Laying Hens – Attracting Them to One Spot
Q: I have four laying hens but I am an amateur at country life. The birds are free-ranging during the day. Someone told me to leave an egg marked with an "X" in the nest that the chickens most use for
Q: My mother-in-law mentioned something on her Christmas wish list that I cannot locate. She describes it as "a special garden monocular/microscope that allows you to look at plant leaves for signs of bugs,
Raspberries – ‘Heritage' and ‘Boyne'
Q: I am interested in raising raspberry's. What do you think of the ‘Heritage' and ‘Boyne' varieties? A: ‘Heritage' and ‘Boyne' are erect, rather than traili
Annabelle Hydrangea – Mixed Up With Lacecap
Q: I've had Annabelle Hydrangeas for three years around our home. My wife took a picture of the prettiest but kookiest blooms amongst the usual beautiful white globes that we've enjoyed since they we
Q: While watching hummingbirds with a friend, I saw a female bird eating what I call gnats. My friend said that hummingbirds eat nothing but nectar. Who's right? A: Hummingbirds do eat insects. Nectar (or s
Q: I will soon have a new bermudagrass lawn and I want to get the best mower. After reading about how rotary mowers rip the grass and seeing the "swirls" they leave sometimes, I'm not sure that&
Q: I heard you mention on your radio show a motion-operated sprinkler. I could use one for deer control. Could you tell me where I can buy one? A: I don't have a deer problem but I know gardeners who have
Q: Do you know where I can buy cocoa mulch in Atlanta? A: I don't know of a place locally, we're too far away from sources in the Northeast. Shipping the shells down here is too expensive compared t
Rosemary – Planting Seeds Produced
Q: A group of Teacher Master Gardeners planted rosemary at a nearby elementary school. Some of them have small blue flowers. Will these flowers produce seed we can plant? A: Rosemary flowers certainly produce se
Q: My tomatoes are covered with aphids. What in the world can I do to control them? A: Aphids damage tomatoes in two ways: they suck sap from the stem and leaves and they excrete honeydew, which covers nearby pl
Praying Mantis – Moving an Egg Sack
Q: This morning I noticed a praying mantis egg sack on the handle to my wheelbarrow. I have a problem: I use the wheelbarrow to haul hay to my horses twice a day. Can I move the sack? A: Just use a razor knife
‘Meyer' Lemon Tree – Winter Survival
Q: I have a ‘Meyer' lemon tree. My husband thinks it can survive winter outdoors in Riverdale. I don't think so. What do you think? A: Upon such disagreements are strong relationships built!
Q: My father passed away recently and we have two lovely pots of chrysanthemums. Should I keep them indoors for the winter? A: In my experience they will do fine if planted outdoors now. The plants will do much
Q: Why do green persimmons taste so bad? A: Because they have a lot of tannin in their juice. One web site says "tannin coagulates the viscous protein on the surface of our tongues, leading to the astring
Q: I have a coleus in a container that did really well this year. How can I get it to come back next spring? A: You can either keep it in a sunny window for the winter or take several four inch cuttings and root
Vegetable Garden – Natural Insect Killer
Q: Can you suggest something natural we could use in our vegetable garden when insects begin to eat holes in the leaves. We do not want to use insecticides. A: In my opinion, spinosad (Green Light Spinosad) is
Centipede Grass – Growth in Cobb County
Q: Will centipedegrass perform well in north Cobb county? A: One of the great success stories of the lawn seed industry is the work of Dr. Wayne Hanna at the USDA Coastal Plains Experiment Station in Tifton. In
‘Fat Albert' Colorado Spruce – Branches Dying
Q: I am stumped. Two months ago we bought a ‘Fat Albert' Colorado spruce. We've left it in the container since then while we decided where to put it. Branches on the lower half are turning brown
Wax Myrtle – Pruning in November
Q: Is it OK to prune my wax myrtle in the month of November? I have not found a good guide for when to prune certain plants. Any suggestions? A: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Home & Garden section put to
Q: I have two lovely rose trees in pots that did very well this summer. They are five feet tall and two feet wide. As cold weather arrives, should I cut them back? Should I bring them inside for the winter or le
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