Christmas cactuses bloom in winter, when the days grow cool and short. While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Just like the sun and rain, flowers need fertilizer! But what do all those numbers and letters on the ...

For many plants, summer is the right time to fertilize. They’re active, ready to grow and drawing on nutrients. If you’re expecting a drought or a heatwave, fertilizing your plants can even help them ...

Bees leave an electric trace on pollinated flowers, telling other bees the flower is tapped out. A study found fertilizers change that electric field and put bumblebees off from fertilizing. Bees are ...

Both gardeners and plants work hard in summer. For plants, growing foliage, developing buds, opening flowers, and forming and ripening fruits take a lot of energy. They need a helping hand, and you ...

When high summer heat combines with lack of rain, plant growth can slow from its peak levels in spring and early summer. If/when that happens, remember that nutrition needs go down accordingly. Be ...

Question: I am concerned about the effect of this hot dry weather on my flowers, vegetables and trees. How should I be watering and fertilizing them? Answer: You have probably been watering your ...

Question: The older leaves are turning yellow on my tomato plant in a large pot. Also, my hanging baskets are looking a little off-color and are losing leaves. What do you think is causing this?

Have you ever struggled with a some-assembly-required item, and hours later concluded that whoever wrote the instructions obviously never actually put one together? That's the way I felt the other day ...

Question: Amaryllis flowering time is about over in my yard. What fertilizer should I use to have them ready to bloom next year? Answer: Any general landscape fertilizer should make these plants happy ...