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• [1] Anne-Marie from Montreal, Canada August 03, 2007 - 12:05PM

  Hello,

  I'd like to know which vegetables, herbs, and fruits grow best in the shade.

  Many thanks and love your show Leonard!

  Anne-Marie R.

  
  
• [2] Fran Krause from Bed-Stuy August 03, 2007 - 12:10PM

  The city planted an fifteen-foot honey locust in front of my house at the start of June. I was watering it every day, about four gallons in the morning and four at night. Is that too much water for a tree?

  
  
• [3] Jeffrey Slott from Queens, NY August 03, 2007 - 12:13PM

  Your guest comments that the weather so far has proven not very amenable for gardening but according to Wednesday's New York Times:

  "Good weather has blessed many crops in the New York region this year, and abundance at the Greenmarkets is a result. “There has been enough rain, but not too much,” said Fred Wilklow of Wilklow Orchards in Highland, N.Y.

  Tomatoes, top, and corn are in extremely good shape, as are zucchini. Squashes, including patty pans in various colors, sizes and patterns; herbs; a rainbow of peppers; four or five kinds of eggplant; five kinds of carrots; verdant okra; lettuces; cucumbers; green beans; and shell beans, which are just coming in, fill the vegetable stands.

  Peaches and other stone fruit are benefiting from hot, sunny days. New Jersey expects its peach season to be a long one this year."

  
  
• [4] Francine Epstein from Chester, NJ August 03, 2007 - 12:16PM

  My roses were beautiful this spring but now have no leaves and look so sad. Any suggestions?

  
  
• [5] Ben from NY August 03, 2007 - 12:17PM

  What recommendations do you have to maximize shade using plants to keep our dwellings cool and save power when the weather is like this ?

  
  
• [6] Amanda Justice from Brooklyn August 03, 2007 - 12:18PM

  I have petunias in a pot on my terrace, and they recently became infested with aphids. What can I do to get rid of them (the aphids, not the petunias)? I would prefer an organic solution.

  Thanks!

  Amanda

  
  
• [7] Robie Craig from Bergen County August 03, 2007 - 12:22PM

  I have two gardenias in pots. They are very lush and green and appear to be healthy, but never bloom. They are fed periodically, but have not been repotted. Any suggestions on how to encourage blooming?

  
  
• [8] Joann August 03, 2007 - 12:22PM

  Do non-annual plants that die over the winter bloom again in the spring?

  
  
• [9] Jane Liehmann from Long Island August 03, 2007 - 12:23PM

  Our first corn crop was demolished by a combination of birds and squirrels. How can we protect the next crop as it becomes ripe?

  
  
• [10] Warren Chow from Soho August 03, 2007 - 12:23PM

  I live on the top floor in a 5th floor walk up. My plants never seem happy no matter how much light and water it gets. I'm not over watering, nor under watering. It seems they are most unhappy in the winter time. Any tips for these conditions?

  Thanks.

  Warren

  
  
• [11] Heather Contant from Brooklyn August 03, 2007 - 12:25PM

  I'm having a hard time with bolting spinach, lettuce, even my herbs are bolting! How do I prevent bolting?

  
  
• [12] Laura from New Jersey August 03, 2007 - 12:25PM

  Is there anywhere in my garden or houseplants where I can use the dirty water from my fish aquarium (fresh water) after I've cleaned the tank?

  
  
• [13] Joe from NJ August 03, 2007 - 12:28PM

  Zanfel works much better than technu for Poison Ivy. It costs $40 per ounce though.

  
  
• [14] Laura from NJ August 03, 2007 - 12:33PM

  Of course a lot of people grow stuff in NJ. It's the garden state!!!

  
  
• [15] Jason from Ny,NY August 03, 2007 - 12:36PM

  My Hydrangea is in partial sun, but still refuses to flower. What can I do to encourage it to blossom?

  
  
• [16] Lisa from Lower Westchester August 03, 2007 - 12:37PM

  How do I recreate an English cottage garden feel - tiny plot, full sun at front very shady back. Plant suggestions please.

  Homesick Brit!

  
  
• [17] Amie in RI from Providence, RI August 03, 2007 - 12:41PM

  I have a few oriental lilies/tiger lilies growing in the garden I inherited. The first year, a couple bloomed beautifully. This year, they have been turning brown and being eaten alive by bugs - primarily some sort of red beetles. Help!

  
  
• [18] charlie aka mrtomato from brooklyn August 03, 2007 - 01:36PM

  hi i organic heirloom veggie garden i have tomatoes eggplants basil collardgreens sweet and hot peppers italian spinach polebeans arugula broccoli raab squash red white yellow watermelons and a european melon charentais i have a tomatoe all most 2lbs and one all most 3lbs its called yellow brandywine sudduth's strain and my 3 watermelons that can grow from 3lbs to 10lbs are whitewonder bush sugarbaby yellow petite and i grow alot of marigolds i put basil with the tomatoplants in the same bed say no to gmo's do not use any monsanto products go organic iam also growing corn and italiam lettuce mix mrtomatoxxpress@yahoo.com