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Let's start off your day with some garden photos from you on the island. Let's talk about this one. It's Randy and Bay Shore who has a question about one of my favorite plants. Bananas. He wants to know since he missed the segment that I did on saving bananas if I had any recommendations for him on how to take care of his. So here are my thoughts, Randy. Firstly, you need to know type of banana you have. There are hundreds of different types. The most common is the dwarf cavendish and that's a tropical banana. And that's the one you see here. So it can handle some light frost and freezes like we've seen across the island, they'll brown the leaves. But as long as that main stem stays strong and sturdy, you can actually still bring it inside the house and it should sprout back. So either keep it as a house plant or store, we're in a cool place like a garage. A little bit more risky, but a lot of times they can just be put to sleep and then they'll come right back in the spring. However, there is a cold tolerant banana and that one is called a moussa bajo. You plant it in the ground and you cover it with mulch during the winter and it will survive. Some people will cut them to the ground and then cover them in mulch, but you don't have to do that. And of course, if you did miss this segment or any others, you can just find it on the garden guide features. Tab on our website. Every single garden guide I've ever done is there. And it's also the place that you can submit your photos if you wanna be part of this Q and A time. So just head on over to our website and get your photos and questions there. And I'll give you a shout out right here on News 12. And you can also find me on social media, especially if you wanna see my plants, Instagram, Facebook, even tiktok, Happy Gardening.

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It's garden guide question and answer time. And I wanted to share a really cool set up from Frank. You see the grow lights here and he wants to know do lights encourage cuttings to root faster. So something you need to know is that roots themselves aren't photosynthetic. So that means they're not gonna recognize the extra light, but the leaves on top of those cuttings will continue to absorb light and produce energy. So grow lights actually can help. But here's the key, they like bright light. They don't like full sunshine because that will actually lead to the plant drying out when they don't have roots, plants aren't able to draw any nutrients or really any major water. So it's definitely important to make sure that when you're rooting cuttings in bright light from a grow light and not necessarily full sunlight inside the house, that's usually not an issue this time of the year because the sun is so limited outside. Now, if you have a plant problem that you wanna share, just head on over to our website and upload your photos, I'll answer your questions here and give you a shout out live on news 12. And you can also find me on social media heavy guarding.

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Let's brighten your day with some garden photos from viewers across the island. This plant is gonna need a little bit of TLC. We all know it. It's a peace Lily. It's Terry in Farmingville. Who wants to know how can they save this? Peace Lily. Well, you see that there's definitely some dry leaves. This can be caused by two different things. Oh, gosh. Yeah, it's tough to see. Right. But people are very dramatic. So the first thing that they need is usually water when they're wilting like this. However, if it's recently re potted, sometimes the plant will kind of sulk because the roots were damaged and then it can't get the water that it needs to sustain new leaves. So, if it's not a plant that's been repot and it's doing this droopy kind of thing that it probably should be potted because it is just not getting enough water from its soil. And that's usually a sign that it's in a very small pot. If you repot it and then it starts acting like this, then it's a sign that maybe the roots were damaged, but it'll recover over time regardless. You just gotta be patient with it. Now, if you have a plant problem, you want to share, just head on over to our website and upload your photos. I'll give you a shout out here and you can find me on social media. Too happy gardening.

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We're starting off your day with some great viewer photos from gardens across the island. This one's happening inside. It's of a really pretty plant that's been around for over a decade. In this Long Island family. We're talking about Vivian in Saet who says that she's owned the plant for 11 years. It's originally her father in laws and wanted to know if the plant is dying or if the leaves going to grow back now, you can't see it. But Vivian showed me the pot size and it's a very, very small pot. So the first thing you wanna do is repot it about double its size at some point. When you know what type of plant you have, you can do interesting things and this is a dracena. These actually respond well to being cut back. So you wanna cut it back right around here or so, then you can take the top of that, that cutting, put it in water and it will root and you get a new plant out of a deal. But you don't wanna do that unless you're really confident. So the first thing I would do is just repot it and it'll definitely grow really pretty new top leaves. But unfortunately, those bottom leaves just aren't going to come back unless you do something to the top of. But just naturally these plants do get laggy over time, but it looks really healthy and that's just something that you need to know is that sometimes when plants live a long life, they tend to just get a little bit laggy and that's totally fine. Gives it a little personality if you have a plant problem that you wanna share. Well, head on over to our website and upload your photos. I'll give you a shout out right here, live on News 12. And you can also find me on social media. Happy Gardening.

