Q: What exactly is a tomato sucker? Is the stem smooth or rough? A: The definition of a tomato sucker doesn't have anything to do with smooth or rough. A sucker is just a young leaf that develops between t
Q: Last year we planted several petunias that we bought from a nursery. In full sun, they gave us fantastic blooms while spreading like crazy. This spring many are green and seem to be putting on new growth. Will
Crapemyrtle – Severely Pruned, No Blooms
Q: Our driveway is lined with Carolina Beauty crepemyrtles but we have yet to see any beauty in them. We have pruned them in every way possible. Why can't we get a bloom out of these trees? A: I think the p
Q: Please don't say "I told you so" but back while it was still cold and I thought my bermudagrass was dormant, I sprayed Roundup on a few weeds. Now the lawn is starting to turn green. However,
Carpetgrass/Centipedegrass- Growth
Q: Last summer I planted a grass mixture in our newly graded lawn. It had carpetgrass to fill in quickly and centipedegrass to establish more slowly. Now I have mostly carpetgrass, quite a few blobs of centiped
Q: I have seen many fertilizers this year without any phosphorus, such as 10-0-10, etc. Is this a problem to use on a lawn? A: Phosphorus levels are generally in the medium to high range in metro Atlanta soils,
Q: My gardener friends in Florida are all excited about a new pest of roses: chili thrips. Do we have them here? A: We don't yet have them here, and thank goodness for that! Chili thrips chew on plant leave
Q: My co-worker tells me that every year his pomegranates look healthy but always drop their blooms before they can set fruit. Do you have any ideas why? A: Very likely the problem is caused by failure of the flo
Ortho GroundClear ™ – Neutralizing
Q: My garden was being overtaken with weeds, so I used a vegetation killer on it that is supposed to last for one year. I want to plant this spring. Can I used some kind of neutralizer and soil conditioner so I c
St. Augustine- Planting/ Purchasing
Q: A landscape designer has suggested we use St. Augustine grass in our yard. His work will not be finished until late November. Is it too late to plant in late November? Where could I purchase St. Augustine gras
Q: The lower trunk of my apple tree is severely swollen and disfigured. Where the ground has eroded nearby, some of the roots are visible and they have knots and swelling on them. What could this be? A: It sounds
Q: Is there anything that will repel yellow-bellied sapsucker woodpeckers from pecking holes in my pecan? A: There may be something…but it hasn't been found yet. Researchers at the Bartlett Tree Resea
Q: This weed is nasty. If you touch it, it doesn't stop stinging for 4 hrs. It came to our pasture in hay from south Georgia. It has jumped from one small spot to several large ones. I tried 2,4-D and I&
Johnny Appleseed Tree- Planting
Q: A few years ago, I purchased a "Johnny Appleseed" tree. The variety is ‘Rambo'. It requires a second tree for pollination. Which one should I use and how far away should it be planted?
Hickory- Dropping Nuts and Leaves
Q: I have two big hickory trees in my front yard. One is incredibly messy, with four wheelbarrows full of nuts dropping on the street and driveway so far this year. The other hickory seems to not drop anything. I
Q: I pick up my grass clippings and put them in the back of the yard. The pile is enormous. Is there anything I can do to get this mess to decompose to a useful substance? A: The best way to decompose the grass
Q: I have heard that to make a pineapple produce you have to put a rotten apple in the middle of it. Can you give me the information we need to make our pineapples have fruit? A: Once a pineapple plant has thi
Q: This week we had our gutters cleaned out. On the side of the house where the gutters are twenty feet above ground, the gutter man said he found lots of big, beautiful worms in the accumulated debris. How did t
Q: I have a stone walkway going from my driveway to my pool gate with sand and gravel between the rocks. I've heard that thyme makes a good green mat between the rocks and holds the sand and gravel. What do
Q: I have been seeing rats playing in my backyard. I also see them on my maple tree eating the leaves, hiding in the hawthorn shrubs, and running along the fence. I have not seen them on my birdfeeder yet, but ce
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