Beverly P's Profile | Sterling Heights, MI

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Gardening: Tomato seedlings losing leaves

What did I do wrong this time? I usually have no problem starting seeds, but my toato seedlings have all lost their bottom leaves and it looks like they may die altogether. There is all ...»

Clover and Thyme on Apr 19, 2013

I'm sorry you lost your seedlings. I'm experiencing similar challenges over here. Hoping I've ...»
contained it to just a few plants.

Gardening: Growing currants

Hi everyone, glad to be back after a long hard winter here in MI. I have recieved two red currant cuttings and am wondering if there is anything special I should do to promote healthy ...»

Beverly P on Apr 12, 2013

Thanks Doug, that held all the info I needed!

Gardening: Rose of sharon seeds

I just went out and poked around in the backyard, and I see that my Rose of Sharon has all these seed pods on it. Can I pot them up and start new plants? How do I do it, like do I have to ...»

Beverly P on Apr 07, 2013

Thanks all for your help. I actually got these from my neigbor a few years ago, so I knew they ...»
start there own shoots, but I guess I was thinking about starting from seed to maybe sell some. I will just wait til I have runners and do it that way. Thanks again!

Gardening: Hanging basket Strawberry plants

Have any on you folks ever grown strawberry's in hanging baskets, and if so how did they do? I am going to try it this year, I have a late blooming variety. Also, what do you do with them ...»

Donna Dixson on Mar 17, 2013

You are welcome, let us know how it turns out, but I am a thinking you will have a strawberry ...»
pie or jam pictures next!

Kitchen reno

We finally got our kitchen completed this weekend. Except for a few little things it is pretty much done. ALOT of hard work but so worth it.

Gardening: Sweet potato vine

I just pulled all my sweet potato vine and found tubers that look like sweet potatoes. Can I save these and start new plants next year? I have never grown them before so I am clueless here.

Margaret LaRose on May 05, 2013

I have dug up my tubers in the fall and used them again and they worked fine.

Grape tomato

One from the store...one from my garden. Can YOU guess which is which? Lol....

Jeff C on Jul 06, 2012

EVERY single time I've plucked a grape tomato off of a plant and ate it, I've always been ...»
impressed by how much flavor it has versus anything I've ever bought in the store. Nothing beats a grape tomato straight off the vine!

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Rock and roll rose

Sherrie S on Jun 28, 2012

Thank you Beverly P. Florida has bad sun, heat, humidity so your beautiful plant may not have ...»
lived happily ever after here. My hyacinth was beautiful, grew like crazy & was prohibited in Florida so I killed it. I have no doubt I will find something at a later date.

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Veggie garden as of June 25th.

Beverly P on Feb 06, 2013

As I sit here remenicsing about last years garden, i am prompted to tell you all that I don't ...»
think it is a good idea to plant squash and cukes near each other. I ended up with yellow cukes and green squash last year. Who knew? Well, somebody probably knew bbut didn't tell ME! Lol...live and learn right folks?