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Autumn is a messy time of the year in the garden. But one season's trash is another season's treasure. And this week's garden guide, I'm gonna show you how I use dead plants to bring life to next year's garden is a busy time of the year in the garden. I mean, you can hear my neighbors trying to clear out their leaves, but things are a little bit quieter in my garden because I actually like to leave the leaves alone. That is a mantra that you'll hear all over social media and there's a little bit of truth to it. Tropical perennials have these really large leaves I take forever to decompose. So I kind of help them out by just chopping them. But I'm not really expecting these to totally decompose. Really what we're doing here is trying to regulate soil temperature and moisture in this garden bed because that's going to help the micro organisms inside the soil. Do their thing. During the winter time, the soil is so much softer underneath these leaves by spring and whatever leaves are left. I just stuff in my flower pot because annuals don't actually have very deep roots so I can save some money by stuffing the bottom of this with old leaves and then I'll put fresh potting soil on the top. Let's keep the conversation going with some of your photos and questions Rey asked. What's the best thing to do with hostas during the winter here on Long Island and lazy gardening is my solution here as well. Here are a couple of things leave those dying leaves in place because when they're yellow, they're still contributing a little bit of energy to the roots as they prepare for their winter sleep, you can actually clean up the leaves when they're totally brown. The plant isn't gonna notice the difference. But if you leave them be, it'll be a refuge for some insects over the winter time. And some of those insects are the ones that you want like butterflies and even bees. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or plant problem that you'd like to share? Well, just head on over to our website and upload your photos. I'll answer your questions and give you a nice shout out right here on News 12. You can also find me on social media where I just talk about my plants as if they're my Children. Happy gardening.

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Autumn is a messy time of the year in the garden. But one season's trash is another season's treasure. In this week's garden guide, I want to show you how I use dead plants to bring some life back to next year's garden was a busy time of the year in the garden. I mean, you can hear my neighbors trying to clear out their leaves but things are a little bit quieter in my garden because I actually like to leave the leaves alone. That is a mantra that you'll hear all over social media and there's a little bit of truth to it. My tropical perennials have these really large leaves I take forever to decompose. So I kind of help them out by just chopping them. But I'm not really expecting these to totally decompose. Really what we're doing here is trying to regulate soil temperature and moisture in this garden bed because that's going to help the micro organisms inside the soil. Do their thing during the winter time, the soil is so much softer underneath these leaves by spring and whatever leaves are left. I just stuff in my flower pot because annuals don't actually have very deep roots so I can save some money by stuffing the bottom of this with old leaves and then I'll put fresh potting soil on the top. A meteorologist, Alex Calamia Happy Gardening. Now, let's keep the conversation going with some of your photos and questions, Gail from Bayville asked, can this hanging basket plant be brought inside for the winner? First? It's important to know what type of plant you have. And that is a lantana, which is a cold sensitive perennial emphasis on the perennial. If you live in the Southern Us, this is actually a really invasive weed so they can handle some decent cold. You can definitely bring this inside, just cut it back, store it in the garage. Keep it as a house plant if you'd like as well. As long as you have a sunny window sill actually bloom periodically throughout the winter time. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or maybe plant problem that you'd like to share with us? Just like Gail did head on over to our website and upload your photos. I'll answer your questions. Give you a shout out right here live on News 12. And you can also find me on social media. Happy Gardening.

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We've been asking for you to send in your incredible garden photos and questions. And here's one that you definitely might not think is a fall fruit, but it is lemons. The Natali family in Oceanside asked what they can expect from their lemon tree when it comes to these fruits starting to ripen during the winter time. A little more specifically, this plant had one fruit early in the summer. And then they said they were surprised because they started producing more fruit in August. So couple of things you need to know about citrus. They typically bloom in the spring. Lemons will actually kind of bloom on and off throughout the year. But when they go inside the house, a lot of times people have problems with citrus because they bloom spectacularly because the plant thinks it's spring and that's a problem because it doesn't have acres to actually allow that flower to produce fruit. And obviously, the conditions inside aren't really great for ripening. Lemons take up to nine months to ripen. So you'll wanna keep them comfortable inside the house by a nice bright window. That's what's gonna get them going and keep them happy. But I love citrus that don't take as long to ripen. This is mine. It's called an Owari Satsuma Mandarin. It blooms in April. It fruits by October. So just about a six month period and you have ripe fruit and the benefit of that is mother nature takes care of it, which makes life a lot easier. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or plant problem that you'd like to share? Just head on over to our website or find me on social media and upload your photos. I'll give you a shout out right here on News. 12. Happy Gardening.

