Q: I am trying to have an organic garden. I know that I need to feed my corn heavily. How do I know how much fertilizer chicken manure contains? A: My friend Dr. Wayne McLaurin compiled a list of common (and unco
Q: An elderly friend gave me a couple of these plants last spring. He's not sure what it is. They looked sickly all summer after I planted them. Then when fall and cooler weather came they took off like cra
Q: We have a beach house at Carrabelle, Florida, which was hit hard by hurricane Dennis. The landscape was drenched in salt water. We have crepe myrtles and some small oaks that we're especially concerned a
Q: I have lots of zinnia and other seeds from my cutting garden last year. I want to give them out this spring to friends. I've heard you can put the seeds in clay balls for a germination media. Do you have
Pruning – Sky Pencil holly, Skyrocket juniper
Q: I saw your recent tips about preventing ice damage to ‘Sky Pencil' holly. I have two young ‘Skyrocket' junipers beside my front steps. A year after the December 2005 ice storm, the limb
Q: I have always assumed that only poison ivy has a hairy vine clinging to a tree trunk. A friend tells me this is not true. What's the story? A: Your friend is definitely correct – both poison ivy an
Q: I would like to put together a simple terrarium with my grandchildren. Where can I get information on this? A: Terrariums have quite an interesting history. The original miniature glass house was invented by
Q: This past fall, I did all of my due diligence in prepping my yard for the fall fescue growing season. I aerated, seeded, and fertilized. In fact, when I rented the aerator, it had just rained, so I was turni
Chandelier Plant – Identification
Q: I know you are not a Florida gardener but, I thought you might be able to send me to someone who can identify this plant. It was blooming at Christmas near our home in Port Charlotte. It is so unusual and beau
Q: Some meathead tossed a lit cigar onto my dormant bermudagrass lawn. It burned come of my grass and spread into the mulch under my Leyland cypresses. Some lower limbs of these trees burned before the fire was e
Q: I am trying to identify a new plant. I am fairly sure that it is a rhododendron, but why is it blooming now? Is it a special variety that blooms in winter? I am looking for plants that add some color to a bor
Dracaena (Corn Plant) – Blooming
Q: I have a corn plant that I have had for years. About two years ago I had to bring it to my office because it got too tall for my home. This morning I happened to look up and saw this odd-looking thing protrudi
Q: I am curious about using plants other than grasses for an open area in my backyard. I have heard you describe on your radio show the idea of using dwarf mondo grass but the relatively high cost makes me hesita
Bermuda (Bermudagrass) – Remove from Garden Plot
Q: I want to start a vegetable garden in a pasture with bermudagrass. I want to go ahead and plow it up now and add some leaves and compost to sit over the next few months, but feel I need to kill the bermudagras
Q: Have you ever heard of grass nuts? My Granny who lives in Kentucky says my great- grandmother used to grow and eat them. Any help would be greatly appreciated! A: I wonder if your Granny is referring to chuf
Q: I think I have an unusual indoor plant. It is a purple African Violet that has been blooming continuously for 28 months. It was given to me in Dec. 2000 in full bloom. After it lost those blooms it would no
Crapemyrtle – Pruned Correctly, Before and After
Q: Here are my crapemyrtles before pruning and after pruning. They had never been pruned before and each was about 25 feet tall. They are adjacent to my driveway and when in bloom or when carrying ice were sever
Q: Have you ever heard of Aus-trees? They are a hybrid and are supposed to be super fast-growing and good for shade and windbreaks. Will they do well here in Georgia? A: The Austree is heavily promoted through
Ligustrum (Privet) – Leaf Spot
Q: I have a hedge of two year old wax leaf privet in front of my house. It appears they have some sort of fungus or disease. The house faces due east, therefore receives about half a day's worth of direct
Horticultural Oil – Mix with Lime Sulfur
Q: I need to know why the product label says not to mix horticultural oil and liquid lime-sulfur to spray on plants. I take care of a big rose garden and I know fellow horticulturists who do this all the time.
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