Question from Patricia: During your last Rogers Gardens seminar, you graciously gave us the “offsprings” of the cymbidium orchid you brought with you and showed us how to divide it. How often do I water these young ones? The bark isn’t telling me anything — since the water just flows through the small plastic pots. […]

Question from Christine: Sorry about the confusion with the 2 emails on the same subject – not sure what happened. And also the confusion of ” with BER on 2 different plants”. I meant to say that the BER (blossom end rot) was present on 3 tomatoes from one plant growing in one of the […]

Dividing Cymbidiums, Cymbidium Orchid

Question from Jackie: Pat, HELP! I’m having a wedding in my back yard in mid July. What flowers or beds of flowers can I plant now that will show beautifully in July? Thanks for any help you can give me Answer from Pat: First, do not worry too much. You are beginning really early. Are […]

Question from Judi: I’m sending you a picture of a flower called “hot lips”. A friend of mine saw it while on vacation and loved it. It must have another name besides hot lips and who would know but you? Wishing you a happy healthy New Year. She emailed me “These white flowers with the […]

Question from Rod: I live in an area east of Jamul Ca. I.m at 2500ft. I’ve had lilacs (lavender)since I’ve lived here (“72″) they were here before that.They always bloom but something that has never happen before. Their blooming now in the middle of oct. Not abunduntly but several blooms on all the plants. I […]