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It's question and answer time. And we have been asking our Long Island gardeners to send in their beautiful photos. We've got a couple from some indoor plant owners, Tara in Mount Sinai asked about her Aloe plant. You can see the mother there is way too heavy and she wants to know should this plant be repot it or should the mother be cut off? And that's really up to your personal preference because if you leave the mother can't be, it's gonna continue to sort of do its thing. But the reason why it's leaning over in the first place is because it's not getting a lot of sunlight. The plant is very healthy though and it's adapted to that lower light level. You see, it has lots of babies and those babies will support themselves. So that's a natural adaptation that that plant has to sort of keep it from leaning over like the mother did, but feel free to cut it off if it's bothering you otherwise, a healthy plant and you're doing a great job. Meanwhile, we have Tanya in Oyster Bay who's got a problem child when it comes to plants and that is the fiddle leaf fig, one of the favorites for plant owners but also really difficult. They make very easy outdoor plants, which is where this one was living for a while. But when it comes to being inside, you wanna keep it away from that heater because they do not like dry air. One of the concerns Tanya had was with cold drafts and fickle leaves can actually handle a little bit of cooler weather, but only if they're given direct light. You want this plant to be flooded in sunlight as much as possible. Do you have a gorgeous garden or maybe a plant problem that you wanna share with us? Head on over to our website and upload your photos. We'll keep the conversation going just like this and you can also find me on social media happy gardening.

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Garden photos and we have some more awesome photos and questions to answer for you. This one comes from Kathy and Copake who asked if this is a plant that they can bring inside and what we're looking at. Firstly, the spike plants are Cordy lines and they are fantastic because they can handle some cold. The diplo which are those flowers growing in between it. They actually make surprisingly good house plants and even if they experienced a little bit of burn from our first, they'll probably sprout back right from the stems. If you bring them inside, now they're not gonna survive another freeze. So, so it's kind of now or never. And you can actually even cut these plants back in half to save on space. The Cordy lines you don't wanna cut back. But those diplo Anias really sprout back very easily inside, maybe by a nice bright window. The only thing you wanna watch out for are fuzzy white bugs during the winter time called mealy bug. They suck away at new growth, but you can just use neem oil to control those. You'll get a couple of blooms inside. But when they go back out. You're gonna notice a huge perfusion of blooms that you would not have got if you started this plant all over again. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or a plant problem that you'd like to share? Just head on over to our website. We would love to see your photos and answer your questions right here on News. 12 Happy Gardening.

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Sending in their fantastic photos and questions. And we have another one for you from Vicky. This one comes from in Manorville who asked if I have experience taking care of olive trees, olive trees thrive in Mediterranean climates, which means that they love sunshine and can actually handle brief light freezes. So you can actually keep them outside until nighttime temperatures are regularly dropping to near or below 30 degrees and then they make great house plants just make sure that they're in mass draining soil, which it looks like this one is they don't mind water as long as that water is flowing out of the pot frequently. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or maybe a plant problem that you wanna share? Simple, just head on over to our website and upload your photos and your questions there. And I'll try and give you a shout out right here on news 12. And you can also find me on social media and see all of my plants and keep on talking about these beautiful, beautiful acts of nature, happy gardening.

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We've been asking for your garden photos and you have delivered. We have two new ones to show you on the island today. This one comes from Levittown. It's a question when and how should I wrap my fig tree and how do you trim them? Well, the good news is that most years fig trees don't need to be wrapped, especially in milder neighborhoods like Levittown. But branch dieback does happen on these trees when temperatures drop below 15. So if you wrap your tree, December through February with cloths and burlap, you might end up having less die back and more fruit. I would not prune your fig tree if you don't have to because you're going to get more fruit. But if you do feel like you need to prune your tree, wait until growth starts again in the spring. We have a whole guide on this, on our website with more information under fig trees in the features tab and in Huntington, this question comes in from Patty who asked, how does she care for this plant now? But it's starting to get a little cooler. Now, the good news is that it is inside the house, but even there, you're going to notice that your house plants are growing slower during the winter time. And that's a good thing. It's actually better to keep these plants a little on the cooler side. So that way they're not, not actively growing and stretching out for light. There's just not enough light this time of the year, we only see nine hours of it at the best during the winter and so many cloudy days. So it's ok if you notice your house plants slowing down and even dropping a few leaves. A couple of tips though, to help reduce that, keep your house plants away from heaters because it really dries out the air and give them as much light as possible. A nice bright window, especially a south facing one. Do you have a gorgeous garden or a plant problem that you'd like to share? Let's keep the conversation going, head on over to our website and upload your photos. I'll answer your questions and give you a shout out right here on news 12. And you can also find me on social media, especially if you're a little bit more shy, happy gardening.

