Hydrangea – Damage Nearby Pipes
Q: I recently planted a hydrangea bush next to my house. When I was digging the hole I found a gas pipe and an irrigation pipe directly underneath. Do I need to worry about the roots damaging these lines as the h
Tomato Plants – Plastic Mulch to Increase Yield
Q: Is it true that putting red plastic under tomato plants will increase yields by twenty percent? A: A great deal of research has been done on different color plastic mulches in the last decade. Scientists have
Asparagus – Found In Wild, Edible?
Q: My husband and I noticed asparagus ferns growing along a fence row on our property. Is it safe to eat? Is there such a thing as wild asparagus A: My parents made a hobby of transplanting wild asparagus seedlin
Q: I have a mystery flower, grown from a wildflower seed mixture. I am not sure if the pods precede the flower, but I was hoping you could identify it. A: It's the fascinating-looking love-in-a-mist, Nige
Q: I'm looking for a Balm of Gilead tree. Over one hundred years ago, a Native American taught my Carolina ancestors how to make a burn salve from wild ginger, Balm of Gilead buds, and hog lard. The batch w
Fertilizer Capsules – Identifying in Soil
Q: I'd like to know if the tiny eggs that I see embedded in a pot of soil make it unsafe to plant there. I'm assuming that these yellowish eggs are from spiders. I don't want to simply throw out
Q: I was visiting my daughter and she pointed out that the west side of her house was covered with flies. She said it happens every year around this time. Is there a way to get rid of them? A: I notice them eac
Q: I recently planted several hollies. When I dug the holes I removed the old red clay dirt and backfilled the plants with cow manure and enriched garden soil. Now the plants are withering. I remember you saying
Mexican Heather – Alternatives
Q: A couple of years ago I bought some Mexican heather and planted it in front of some shrubs. Although the tag said it was perennial, it died over the winter and never came back. I loved the shape and size of th
Ornamental Grass – Cutting Back
Q: On one of your Georgia Public Broadcasting "Gardening in Georgia" TV shows you demonstrated a good way to cut back pampas grass. Can you refresh my memory? A: I demonstrated cutting the grass with
Q: I have a mature magnolia tree that has cracking bark along many limbs. Is this a cause for worry? A: I saw the same thing a few years ago: a huge magnolia with longitudinal cracks along the trunk and several
Stumps – Preventing resprouting
Q: How do I kill very large stumps that have been cut down to ground level? A: If you need to keep the stumps from resprouting, chop into the edge of the stump with a hatchet and spray glyphosate (Roundup, etc)
Q: What is the best way to measure soil temperature? A: You're smart to monitor your soil's warmth. Soil temperature determines when to do many garden jobs…from putting out pre-emergent herbici
Q: I added soil conditioner last year on your advice and the soil was wonderful to work with! Do I add more this year? If not, do I add lime again? A: Once the soil is soft you can just add a half-inch layer of
Landscape Design – Courses of Study
Q: What credentials should one have to be a landscape designer? In college, I considered studying to be a landscape architect, but I chose accounting instead. After twenty years of income taxes, I've realiz
Maple Tree – Planting flowers underneath
Q: I have a three-year old red maple tree. I would like to make an eighteen-inch high stone wall five feet out from the trunk, fill this with dirt and plant flowers under the tree. My husband said it would kill
Japanese Maple – Planting in Container
Q: I have a copper planter that I want to put a Japanese maple in. I do not want to put holes in the planter. What is the best way to prepare the planter or do I have a choice? The plant will be kept outside. A
Q: A lot of my gardening friends think I'm crazy but I have planted a tomato so that it hangs from the bottom of a five gallon bucket of dirt. My plant is doing fine and already turning up toward the sky. W
Bearded Iris – Propagation from Seed
Q: What are the pods on a bearded iris for? Do they have seeds? A: If you are both adventurous and patient, you'll get lots of enjoyment from propagating iris from seed. The swollen seed pod below the f
Hammock – Damaging Tree Bark with Chain
Q: A couple of weeks ago, a reader wanted a way to hang a hammock from her trees without harming them. We hang a hammock, with no invasion to our trees, using a chain around each tree's trunk connected to t
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