Q: My daughter just bought a house in Charleston and said that she has mounds of worms in her back yard. Your website says to only use water. Is that all we can do? A: Because worms are so beneficial to the soil
Q: I love to garden and will be making a huge garden this spring. I want to grow mango, pomegranate and other exotic fruit trees. I might be getting a greenhouse this fall to care for the heat loving plants. I am
Q: I have removed all pine straw from around my house and plan to replace it. How much of a gap should I leave between the house and the straw? A: All mulch should be kept twelve inches away from a home'
Q: I would like to know if there is a specific type of lawn mower that should be used to cut bermudagrass sod. A: If you mow at a normal height of 1.5 inches, any rotary mower with a sharp blade will do fine. K
Q: I recently planted a gardenia bush for my wife but I ran into a problem. About three feet deep was a large rock that I couldn't break up. I found where the rock ended and planted the bush out there but I
Q: I believe you said on television that a plant that has been pot bound for some time is no longer any good. I have some dwarf ‘Burford' hollies that have been in one gallon pots for two years. I was
Carolina Anole (lizard) – Identification
Q: This little alligator walked in my front door like he owned the place, then died. What is it? A: It's a Carolina anole, a type of lizard. They are harmless to humans – only to the insects they eat
Q: It looks like something is eating away at our sweetgum tree. What caused this and what should we do? A: It's difficult to see in your photos exactly where the damage started but this kind of trunk rot i
Starter Fertilizer – On Established Lawn
Q: Can I apply starter fertilizer to an established fescue lawn in February without hurting it? A: Sure – fescue can't read the label on your fertilizer bags…and I promise to keep your secret. T
Q: This canker has been on my oak for many years. Why has such a large canker not killed the tree? A: Galls and cankers don't necessarily always kill their host. Many are symbiotic, like cedar apple rust ga
Bradford Pear – Self-destruction
Q: I may have killed the Bradford pear tree in my front yard. Last year I cut some low hanging limbs off to allow more sunlight to get underneath the tree. Well the tree started to grow back where I had cut the
Wood Chips – Fast Decomposition
Q: Recently I saw you on "Gardening In Georgia" on GPB. You showed a lady how to turn wood chips into compost in six months vs. two years. What was the recipe that you used? A: We scattered 10-10-10 o
Q: I have "beans" on my Confederate Jasmine. Can I harvest these seeds for planting? And if so, how? A: Yes, collect the seed when the pod dries out. Plant in spring in a sunny spot with loose soil.
Q: I had an owl get in my house one night via an open fireplace flue. We aren't sure how the owl got the glass doors open over our fireplace. Somehow it got out and it flew from the downstairs den into the
Q: Which way do you point ranunculus "bulbs" ? Legs up or down ? A: Legs down. Although the flowers are beautiful and the plant is sold as a perennial, my experience is that it fades away after a yea
Q: We have a small back yard that is on a mild slope (very little) but has poor drainage. Everything runs to the back corner of the yard. We spent a lot of money to sod it with zoysia in 2006 & 2007. We seed
Q: The husks on most of my pecans do not "open up" or split apart to allow the pecans to come out. Why is this, and can anything be done to improve this? A: It could be scab disease or shuck decline
Q: I have a large silver maple that has a full canopy of leaves and looks very healthy on top, but has several mushroom conks growing on the trunk, and some obvious trunk decay on one side of the tree. It is clo
Q: I planted quite a bit of Blue Daze at my house this year because it really attracts hummingbirds. Also, the plant seems to really like hot Georgia summers. As the weather is now getting cooler, I am not sure w
Chickens – Protection from Predators
Q: I have had chickens in the past but I now live in the Cohutta's and am afraid to start again because of predators like coyotes. What suggestions do you have for a secure coop? A: Andy Schneider, The Chi
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