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We've been asking you to send in your garden photos and questions and we have another one to show you. This one gives Long Island a tropical flare. Bob from quorum asked what the best way is to replant a banana from a pot to the ground. Well, banana plants do love to spread their roots out. So planting them in the ground can be really great for growth in the spring. And what you're seeing here is a Musa Bao, which is the only banana species that will survive on the island as a die back perennial. Any other banana plant is not gonna survive a hard frost, but you can plant them in the ground and dig them up in the autumn because roots and leaves regrow very easily with these tropical plants. Here's mine. It is a tropical banana plant and there really isn't that much you have to do when it comes to planting these in the ground. They love the heat, very loose and fertile soil and just tons of water when it's hot outside. Bananas really should only be planted in the ground when it's warm outside. So now is not the time to be planting bananas, even the cold tolerant type. I would wait until late April or sometime in May. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or maybe a plant problem that you wanna share? Head on over to our website and upload your photos. I'll answer your questions and probably give you a nice shout out here on News 12 too. You can also find me on social media. Happy Gardening.

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We've been asking the incredible gardeners across the island to send in their questions and show off their beautiful gardens with photos. And we have one to show you today. Kathy from Holbrook says, how do I bring my plants inside the house without bringing the bugs in with them? Well, I have been bringing my plants inside since grade school Cathy. So I can definitely tell you that I've never had a major bug issue. And one of the reasons why is because I wait until the weather is cooler and the bugs are less active. Neem oil will actually fight some of the sap sucking bugs but annoying bugs like fungus gnats live in the soil. And one thing that I've actually found that helps which you can find right in your pantry is Cinnamon. We have a full guide on this on our website right now. And if you have more garden questions, you can upload your photos. I'll answer your questions. Give you a shout out right here live on News 12. You can also DM me on social media. I'm everywhere, Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook. All the rest. Carding

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We've been asking our incredible gardeners across the island to send in their questions and show off their beautiful gardens with photos. And here's one from Barbara in Deer Park who has a question, what are growths on her plum tree? It looks like black knot fungus here and the fungus causes the branches to swell up. What you can really clearly see in these photos. If left unchecked, it's gonna form new growths like this on other parts of the tree. The fungus spreads by releasing spores when the weather is wet, but it takes a while for those growths to form. So what you can do is prune any new branches with these growths, the spores will enter the tree where there's damage and spores will also enter on new growth. So apply a fungicide spray after pruning your tree and when new growth starts to appear in the spring. Now, if you do have a gorgeous garden or a plant question, you wanna share with us, head on over to our website and upload them there. I will answer all your questions. Give you a nice shout out right here live on News 12 and you can also find me on social media. We always keep a fun conversation going there. Happy gardening.

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Well, we've been asking gardeners across the island to send in their fantastic photos. So that way we could answer them live on air. And this morning we're talking about one of my favorite plants. Palm trees. Julian wta asked how they can keep palm trees alive during the winter time. This is a really great palm tree species. It's called a Christmas palm. And what makes it so popular is how well they do in pots. Unfortunately, it can't handle any cold though. So what can you do? Well, here's me bringing mine in earlier this week. So yes, you could definitely bring this inside the house. I have had this palm tree now for 11 years now, they prefer humidity, warm weather and lots of sunshine outside, but they'll tolerate a bright and sunny spot indoors. So here's the tip I have for you. And this goes for any tropical plant, know which one you have and identify the brightest part of your house that is gonna lead to the most success. If you have some photos you wanna share with us, head on over to our website. We actually have the details on palm tree growing there too happy garden.

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We've been showing off our amazing Long Island gardeners and their hard work. We've also answered some of your questions too. And one this afternoon comes from our very own Nadia Galindo, Nadia says that she has a jalapeno pepper and bell pepper plant on her balcony, but they're losing their leaves and starting to change colors, which isn't normal for tropical plants. I know it's fall. So that's why Nadia asked me what she could do to make these plants last longer. And so first thing to know about pepper plants is that yes, you can keep them inside as house plants. Although we treat them as annuals. They are longer lived than a year and they'll actually grow bigger and better if you store them in the house next year on a window sill. But the problem with Nadia's plants look to be kind of container focused. So we're talking soil here. You need a more airy potting mix. It looks like peat moss is involved in this mix, which retains a lot of moisture doesn't let in a lot of air. So that's the first issue. And then second of all bigger pot is gonna be really helpful. Also, this time of the year you start to see some of these plants wind down and you'll wanna bring them in soon. I think they'll do a lot better on a bright sunny window with those changes in mind, Nadia. And I can't wait to see how it does for you. And if you are watching right now with a gorgeous garden or maybe a plant problem that you'd wanna share. Head on over to our website. Upload your photos. I'll answer them right here on News 12 and you can find me on social media too. Happy gardening.

