Plant Questions: Fruit-bearing Maryland plants
Plant Questions: Fruit-bearing Maryland plants
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30’S AND LOW 40’S. THEO: TIME NOW TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR PLANT QUESTIONS. JOINING ME THIS AFTERNOON IS CARRIE ENGEL FROM VALLEY VIEW FARMS. HEY CARRIE. AND A BEAUTIFUL ORCHID. >> THIS IS A MOTH ORCHID. THE ROOTS ARE KIND OF OUT. THEY ATTACH THEMSELVES TO TREES AND THEY DON’T GRW FROM THE GROUND SO WE PLANT THEM IN A BARK MIX. MAYBE A PATH THAT HAS HOLES IN IT SO AIR CAN GET IN. THEO: THAT’S INTERESTING. SPEAKING OF ORCHIDS MICHELLE , ASKS, HOW DO YOU GET AN ORCHID TO REBLOOM ONCE THE BLOOMS DIE OFF? >> YOU WOULD TAKE IT AND JUST CUT THE STEM BACK DOWN TO THE LEAVES DEPENDING HOW LONG YOU’VE HAD AT THEIR. -- HOW LONG YOU’VE HAD IT THERE. NOT A BAD IDEA TO POSSIBLY REPOT IT AND ADD SOME NEW SOIL. I MEAN, ADD THE BARK. WE HAVE A ORCHID SEMINAR COMING UP SATURDAY AT 9:00 A.M. -- 11:00 A.M. THEO: IT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS FOR IT TO COME BACK? >> YES, I BY AN ORCHID SOMETIMES AND IT DOESN’T SEEM TO COME BACK THAT I GIVE IT TO MY ORCHID LOVING FRIENDS AND THEY HANDLE IT. THEO: NEXT QUESTION I’D LIKE TO , GET STARTED GROWING SEEDS INSIDE TO HAVE TRANSPLANTS READY FOR MY GARDEN. WHAT SEEDS SHOULD I START NOW? >> THE ONES YOU CAN START NOW ARE THE ONES THAT CAN HANDER COOLER WEATHER LIKE PANSIES AND COLD-WEATHER CROPS LIKE BROCCOLI AND KALE AND CABBAGE. WAIT ON THE TOMATOES AND PEPPERS UNTIL AT LEAST MARCH. THAT WAY YOU DON’T HOLD THEM INSIDE TOO LONG. THEO: FINAL QUESTION MY FAMILY , IS INTERESTED IN GROWING FRUIT TREES. WHAT CAN WE GROW IN MARYLAND? >> WE HAVE ORCHARDS ALL OVER THE PLACE ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MARYLAND SO APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, PAW-PAWS AND EVEN HEARTY FIGS. THEY CAN BE PLANTED WHEN THEY’RE JUST INTO MARCH OR APRIL. THEO: WHAT ABOUT LEMONS? >> THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE SUMMER TIME AND THE SAME THING WITH LIMES. THEO: YOU CAN ASK ALL YOUR PLANT QUESTIONS ON THE SUNDAY GARDENER ON WBAL TV FACEBOOK PA
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Plant Questions: Fruit-bearing Maryland plants
Carrie Engel of Valley View Farms answers your plant questions.
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. —
Carrie Engel of Valley View Farms answers your plant questions.
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