Jerusalem Cherry – Identification
Q: This shrub "volunteered" at the base of a large sweetgum two years ago. I have never seen anything like it. It has small white flowers in the spring and the fruit is as shown; a bright, tomato red,
Q: I took this picture at the North Carolina State Fair horticulture exhibit last fall. I'm curious what it is. It was a decent sized shrub – about 3 feet in height with a wider diameter. A: The plan
Q: I've seen grubs in my yard from time to time, but yesterday, I ran across a big one. This rascal has to be almost 4″ long when fully stretched out! Normally, grubs are about 3/4″, right? What
Q: This past June we helped my son and his wife refinish their deck with Olympic water base stain. Since then the squirrels are chewing the edges of the boards. She has witnessed a squirrel tearing a stick off th
Q: Where can I find pure ‘Thermal Blue' bluegrass seed. I would like to overseed my fescue lawn. A: ‘Thermal Blue' is just one of the new heat tolerant bluegrasses introduced in the last y
Q: Is there a product that will kill blooms on a crabapple tree and prevent fruit from growing? A: Fruit control on small trees is possible if you time it correctly. You can spray with ethepon (click for sources
Sicklepod (Coffeebean, Coffeeweed) – Identification
Q: This interesting plant came up in my flower bed. I let it grow to see what it would be and it continues to grow! The leaves have a soft touch and around sunset the leaves begin to close and it looks like rows
Q: I was working in my flower garden, digging up Easter lilies, and unearthed these tiny eggs. They are white and about the size of candy jellybeans. At first I thought they were snake eggs but my husband said s
Q: I am a realtor in Indiana and have searched the web for this problem with no success. My clients did a walk through the day before closing on their new condo and noticed a huge spot of dead grass. When we aske
Q: I was cutting my grass around my cherry tree, and noticed an oozing from a place at the bottom of the trunk. Can I fill in the hole with anything to prevent disease from infecting the tree? A: Gummy ooze fro
Mistletoe – Identification and Control
Q: I have a big clump of mistletoe at the top of one of my trees. I've heard there is something you can spread at the bottom of the tree that will kill the mistletoe but not hurt the tree. What is it? A: E
Pampas Grass – Plumes with Disease
Q: My pampas has a fungal look on it that is keeping the plumes from opening up. I have had the same problem for a couple of years. I have drenched it with fungicide early in the growing season and with systemic
Q: Which is best – mulching or bagging? I used to be a firm believer in bagging but my son convinced me that mulching was the way to go. My main concern with mulching is the cutting and broadcasting of weed
Puffball Mushroom – Identification
Q: I have found in my yard something which resembles a potato, but I think is some type of mushroom. It is embedded in the ground, round, light tan in color, and when crushed it has a black core. Do you know wh
Q: Could you please tell me what this plant is? A: It looks like hairy angelica to me. See Hairy Angelica
Q: A friend was on a trip recently and saw these on the side of the road. We are at a loss as to what they are. A: Your friend saw the seedpods (hips) of a particular kind of rose: rugosa rose, which has a epony
Q: What is the small tree that has light brown leaves in winter? I can see several of them clearly in the woods near my house. A: I'll bet you're seeing American beech, Fagus grandifolia, trees. They
Q: I am looking at doing a stone patio and wall in my backyard. Is there anyone you know that does quality work? A: The best way to find a good landscape construction company is to ask friends, and friends of fr
Q: Is it possible to make your own insecticidal soap spray? Can you provide a recipe? A: I once tried to make soap from lye and lard. The results ruined a boiler pot, melted the hair on my arm and stank up the h
Q: I want to grow edible mushrooms but I don't know where to buy the logs and supplies. Can you help? A: Mushrooms seem more mysterious than most garden plants but, in fact, raising them is not very hard.
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