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Well, we've been asking our amazing gardeners across the island to send their questions and I got so many questions on my Facebook page. All about the same topic. Several viewers have been asking how I keep the bugs from getting into the house when my plants go inside. So if you don't know, I have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of tropical plants, I wish I was exaggerating and they all go inside my house and yes, I do manage to get a couple of bugs in there, but I also have a couple of tips to help you if you wanna bring in a few plants and not bring the bugs in along with it. So the first one is waiting until this time of the year when the weather cools down a little bit. So at this point, there are fewer bugs outside. So you're less likely to bring in bugs. But you also wanna inspect plants before you bring them inside. Give a look underneath the leaves as well and the soil too, just sort of take your fingers and just make sure that you're not seeing any major bugs if you have sap sucking bugs. Neem oil is really good at preventing that. So we're talking aphids, white flies, mealy bugs. These plants don't usually crawl out of the pots but they can really damage your plants if you bring them into the house and they don't have any predators to eat them like they do outside. So they can totally take over your plant and destroy them over the winter time. But the biggest bug issue are those little fungus nats and the solution that I have here is to let your plants dry out a little bit. And I've also noticed things like cinnamon, which is a natural anti fungal can actually help keep some of those nats from flying around during the winter time when those plants are inside. Thank you so much to everybody who reached out to me on Facebook over the past few days with your questions. If you do have some gorgeous garden photos or maybe a plant problem, you wanna share, just head on over to our website. I'll answer them right here live on News 12. And you can also find me on social media, Facebook, Instagram all the rest Amy.

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We've been asking for your photos and you have been delivering. Here's another fantastic one to show you this afternoon. It's from Diane in Wisconsin who unfortunately has a problem with some peonies which have developed a fungus. She says, and why did this happen? She wants to know what can you do to solve it? Firstly, you have to know what it is and it's powdery mildew. This is really common, especially when it's humid outside, like it's been all summer and now into fall. So what can you do to prevent it? Firstly, planting things in full sun, especially things like peonies that's gonna help the air circulation also is really important. So you can see that it's not getting a lot of air circulation and it could possibly be in shade, apply some fungicide to it and also use cultivars that are known to be resistant to powdery mildew. Sometimes it's not your fault that they develop powdery mildew. It's just something they're susceptible to. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or maybe a plan problem like Diane that you wanna share? Head on over to our website. Upload your photos. I'll keep answering your questions. Here on news 12 and give you a shout out live on the air. Also find me on social media, Facebook, Instagram, even tiktok, ay Gardening.

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We've been asking our amazing Long Island gardeners to send in their photos and we've got another one to show you this morning, Randy Rose from Southampton bringing the good vibes with a question. How can I save my geraniums for next year? I love these plants. They remind me of my grandma. And one thing she didn't do that I do is bring them inside during the winter. A lot of people don't realize that although they're sold as annuals, they make great house plants and are actually long lived tropical perennial. So even if a frost knocks those leaves back, it'll actually pop back up so you can bring it into the house and enjoy those flowers on the window sill inside. Or you can let a frost kind of knock it back and then bring it in. If you have a gorgeous garden or maybe a plant problem that you wanna share. Head on over to our website and upload your photos. I'll answer your questions and give you a shout out right here live on News 12. And you can find me on social media and send me a message happy gardening.

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We've been asking our amazing Long Island gardeners to send in photos of their beautiful plants. And we have a new one for you this morning, Steven LaRosa asked, why are my corn stalks turning red on my plants? And you can actually see the corn kernels here are underdeveloped as well. So that's another issue that corn growers have. Well, the stalks start to turn red this time of the year with the change in the temperature of a cooler weather and the kernels don't always fully develop because of pollination issues. I have actually never grown corn because unlike other vegetables that are pollinated by bees and butterflies and other pollinators, corn is a pollinated. So that always makes it a little bit more difficult to actually get them to fully develop those kernels. Do you have a gorgeous garden or maybe plant problem? You wanna share, head over to our website, upload your photos, answer your questions and I'll shout out some of our Long Island Garden experts right here on news 12 and you can find me on social media at gardening

