Q: I have an ‘Angel's Blush' hydrangea that I would like to prune. I planted it last summer and it doubled in size. What is the best time to prune this variety? A: ‘Angel's Blush&#
Q: In the last couple of years our purple leaf plum trees have been making so much fruit it weighs down the limbs. They also make a mess on the ground. How do we make the trees stop producing plums? A: Fruit cont
Q: Can I plant rye grass now? We are in the midst of re-landscaping our back yard and have a bunch of mud! Is it too late to plant or should I just spread a bunch of straw to help with the mess? A: Folklore has
Q: I have a zoysiagrass lawn. I have noticed an orange powder building up on the blades. What is it? A: Rust disease is more common in the cool, moist conditions of late fall but it can occur any time. It is li
Q: Four years ago, I transplanted seven fifteen-foot oaks from the woods into my yard. Three died and four are doing well. How long does it take for the roots on these transplanted trees to gain the same resistan
Q: When should I pick sweet corn? In the past I have left the corn on the stalks and picked it as we needed it. When the corn first gets ripe it is delicious but it seems that within a week or two it turns very b
Re-blooming- Variety of Plants
Q: I must have been living under a rock. Recently I found out that there are re-blooming azaleas. Then, last week, I learned that there are re-blooming iris's. Do you have any information? A: There is ev
Q: My Italian arum, ^Arum italicum^ ‘Pictum', has finished blooming and now there is a stalk with a lot of green beads. I guess they are seed but how do I collect them? A: Wait until the berries are
Q: I have a five acre front yard. The size of the yard makes it prohibitive to use store-bought fertilizers. I have a neighbor with chicken houses, so I let him spread chicken litter on the yard. Are there any
Q: I started gardening recently and my daylilies make me curious. I judge my five-foot tall stalks as a sign of health, but I'm having trouble keeping new buds. Within a week they will be empty. How do I ge
Q: Last year I tried my luck at growing ‘Apache' and ‘Kiowa' blackberries and had great results. However, the berries are not all that sweet. Is there anything I can do to make the berries
Q: Over the years, with tree growth and much more shade, our bermudagrass has thinned out terribly. Where it is bare, in places where water accumulates, there is a black cast to the soil. After things had a chanc
Q: I have a large fish pond for my fish. I recently built a smaller pond on the other side of the yard. Now it has hundreds of tadpoles. Will I have this many frogs in my yard? How can I keep from being overrun?
Q: I have read your recommendation of ‘Knock Out' rose but didn't find anything on the proper way to deadhead them. How do you do it? A: ‘Knock Out' rose is a plant I can wholehea
Q: We would like to treat our eighty-four acre farm pastures for fire ant mounds. There is no livestock there but our two dogs are trained on the fields. We can't stand how the mounds look and our dogs are
Q: I have 5 Little Richard abelias that look mighty sick. They were planted in November of 2007 and looked great up until a few months ago. As you can see by the pictures there are no leaves in the middle of th
Q: Is Daphne odora poisonous to humans? It makes a beautifully scented water that tastes great when you sip it. I didn't sip much just in case. I'm not nuts, really. A: I don't think sipping
Q: I want "vine-ripened" tomatoes but mine are too ripe and mushy when I eat them. When should you pick a tomato? A: As you've probably noticed, tomatoes ripen in stages. Commercial growers pic
Kudzu- Slow Control With Glyphosate
Q: We are building a new home. Right now the area that is to become the front yard is a thriving "Hill-o-Kudzu"! Currently we are using Roundup on it. It seems to kill the kudzu back short term but ne
Q: Do you have pictures of crabgrass that show different stages of development? James Cook, email A: The University of Michigan weed science department has a good weed seedling resource at Common Weed Seedlings
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