Donna asks…
What soil combination would be best for indoor plants?
I recently adopted two plants. A fern which seems to be doing quite well in the soil it originally came from and a Pothos that i just picked out today( i think rescued would be an appropriate word). I want to continue giving them the proper nutrients conducive to growth, but know very little on the effects soil has on the plant. I know i want to create my own blend of soil because ive heard many frightening things about prepackaged soils. I need to know if i should be concerned about using pre-made blends and if not which brands would you recommend, but i also would like to know which fundamental components i should have in my soil. I live in denver, its quite dry and quite hot at the moment, but it will begin to cool off drastically after about October. I would like to know which soil blend is appropriate for my climate and plant types. Thanks if will really help if i can get a basic idea on these things because i am an amateur gardener.
GardenersCardiff answers:
Miracle Grow is a good soil which I have used all of my life. I would add some perlite to it which helps absorb water and gives it better drainage. Pothos are easy to grow but need to be kept cut back to have a fuller center. In my dads plant shop we would submerge a hanging fern into a bucket. Once you feel it’s absorbed enough water take it out. Let it drain,tip it from side to side a few times to remove excess water. The garden department has all purpose green plant food you can buy and just add it to the bucket before water it. You can water the pothos the same way as a fern. If you add to much fertilizer it will burn your plants so ask which one the recommend that isn’t to strong. Schultz is the best In my opinion. If your not sure where to cut back the pothos you can ask on yahoo and most likely get the answer. If they are root bound repot and loosen roots and pot one size up. Goodluck
Linda asks…
if a dog has parvo how easy is it for another dog to catch it?
the dog which lives 2 houses down became really ill over the weekend, she was taken to the vets and they have told the owner they believe its parvo, shes in a bad way and been kept in. my dog has never came close to that dog… but the owner lets it rome the streets, a few times its jumped over into my garden and most likely peed on my grass, then my chihuahua has gone out sniffing the grass and things…. the vet said they dont know how shes got it because shes 8years old… but the owners had rats in their garden…. can dogs catch parvo from rats?? and could my chihuahua catch it from that dogs pee?
GardenersCardiff answers:
Parvo is very contagious. It is spread by infected faeces. The bacterial from the faeces may be trod on by humans or animals which results in it spreading quite quickly. Parvovirus can lay dormant in soil for up to a year.
Make sure your puppy has had all the required shots including the Parvovirus shot if the dog is old enough.
The virus is resistant to most cleaning detergents except for household bleach so clean every where you think the virus might have made contact.
William asks…
Could I soak used coffee grounds in water and use it like liquid fertilizer for a Jalapeno pepper plant?
Yes I heard putting used coffee grounds in the garden around the plants.But I’m wondering if the soaking method will make it better maybe?
GardenersCardiff answers:
Used coffee grounds are not a fertilizer…. They are only a soil ammendment…. They help break up hard soils and they call in the worms to further break up and ‘mine’ the soil and their wormy poops to the soil and those worm castings are the only fertilizers that happen after the addition of the coffee grounds!!!…. The coffee grounds add a wee dab of nitrogen and a wee dab of acid, but not much of either… They just make the soil looser, so that water and air can get thru to the plant roots easier, which the plants like a lot… So any improvement there, make it look like the plants have been ‘fertilized’…. But they’ve just been made happier and they might have had worms move in…..
Soaking them in water just makes weak coffee and that does the plants no good at all….other than a nice drink of water…..
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