Make sure to read the directions before applying any fertilizer to your garden. When you first plant use a root stimulate fertilizer. In the spring of the next year, use a slow release granular f...

As a general rule of thumb, if the plant blooms in the spring, prune after the blooms die. If it blooms in the summer or fall prune early in the spring just as growth is beginning. Never prune be...

By Cheryl A. Smith, UNH Cooperative Extension Practice good sanitation. Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor dise...

Hydrangeas can fail to bloom for several reasons. First, location is important. They need lots of water in hot weather, and rich soil. The site needs at least morning sun, and while some do well ...

Probably more than you have been. One of the biggest mistakes people make is insufficient watering of their new plants. Most people think that because they have an irrigation system for their law...

Several common landscape plants have made it onto NH and Massachusettes Invasive Non-Native Species List. They are deemed to be invasive due to their rapid growth and ease of propagation, which ca...

Tips provided by UNH Cooperative Extension Pre-plant tips Do not pick up plants by their tops; the heavy weight of the soil will injure root hairs. Remove plants from containers just prior to pla...