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Alfonso: There are many trade names in different areas of the country for essentially the same materials. But basically they all serve the same purpose. Lime rock is a local name for crushed local limestone
Hey Joe, basically the valve box is just a thick piece of plastic. A hole is dug for the valves, and then the valve box is placed over the valves, and then dirt is filled in around the outside of the box
a. Flattened stems can be caused by several agents, including mycoplasmas or phytoplasmas. These entities are submicroscopic and would need to be examined in a lab with appropriate equipment. Many of
Hello Daryl, Both of those species tend to enjoy strong, if not full sunlight outside. Placing them in a window is not really equivalent to full, direct sun as the window glass blocks part of the light
They are not usually a problem unless you have thousands of them! If you have an acid soil, you can pull back the soil and sprinkle wood ashes or water with a weak solution of lime (from limestone) in

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