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We've been asking our amazing Long Island gardeners to send in photos of their beautiful plants. And here's a new one this afternoon, John from Holtsville, groovy's pumpkins with the grandkids. Check out how big they are. They are just in time for the festivities. We are just weeks away from Halloween and I wanna share a couple of facts about these gorgeous plants you may not have known. Firstly, pumpkins yes, are a winter squash, but despite its name, winter squash are actually grown in the summer time and all winter squash start off as summer squash by the way. So the difference is that this squash has a thick skin which allows the fruit inside to last for months. And that is the reason why it's called a winter squash because you can keep them even after the first frost and freeze and still eat them for a while longer as opposed to something like zucchini, which doesn't last for very long if you don't have a refrigerator. Now, do you have a gorgeous garden or maybe a plant problem that you wanna share? Head on over to our website? Upload your photos. I'll answer your questions. Give you a big, nice shout out here on News 12. And you can also find me on social media, Jen.

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News 12 has been asking viewers their gardening questions for Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Alex Calamia. Here are his weekly answers!

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Long Island

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I'm meteorologist Rich Hoffman, hyperlocal weather forecast. We've had some chilly weather conditions. The last 24 hours we had some snow yesterday. So the cold weather still out there with a high of 39 degrees, kind of mostly sunny to a mixture of sun and clouds. And then tomorrow mostly sunny some afternoon clouds, a high of 48 degrees and we're looking at some fifties heading towards the weekend. So a little bit of that warmer weather coming our way after the deep chill the last 24 hours, you can see feels like temperatures have been in the twenties out there for this afternoon. So cold weather running errands leaving work bundle up. You have the cold numbers, the rest that say feels like temperatures in the twenties. The evening rush hour will be dry with a temperature around 34 degrees in corm 31 at 8 p.m. and down into the twenties when you wake up tomorrow morning. So we have one more morning of the cold weather, wind chills around 20 degrees and you can tomorrow afternoon in Riverhead at one o'clock, it's around 47 degrees sunshine, dry conditions, so some nice weather with that warm up coming away on Thursday before we start to see some wet weather for Friday, a few clouds around four this afternoon, that mixture of sun and clouds, it's breezy and it's cold and you can see now we're dry today. Tomorrow, we're looking at some nice weather. Thursday afternoon, temperatures will be in the mid forties. Some clouds come in Thursday night. And then by Friday morning, we're starting to see more clouds developing not as cold Friday morning. And then for your Friday afternoon, highs will be in the fifties tracking some wet weather. Now, Friday evening, some showers coming in and they're gone rather quickly. It's about a four hour window of some wet weather highs today are in the thirties. It's sun and clouds, it's cold twenties. Four tonight. Fifties. By the time we get towards Friday now, wet weather, more rain, Sunday into Monday.

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New Jersey

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That you're out on the roads. Yes. It's just a little like, you know, quick. Oh, there it is. And a quick chuckle. Right. Um, that's exactly what we're dealing with today. It's like a quick little cold plunge and tomorrow. Really? We're back to more seasonable types. So we have to contend with these colder temperatures just a little while longer. We do get to stop freezing later on today. So eight o'clock, you'll notice temperatures really taking a deep dive, but it doesn't last for too long. Tomorrow, we wake up with fields a little bit more manageable into the twenties. And by Friday and Saturday we're back into swing with the forties and fifties as ultimate high temperatures. Now, what's gonna influence? Of course, a warmth are the winds, the winds will also tack back down heading into the afternoon today and not be as gusty. Now, they will be coming back tomorrow Thursday, but notice a direction here out of the south and southwest that also adds into a little bit more of that warmth and milder feel. Overall, we are tracking some wet weather returning once again, kind of all day, really nuisance rain. We're not looking at significant rain totals for Friday, but of course, you're gonna have to keep your umbrella handy today. It's sunny and still frigid. I know many of us are noticing that layers is really the best way to go and protect ourselves from the cold, cold temperatures into the thirties. Right around five o'clock, the clouds will fall, then they will decrease clearing up for our night sky tonight. Then we'll notice some more clouds just passing on through for Friday. Now, Friday morning, we wake up into the thirties right around lunchtime. We'll notice overcast skies and northern portions getting the showers first. A little bit of a break right between two and four o'clock and then more widespread showers. Belmar to Jackson, expecting a little bit more moderate rainfall clears out nicely by nine o'clock. All in all. We're trending a bit more. We wet, heading into December 9th.

