Q: I took a cutting from my grandfather's hawthorn bush. I put the cutting in rooting hormone, and put in it a pot of dirt, but it died. What did I do wrongA: Here's the correct method: Cut a 4"-5" stem just below a leaf. Dip the end in root hormone and insert in a container with drainage holes, filled with moistened sand. Put the container in a bag, making sure no plastic touches the leaves. Place in indirect light; in four to eight weeks they'll be well rooted. Then put the seedlings in a container of potting soil to plant later.
Q: I know that ladybugs are beneficial for my garden. Are there other insects that I can buy that will be beneficial as well?
A: To name a few, you might want to look into acquiring some of the following: green lacewings, parasitic nematodes, predatory mites and some types of wasps.
Q: Is a tea rose different from the roses that I see in the florist shop?
A: Hybrid tea roses look very similar to the florist roses and smell even better. They will bloom all summer and they come in a variety of beautiful colors.
