Aphids – On Onion, Garlic and Chives
Q: Could you tell me what are the little black bugs that are all over my green onions? A: Chives, garlic and onions are famous for attracting aphids in spring. The best controls are organic: blast them off with
Q: Many of my rose flowers look like the buds are being eaten before they completely open. Just pink petals around a gooey brown center. A: I think you have an infestation of tobacco budworm. Despite its name, t
Q: I've read a lot about ramps and would love to grow some. I do not want to pick them in the wild. Can they be cultivated in the home garden? Are they sold at farmers markets? A: Ramps, Allium tricoccum,
Q: How long do I let my soaker hoses run? A: The rule of thumb is "long enough to soak the soil 6 inches deep". Most hoses emit 1 gallon per foot of hose per hour. Running yours for an hour, once per
Q: We have a large, low deck and weeds are growing up between the deck planks. They are pretty large weeds and I really don't want to crawl under the deck. How can we get rid of them and prevent them from c
Q: My children want a tree house. Can we build it on pine trees? The branches are too high so we plan to build it on three trunks that are near each other. A: When my son was a toddler, I built a 12 foot by 12
Q: I have two crapemyrtles that have a sooty black color on the leaves and on the ground underneath each year. What do I do? I've sprayed with an insecticide and insecticidal soap. A: When my mother saw co
Q: What could cause dieback of our English ivy beds? We have lived in this house for about six years and the groundcover has always been healthy until this past summer. A: English ivy can be affected by fung
Q: I live in a wooded subdivision and have discovered a red fox mother with two kits coming out to play at dusk the past few days. Should I contact DNR to trap them and take them somewhere less populated? I do no
Q: For many years I have been using pesticides on my lawn. Now I want to have a vegetable garden, but I am afraid that the chemicals may still be in the soil and would get into the vegetables that I am growing.
Q: Recently my wife and I were at a restaurant. I saw there a plant identified as a pencil tree. I asked for a cutting. The wound produced a white, sticky sap which got on my fingers and which I accidentally rubb
Q: I have some cosmos and zinnia seeds from last year that I never planted. Can I plant them this year? A: A garden friend recently presented me with seed packets he'd found in his mother's cabine
Q: I would like to experiment with grafting pear and apple trees. What kind of rootstocks are best and where can I get them? A: When choosing rootstock, it all depends on how big you want the mature tree to be
Q: I recently moved but beforehand I had ordered some daffodils. The landscaping was not completed so I had to plant the bulbs in a vacant lot next door. They have come up and are beautiful, but I want to transpl
Schefflera plant- Fungus Growth
Q: I have a schefflera plant on my screened porch. For the second time this summer this plant has neon yellow mushrooms coming up right around the trunk. A: Your pretty mushrooms are just the "flowers
Q: I have been told that angel trumpet plants are poisonous. Since we have a lot of small children living near us I don't want to grow a possibly hazardous plant. A: If you're worried about poisono
Q: My two-year old Celestial fig already has small figs on it. I have few other varieties but they have not yet fruited? When should I fertilize them? A: I bet you have a ‘Celeste' not a Celestial
Q: I'm a new homeowner and don't have any experience with gardening. I sodded bermudagrass but had some bare spots. In an attempt to fix the bare spots I accidentally seeded them with fescue. Now m
Q: I'm trying to control beetle grubs in my lawn and garden with milky spore bacteria. I have a compost heap. If I treat the heap with milky spore, will I be spreading the bacteria where I use compost? O
Q: Will agaves grow in Georgia? A: Some species of agave (century plant) grow well in Georgia, particularly in the southern half of the state. In metro Atlanta most are done in by poor drainage in winter. If yo
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