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Brooklyn

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With storm watch team, neurologist Alex Calamia. Alex. Do you do the Spotify? Unwrapped or you? Apple music replay? I do have a Spotify. I did not realize that we were already at this point in the year. It comes up so quick and I mean, that's why it feels so cold. I know. I know it's true. The weather is reminding us that. Yes, winter time is around the corner. We are chilly all the way through tomorrow morning and we are dry all day. Thursday. So Thursday actually looks pretty decent in the afternoon because temperatures rebound. But the rest of today is cold, cold, cold Friday. We're talking about rain. It's cloudy for the first half of the day and then kind of sprinkles, light showers for the evening time. It's nothing really too significant but it could get you a little wet at times and same for the weekend. It's generally a cloudy weekend. And if you have plans Saturday or Sunday evening, there will be a little bit of rain in the mix too. We're stuck in the thirties though, for the rest of today. There's no novelty snow flakes like we saw yesterday. It's too dry for that today. Temperatures are, you know, pretty similar, but the wind is not as bad today. So that helps. But it does feel like basically 30 degrees all afternoon and it feels like twenties for your Thursday morning. So this is what you're waking up to as far as wind chill goes. I'll show you the temperatures in a second, but the wind chill is what you want to pay attention to tomorrow. Still a bit of a breeze. In the afternoon, we have lots of sunshine. Highs are in the mid, upper forties, but it feels like lower forties. So that's kind of important to keep in mind you'll need the heavy jacket this evening. And tonight, actual temperatures are close to freezing this morning. It was 27 in Central Park and that was the coldest we've been since February 25th. So it's an improvement tomorrow, but not much. And then on Friday, it's going to be similar temperatures, but we've got some rain to talk about. You see, in the morning it's dry on Friday, but in the afternoon we tracking a few showers, lunchtime, very light shower chance. And then the evening commute the second half of the evening commute, especially dinner time or so, we'll see a few passing showers or maybe even a downpour, but it's pretty brief. Saturday morning should be dry. Saturday afternoon, enough cloud cover to bring in a stray shower chance, but we're keeping an eye over a 10 day for now. Sunday, that rain risk is a little bit higher in the afternoon and evening temperatures are back in the forties and fifties.

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Westchester

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So, hello everyone. I'm Meteorologist Addison Green. And it's time for your latest news. 12 plus plus hyperlocal forecast for the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately, we're still dealing with some colder than the average conditions out there. So you will need that thick layer on later on tonight. And throughout the overnight hours, whether it's a thick hoodie, a jacket dress, a hat, a scarf, which is something to keep the warmth on your body for you day on Thursday, we are getting a little bit better in terms of the temperatures of rising a little bit and then from Friday to Saturday, those temperatures are trending mild, but unfortunately, the rain chances are moving upward. So moving on in across the area, unlike how it was yesterday, we do not have snow showers coming on down, just some partly cloudy skies and a wind maybe about 5 to 15 MPH coming on down. Unfortunately, out of an area that's drawing in more cold Canadian air down this way, but we do see that shade of blue and purple fading away the further south and west you go where milder air is to be found and that's gonna be moving up towards the northeast as we go forward into Thursday, Friday and Saturday. So it's those morning temperatures that we really do feel like chill in the air. So tomorrow morning, 27 degrees feeling more like 20 we can see by Friday and Saturday morning, those temperatures are looking and feeling a little bit better across the region. So three year temperature forecast, we go Poughkeepsie later on this evening, it's 30 degrees feeling about 23 Yonkers, 31 feeling about 24. Then by Thursday morning, we can see those temperatures in towards the upper tw for those air temperatures feeling maybe in the low to mid twenties. But then by the afternoon hours, it is certainly much better all across the board. Rain chances will be moving upward heading in through your day on Friday, mainly Friday afternoon in towards the evening hours. The rain will wrap on up Friday night into very early Saturday morning. But then those system comes on in late Saturday night in for the day on Sunday. So we have one dray day on Saturday and a few rainy days we have to deal with along the way.

