Q: A grading machine backed into our poplar tree and scraped a section of the bark off. The interior of the tree was not damaged but loose bark is left hanging. What should I do now? A: Use a razor knife to cut
Q: I am growing Malabar spinach for the first time this year. It's very vigorous and beautiful except I've gotten a spot fungus on the leaves. Can we eat those leaves or should I just pick them off an
Q: Can you tell me what variety of coconut tree might grow well and produce fruit in Georgia? A: Your dream of a backyard supply of pina colada ingredients will be unfulfilled. Coconut palms are heavily damaged
Q: I have two two-year old ‘Yoshino' cherry trees in full sun planted thirty feet apart. They were both thriving but over the past month one tree's leaves are drooping, turning yellow, and falli
Q: As a chemist and a plant lover, you seem to be the best person to answer this question. What's the hold up on using kudzu to power cars? Think how many problems this would solve: no pollution, land under
Q: We planted twenty hemlock trees six years ago. We have lost a few but for the most part they have done well. It seems this summer that they are not as green and are not growing like they have in the past. A:
Q: I am interested in growing cipollini onions. They're the little flattened ones from Italy that look like little Vidalias. When should I try to plant seeds? A: I've never grown them, but accordin
Q: I have five shin-high chrysanthemums I planted last fall. They have been loaded with buds for a couple of months and occasionally one opens. Are the blossoms "early bloomers" or is it just not time
Q: I purchased a plumosa fern from a grocery on a whim and it has turned out to be a fabulous fern. It's unique because it is lacy and a luscious dark green. What do I do to protect it this winter? A: Plu
Q: I have a sweetgum tree in my back yard that appears to be dying. The leaves have all turned color as though it was fall and they have black spots on them. What is this? A: I've seen similar symptoms o
Miss Muffett Caladium- Overwinter
Q: Will ‘Miss Muffett' caladium overwinter in Chatham county? I had regular begonias go through last winter and emerge this spring for a good summer show. A: ‘Miss Muffett' caladium is
Q: We have a twenty-five foot tall catalpa tree that we want to use as shade and not as a source of fish bait. Each year it has thousands of worms that eat all the leaves and leave a nasty mess under it. I was wo
Lizard Droppings- Identification
Q: We have been finding droppings around our house, on the driveway and in our unfinished basement. The droppings are black, approximately one-eighth inch in diameter and less than one-quarter inch long. They are
Q: We've built a home with a large tree in the front yard. The builder, in order to protect the tree, created a tree well that's about six feet deep. The problem is that it is clearly a safety hazard
Q: We have some oak trees at the school where I work that drop a plethora of acorns. However, the caps on these acorns are like "mop-heads"; they have bristles sprouting all over the cap. What kind of
Q: My boxwoods are covered in spiderwebs, Is there something I can spray on the boxwoods to get rid of these without hurting the boxwoods? A: I believe you should leave the spider webs alone. They are likely ju
Q: I have several pots of snake plant. Some are at least 20 years old. Three pots bloomed this year. That's never happened before but I like the result. A: Many succulent plants bloom best when their roots
Q: I am having extreme difficulties growing Gerber daisies for my daughter's wedding. I just can not get them to stay healthy. I hear nothing but problems and tales of woe from others. Any sage advice? A:
Sassafras Tea- Drink/Identification
Q: What do you know about sassafras tea? Is it safe to drink and what does the tree look like? A: I know that I drank many gallons of sassafras tea when I was a kid. I'd go up to a copse of small tr
Q: My sister is about to sell her home and lot to a developer who will raze everything. My front yard desperately needs grass. Is there any way to transplant her grass to my yard? A: You need a marvelously usefu
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