Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
for questions that ask "what is this thing?" Pictures, geographic location, and descriptive titles are important. Ask only one identification request per question. When you get an answer,…
2839 questions
For questions about trees: selection, planting, care, diagnosis, pruning, identification, etc. Use this tag along other mentiond topic tags [tree-care], [identification], [pruning], [diagnosis].
1419 questions
with questions about houseplants in general. Please narrow down the scope of the question by using the appropriate genus or common name tags when asking about specif…
1321 questions
Gathering of information and facts to determine the root cause of a plant that is failing to thrive.
1290 questions
For questions about how to maintain or assess a plant's health.
1025 questions
General tag for questions on plant care. Use it along with more specific tags related to plant care whenever possible.
731 questions
Any edible plant or part of a plant. For questions if an unknown plant is edible use the [edible] tag.
723 questions
The reproductive organs of most garden plants.
602 questions
Low durable plants of consistent height that are grown to fill an area aesthetically, to be walked on, or as a base for sports and recreation.
599 questions
Questions about when, where and how much to water plants, about techniques for watering and about the equipment gardeners use to deliver water to their plants.
547 questions
Questions about how to best cut plant branches, vines or stems. For questions about root pruning please use the [root-pruning] tag.
526 questions
The growing medium for plants, primarily consisting of rock fragments, organic material, water, and organisms.
497 questions
For questions about garden pests such as insects, birds and mammals.
464 questions
Edible red fruit, cultivar of Solanum lycopersicum. Use this tag with questions about caring, propagating and identifying tomato varieties.
443 questions
For questions about controlling garden pests. Use this tag with questions about how to keep identified pests at bay. For unidentified pests use the [pest] and [identification] tags. For questions abou…
416 questions
For questions asking for particular plants that meet a specific need; be sure to describe the type of plant you're looking for, overall climate in your area, where the plants will be situated, and any…
398 questions
Water retaining plants adapted to arid climates and/or soil. Use this tag with questions about caring, propagating and identifying tomato succulents.
381 questions
For questions about controlling weed growth with minimal effort.
364 questions
Plant pots and boxes that hold soil and growing plants. Use this tag with questions about different aspects of containers or problems about plants potted into a specific type of container. Most common…
363 questions
Another name for a bush - shorter than a tree and with multiple stems. Use this tag with questions about caring, propagating and indentifying shrubs.
361 questions
Small embryonic plant usually with stored food for germination
354 questions
organic material which has undergone decomposition by microorganisms and is used as a soil amendment.
333 questions
Small juvenile plants which have just germinated.
290 questions
the name of the process by which a plant starts growing from a seed.
288 questions
with questions about how to use or how to choose fertilizers for specific plants.
282 questions
Member of the family Cactaceae. Desert succulents, but for non-cacti succulents use the [succulents] tag. Use this tag with questions about caring, propagating and identifying cactus.
276 questions
For questions about growing fungi or curing fungal diseases.
260 questions
