Please let me know when and how to prune my passion fruit vines. Graham Dear Graham Although the crop does not require special pruning techniques to produce fruit, they are pruned to develop fruiting ...

We have a passion vine growing on a fence that is loaded with blooms and flowers. A lot of the blooms seem to turn brown, wither and fall before blooming. What could be the problem? Since you live in ...

QCan you tell me what happened to the tomatoes this year? I planted mine late — mid-June — and in pots on our fire escape. They started off with good growth. Two plants got three tomatoes. All plants ...

Prepare a raised seedbed of not more than three feet wide. Ensure the rows run from east to west or vis versa because this shields the plants from direct sunlight and windy rain. Apply NPK fertiliser ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: Our passion flower vine bloomed its heart out this summer and grew nearly 20 feet. It is in a somewhat protected area, but we want to make sure it survives the winter. How can it best ...

LAST week I mentioned the need to tip prune the long canes on all manner of creepers and climbing vines and I mentioned Bougainvilleas that need that prune as well; there is one Bougainvillea that I ...

I am interested in planting some vines to cover a bare fence. It is a very substantial wood fence. I would like for the vines to attract butterflies, but also look nice. I have in mind: wisteria, pipe ...

LAST week I mentioned the need to tip prune the long canes on all manner of creepers and climbing vines and I mentioned Bougainvilleas that need that prune as well; there is one Bougainvillea that I ...