3 questions - - I have had a clump of nodding onion for several years that I have divided this fall. However, after a week since moving the bulb divisions to new locations, some of the individual bulbs have gone limp (see first 2 photos). I am wondering if it's because I should've buried the bulbs deeper? Should the exposed pinkish stem be covered up? It looks like the green shoot is a few centimeters above the soil line, so I covered up the plant up to the green shoot in the third photo. Should I do this for all the bulbs? Second, my Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick) has been getting the red fat growths on it from black fly (or aphid, not quite sure but little oval black bugs)...Which are right next to a blue elderberry, which is often covered with them, being farmed by ants. I opened one of the spiral galls (picture 4) and confirmed that the pests are breeding in them... Should I remove the infected leaves off and squish them to get rid of the pest, or is it enough to just pull off the infected leaves and leave them be? Is there any way to prevent this from happening in a non toxic way? Lastly, my Lonicera ciliosa (orange honeysuckle), has been in the ground since the spring, and since then what I thought was another shoot of the same plant is looking more different - leaves different, etc. Apart from my Honeysuckle, which is in the middle with its woody stem, there is a plant behind it, as well as a plant in front which I suspect are different species. If this is a weed, which I suspect it is but confirmation would be great) should I remove it or will it not harm my honeysuckle to leave it growing together? I heard that not all weeds are necessarily bad for surrounding plants.. Thanks for any and all knowledge!
