Deadheading – Purpose and Practice
Q: I was always taught that if you want your petunias and geraniums to continue full blooming, you should remove the wilted flowers regularly. A friend told me recently that this is not true. Can you settle our l
Q: We own property in Suches. This spring we have mountain laurel, flame azalea, Carolina allspice, fox grapes, and lady slippers blooming in profusion. They have never bloomed in the five years we have owned thi
Q: I am growing pumpkins this year for the first time. Right now my pumpkin sprouts look great Each hill has three to five plants coming up. Do I need to thin them ? A: Yes, thin the seedlings so there are two
Q: Underneath our large flowering cherry lots of shoots sprout up from exposed roots. How can we control these long term? I’ve heard you can stop it by spraying the cut off roots with diesel fuel. A: No diesel! Y
Q: Is it too late to prune azaleas? You've said now is the time. Just wondering when “now” becomes “too late”. A: It's too late when the plants start making flower buds on branch tips. I think you&#
Q: There is a bank of red dirt near my barn. There are hundreds of holes in the bank with bees coming in and out. They look like honey bees but smaller. A: You have a colony of mining bees. These are good guys si
Q: We have ten mature blueberry bushes and have just gotten all the spring weeding done. Can we use newspapers as a mulch? A: Newspaper makes a fine mulch. Stack 5 – 10 sheets on top of each other and put t
Q: You say on your website that St. Augustinegrass seed can’t be bought because the plant is finicky about producing viable seed. If that is the case, how do sod farmers grow it? A: On a sod farm, St. Augustinegr
Q: I am in the process of developing an iris bed but I don’t want to have a solid stand of green leaves after the iris blooms. What are some complementary flowering plants I can mix in that will give bright color
Q: I planted a weeping willow tree twelve years ago. It has no leaves this year. The branches are still flexible but I really don’t want to lose the tree. A: If there are no leaves, I'm sad to say it is dea
Mothballs – Squirrel Repellant
Q: Will mothballs hurt the soil in my pots if I use them as squirrel retardant? A: It is possible the mothballs could contaminate the soil if water flows over them and the chemicals are dissolved into the soil. A
Virginia Creeper – Possible Rash
Q: Is Virginia creeper poisonous like poison ivy? Does it have an oil that causes a rash? A: To my knowledge, Virginia creeper does not commonly cause a skin reaction. I’ve pulled it by the bushel basket and nev
Roses – Different Colored Blooms
Q: We have fifteen carpet roses which have bloomed dark red for six years. This year three of them have pink blooms. All were pruned the same in the fall and fertilized the same in the spring. Why did the color c
Centipedegrass – Height Matters
Q: I have centipede grass in my front yard. It gets full sun almost all day long. Now two-thirds of my yard appears dead except for an invasion of clover. Is there something special I should have done? A: The pro
Q: We are harvesting wonderful blueberries from our plants. But I have noticed that the first berries are very large and the later ones are smaller. Also the newer leaves are a light green with dark green veins.
Q: We planted pear trees four years ago; they have yet to bloom. They grow and leaf out each year, but no fruit. What are we doing wrong? Any ideas. A: Sometimes plants behave in ways that are inscrutable to gar
Q: I’ve grown an olive tree in a large patio container for eight years. I bring it into the garage when it gets below 20 degrees in winter. For the last two years it has been loaded with blooms in spring, but all
Q: I planted five small Leyland cypress trees. One died right away. I took it back and got another one. But now the other four are turning brown. What am I doing wrong? A: Most likely they have not been watered c
Q: My gladioli produce lovely green leaves but when they bloom they always fall over. Should I replant the bulbs deeper? A: It’s a common complaint that gladiolus flower stems get so top heavy that they flop over
Rose – Rosette Disease on Knock Out Rose
Q: Rose rosette disease has infected all my Knock Out roses. Now I have to dig them up and replace them. I would not recommend these roses unless until the rosette disease has a cure. A: All roses are susceptible
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