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    Overwatering? If so, what to do?

    It was in a 1 ga container, getting a lot of sun outdoors, partial shade but still a lot of sun. If in fact it is not being over watered, would you suggest another good watering? I gave it about 4 ga when I planted it in the ground. If a pic would help I can do that....
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    Overwatering? If so, what to do?

    I believe a tree (corkscrew willow) that I just planted has been over-watered. There are plenty of green leaves that are withered. One of the trunks is green, the others are a dark grey. I just planted it yesterday (Friday 27 June), and I honestly don't recall looking at the roots at all. I...
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    Will Corscrew willow need a stake?

    Will a corkscrew willow need a stake? This one is being planted from a container (looks like a 1 gallon container). The tallest of the limbs reaches to about 6 feet tall. From the root core (??? don't recall what it is called, it is about 4 inches above the ground, and the branches all spring...
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    Help me ID this tree

    Thanks, Ron. When it gets some good treatment I look forward to seeing it. The pics look very nice. It just needs some TLC.
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    Help me ID this tree

    Hey I really like the new forum software. Of course all the green really sets the tone here. OK my wife got a small tree, still in a 5 or 10ga container, and we'd like to ID it to know how to best care for it, and where (possibly) to plant it. Here are two pics...
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    Garden snail--care tips, what type of dirt to use as substrate?

    I've read a little bit about health issues with snails, including rat lungworm (or whatever its called). Perhaps instead of a garden snail, I should get one from a store--on the assumption that breeders would take more care to maintain a clean environment for their snails, than would occur...
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    Garden snail--care tips, what type of dirt to use as substrate?

    Just got back from a week vacation, and my daughter decided to adopt one of the snails she saw on a leaf. Its now in our house. It was in a California beach town, but now it is in a desert region (where we live). I'm wondering what care tips we should use. And in particular, there is gravel...
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    Bugs eating Idaho Locust leaves

    Actually, Ron said they are beneficial. In fact, you can only tell of their presence up close, by seeing the shape of the cuts in the leaves. But they sure haven't hurt the tree's growth, or the number of leaves (wikipedia says they are great for pollination). So I'd rather not pump a poisonous...
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    Tulips in a pot? Inside or outside?

    OK Ron, thanks again. We'll definitely plant them somewhere outside after the period of caring that you suggested. They really are beautiful.
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    Tulips in a pot? Inside or outside?

    I take it you don't like the idea of keeping them indoors? or even outdoors in a pot?
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    Tulips in a pot? Inside or outside?

    I just got some beautiful tulips (they are in full bloom) and would like to plant them. Of course I know that they are usually grown in the ground, outdoors, but I'm wondering--they look so nice: 1. Can tulips be grown in a pot, or do they have to be in the ground? 2. If in a pot, can they be...
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    When to fertilize?

    OK thanks, I'll fertilize it before my next watering. As far as the causes, I typically don't water it during the winter, and I've just not gotten around to starting it up again... bad I know. Anyways, its greening up quite a bit just in this last week or so taht I've watered it, but its not...
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    When to fertilize?

    I have just started watering my lawn, and it is still rather yellow. Should I wait to fertilize, until the grass is all green, and it is growing again? Or would the fertilizer help the grass now, as it starts to come back?
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    Stake Idaho Locust second year?

    OK, the stakes are not hooked up (the string fell down), although the posts are there. I think I'll leave the posts there for this year, in case I think I need them, but for the moment I'll not connect the stakes to the tree.
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    Rule of thumb for root growth?

    OK, so there really isn't a rule of the thumb like what I mentioned? Seeing plants flower and bloom so far away from a leak, kind of intrigued me.
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    Rule of thumb for root growth?

    I have been marveling at my Idaho Locust. Its about 15 feet tall (planted it last year), and its been blooming for a few weeks now, even though I haven't watered it. I have just fixed a leek in a sprinkler line some 20 feet away and I'm thinking that its roots penetrated that far, to get water...
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    Stake Idaho Locust second year?

    Last year I bought an Idaho Locust and it has done very well (I live in southern Cal desert). I staked it according to instructions; this year its growth is incredible (most likely several feet since I planted it), and the trunk is a few inches in diameter (also, much more than when it was...
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    OK to prune back lantanas

    OK, good, I'll prune them when I need a break today. Thanks.
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    OK to prune back lantanas

    I have nice row of lantanas (some 10-12) that provide a very full set of brightly colored flowers in the spring and summer. However, in teh winter, the plant (at least the part above the ground) dies and looks pretty bad. After watering in the spring, new shoots always come up, and as soon as...
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    Lantanas in a pot?

    OK thanks a lot Ron. Always appreciate your replies.


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