What is this little insect larvae on my cucumbers? Need help identifying these little monsters creatures on my cucumber plants. It doesn't look like a beetle but working along side beetles. identification vegetables insects cucumbers   asked by amol 6 votes answered by J. Musser 10 votes Should I plant a Common Hackberry tree in my front yard for shade? My front yard (in Northern New Mexico, zone 7a) is in desperate need of a shade tree. The soil is relatively poor and there's not a lot of water. I'm making a list of trees that I think would work in … trees   asked by iLikeDirt 5 votes answered by J. Musser 4 votes Why is my cactus droopy? I have a cactus (pictured) which I bought about a month or so ago. It has been slowly drooping, although the tag said to keep it dry in winter and I have only watered it once when I re-potted it. The … diagnosis houseplants cactus   asked by Christie Bryant 5 votes answered by J. Musser 5 votes Is there an enzyme/compound I can use to quickly rot fallen fruit? I have two crabapple trees that drop crabapples down every year. They get awfully gooey and sticky and make walking through my yard barefoot a terrible ordeal. Is there some sort of enzyme or chemical … fruit-trees fruits chemicals   asked by xǝlɐ 4 votes answered by itsmatt 4 votes What is this large plant with spikes of hot pink bracts and lavender, trumpet shaped flowers, that's growing in South Africa? This photo was taken mid-April in the Southern hemisphere, so Autumn. It's about 2m tall, growing in full sun, and is in Pretoria, South Africa. identification   asked by RichieACC 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What are these hard white/brown spots growing on my houseplant? A little more then an year ago I got six palm trees (two vases). It was the Californian equivalent of an Areca palm (the guy in the nursery suggested this one after I asked for an Areca for its air … identification diseases insects palm   asked by gcb 15 votes answered by Mancuniensis 6 votes How can I drain water from a low spot in my garden when I have no lower spot to drain to? I have a low spot in the back of my yard that pools excessive water after a rain. The only lower spot than that is my neighbor's yard (there is a brief upslope between my yard and his) so I cannot … lawn-repair drainage   asked by Glen 10 votes answered by kevinsky 9 votes Can you answer these? What is this young shrub with opposite ovate, crenate leaves and reddish stems? I found this plant growing in my garden in the crack between two retaining wall blocks. it's currently about 14" (35cm) tall and has grown this year. it seems to branch freely; the one pictured has … identification shrubs   asked by Niall C. 1 vote What are the pros and cons of different rockdusts? FYI rockdust is powdered rock that helps give plants extra minerals (such as silica for strong leaves and stems), trace minerals, calcium, iron or whatever. They can increase the soil PH somewhat, … soil-amendment nutrients   asked by user2962794 1 vote

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