Question from Brian: Could you recommend ,or does one of your books explain hand pollination. I would like to try this method , our summer in UK 2012 was wettest on record. Answer from Pat: I am so sorry to hear about you disastrous summer last year. My books explain hand pollination, including more than […]

Question from Randy: Yet another question. On page 403 in your book you say to feed a double dose of fish on a brunsfelsia. I have pretty good luck with this plant but I only feed it when the weather warms up. What is your reasoning for feeding this tropical plant when it’s so cold […]

Question from Randy: Randy in SB here again. I know that you are supposed to leave dahlias in the ground until the foliage dies down but was wondering if I get sick of looking at them and want to make room for my winter plants—what would happen if I pulled them early. Would they not […]

Question from Randy: Thanks as always for answering my many questions. Seems like I never run out of them. I looked up in your book about storing dahlias and I waited until they browned out and carefully dug them up. I shook the soil from them and put them on a counter in the garage […]

Question from Patricia: Merry Christmas! I admit I’ve been rather embarrassed to ask you this question, but here ’tis: What happened to my orchid? The main plant is discolored at the ends, but the newbie shoot seems very healthy!?! I left it planted in bark, but now I’m wondering what exactly happened. I feed it starting […]

Question from Supriya: I had bought red coloured mums, but the new buds which are blooming are yellow in color instead of red. Can you please let me know, what went wrong. I am from India (Mumbai) Answer from Pat: You did nothing wrong. The grower made a mistake and mis-marked the plants. Many growers […]