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Hudson Valley

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Bronx

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Another check of the weather. Now with storm watch team, meteorologist, Alex Kalama. Now, Alex yesterday, people even saw some flurries earlier in the day. Are we expecting that or no, no, no flurries today? But officially Central Park did consider it a trace because you saw the flurries, even though it didn't stick, that counted as a trace of snow. But today it's just plain old cold tomorrow morning, pretty chilly too. But tomorrow afternoon, we actually rebound nicely. But then we have to watch plain old rain on Friday the afternoon and the evening you'll need the umbrella. Temperatures are back close to 50 at that point. So it's definitely not going to be anything other than rain. But hey, you know, it's something you'll want to keep in mind the weekend isn't perfect. It's cloudy, but we have a chance for some sprinkles in between those clouds as well. Overall temperatures are going to be milder for the weekend than where we've been. Let's talk today though because we're still on our Wednesday and temperatures are just about as cold as they were yesterday. But the wind is not as bad. We're expecting temperatures to slowly drop into the mid thirties for any late evening plans. It will feel like closer to freezing at that point. In fact, let's talk about the, feels like temperatures because tomorrow morning we're close to 30 on the thermometer, but it does feel like mid twenties. So again, you need the winter jacket, especially early in the day, but maybe just like a light jacket in the afternoon, it's not warm, but it feels like forties and temperatures will be a little bit closer to the 50 degree mark. So tonight, again, dropping near freezing but feels like twenties everywhere. Tomorrow, close to 50 a few spots might hit 50 but I'm expecting most of the afternoon to kind of just be around the mid forties. It's also very sunny too. Today, tomorrow, the air is dry. We really don't have any worries about rain until Friday, probably late afternoon or so. We're starting to see it push through the Bronx around noon time, Friday, just light light showers. The bulk of the rain doesn't come until the later half of the evening. Commute on Friday. This is 5 p.m. and then it's added here by Saturday morning. But you do see it is mainly cloudy on Saturday. So expect those clouds to be pretty widespread Saturday and Sunday. But the rain risk is low, maybe Saturday evening, maybe Sunday night. You see a few showers. Temperatures are not nearly as cold after we get through today though. You see we're back in the forties and fifties, which is about right for this time of the year. All right, Alex.

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Connecticut

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All right. Let's take a look outside through our community camera in Norwalk Storm Watch team. Meteorologist, Jonathan Cubit. He joins us. Now he's at Orchard Hills Elementary in Milford. Hey, Becky and the kids, they got another reminder for us. They tell us not to forget our. That's right. The coldest weather we've seen so far this season, we've gotten through the worst of it earlier on this morning. But as we progress getting into tonight, one more cold shot, now, temperatures do rebound as we head into your tomorrow as well as your Friday. Unfortunately, we have to wash for showers as we push forward into your Friday night. But after we get through today into your tomorrow again, better weather temperatures starting off in the thirties. We're not going to deal with that biting and chill for your tomorrow morning while you still want to bundle up. We do better heading into your afternoon that high pressures are gonna take over, remain in control. So we're gonna continue with this dry quiet weather. You're just gonna need to grab the coat. So I know it's feeling a little bit more like midwinter for today, but we're back to more seasonal numbers even heading into your Friday. Now, first half of your Friday looks good. We're staying dry. We're actually stepping out the door into some 40 degree weather kind of where we should be for this time of year. But as we head into your afternoon, right around that lunch period, clouds start to fill in and then we're watching for some showers. We'll catch a little bit of a break for that commute home around 45 o'clock for your Friday afternoon. Getting into your Friday evening before we see another round of your showers late Friday evening into your Friday night. So, yeah, maybe date night, maybe dinner night, maybe heading out to the movies. You're definitely gonna wanna grab the umbrella or something with the hood that what weather moves in that week front is gonna produce some showers into your late Friday night before we dry out. Nicely. Heading into the weekend. First half looks good for your Saturday. Still working with some 50 degree weather. I like Saturday a little more than Sunday because it looks like we could see a few more showers in the mix to wrap up the week and looks like an unsettled pattern heading into the first half of next week.

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Garden Guide: Weekly Q&A with Alex Calamia

What's the best way to save a banana plant?

Do plant lights encourage cuttings to root faster?

How do I save my peace lily?

Is my plant dying, or will leaves grow back?

What is the best thing to do for my elephant ear hosta and canna lily for the winter?

Can my hanging basket plant be brought indoors for the winter?

What can I expect from my lemon tree fruit over the winter?

My aloe plan is too heavy. Should I repot it or should I cut it back?

Is this a plant I can bring inside?

Do you have any experience taking care of olive trees?

When and how should I wrap my fig tree? And how do you trim it?

What is the best way to replant a banana plant from a pot to the ground?

How do I bring my plants inside the house without bringing bugs with them?

What are these growths on my plum tree branches?

How can I keep my palm trees alive in winter?

What can I do to make my jalapeno and bell pepper plants last longer?

How do I keep bugs from getting in the house when plants go inside?

Why have my peonies developed a severe fungus?

How can I save my germaniums for next year?

Why are my corn stalks turning red?

What are pumpkins?