http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/rss.aspxThe latest "Get Growing" articles from Jerry Kluver(c) 2012 Hy-Vee All rights reserved.5Q: I would like to feed my hydrangeas. What should I feed them and when? A: Get an acid-oving fertilizer. http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/what-to-feed-hydrangeas.aspx5/7/2012Q: My butterfly bush was damaged by the frost. Should I cut off the dead foliage or just leave it alone? A: Don't cut back too much.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/restore-butterfly-bush.aspx5/7/2012Q: I have a 3-year-old rose bush that has had a hard time getting started. It was beginning to look really nice but now I notice that about 98% of the leaves have black spots on them! None of my other roses have this problem. A: You need a spray program.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/steps-to-healthier-rose-bush.aspx5/7/2012Q: We have rose bushes on the east side of our home that have never bloomed in the 10 years we've lived here. They do have healthy leaves and stems. Can we do something to get them to flower? Should we remove them? A: Yes, please remove them.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/rose-bushes.aspx5/7/2012Q: Is sodium-based softened water o.k. to use on my lawn? A: No, it is not o.k. for your lawn.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/sodium-based-water-not-for-lawn.aspx5/7/2012Q: I wintered my mandevillas in the basement. Is it too early to transplant them back outside? A: I wouldn't take them outside yet. [April]http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/transplanting-mandevillas.aspx4/30/2012Q: How can I get rid of Japanese beetles? A: You can use Hy-Vee insect control. http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/get-rid-of-japanese-beetles.aspx4/30/2012Q: I have a 20-year-old Colorado blue spruce tree. Needles are sparse on the lower branches and a few branches above those are becoming thin as well. What is wrong and what should I do? A: Apply copper fungicide.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/mantain-a-healthier-spruce.aspx4/30/2012Q: Is it safe to use Preen in a bed of perennial lilies of the valley to keep weeds and grass from growing? It there anything else I can plant in this area to bloom after the lilies are finished blooming? A: You can use Preen. http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/using-preen-on-perennials.aspx4/30/2012Q: How can I get rid of crabgrass and creeping Charlie? Please help me! A: Get a dial sprayer set at three ounces.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/get-rid-of-creeping-charlie.aspx4/24/2012Q: I bought an amaryllis this winter. It didn't bloom and is still green. I have continued watering it. What should I do now? Can it be planted outside? A: Don't plant it outside.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/blooming-amaryllis.aspx4/24/2012Q: I have a 20-year-old Colorado blue spruce tree. Needles are sparse on the lower branches and a few branches above those are becoming thin as well. What is wrong and what should I do? A: This is needle blight.http://www.hy-vee.com/getgrowing/articles/colorado-blue-spruce.aspx4/24/2012