By B. Rosie Lerner Q: I’m having an argument with my wife about a plant in our yard, and we hope you can help arbitrate. I’ve sent a photo of a plant that we found growing near some shrubs. Neither of us remember planting it. My wife thinks it’s pretty ground cover and that we… Continue reading.
I have a small garden with nothing but tomato plants and cucumbers. I put pine bark mulch on it to control the weeds. I was wondering if I should till the pine in or rake it out? — RON WOOLARD, TERRE HAUTE, IND. Pine bark is relatively slow to decompose and may make tilling more… Continue reading.
We have several fire bushes whose leaves never turn that spectacular red in the fall. They just remain green till they fall off. We have fed them spring and fall, and yet there are several other fire bushes, treated the same, whose leaves do change color. Any suggestions? — JOYCE LAKEY, TERRE HAUTE, IND. Fall color… Continue reading.
