Q: At my new home the bermuda grass was mowed three inches high. The first time I cut it, I set my mower at 2.5 inches. The grass seemed to lose a lot of green. Your website says a good height for bermuda is 1-1.
Caterpillars – Removal From Sweetgum
Q: We have noticed lots of caterpillars nesting in the sweetgum trees. Is it worth trying to control this infestation with insecticides or will they disappear by themselves? A: I think you’re seeing fall webworm
Landscaping – Saving Old Plants
Q: We’ve just moved into a new home with nice landscaping. We’d would like to redo the landscape but I don't want to clear cut everything. Are there any companies that would come and harvest existing plants
Knock Out® Roses – Pruning In Fall
Q: Is it OK to prune Knock Out® roses in the fall? A: This is a fine time to tidy yours up. Remove empty sprays of flower buds, clip out long branches and remove any dead wood. Your plant won't produce mor
Hickory Horned Devil – Immature Form
Q: My son moved to Raleigh, NC and sent me a picture of this caterpillar. It’s about 6 inches long. A: It’s a very handsome hickory horned devil, discovered just before it grows its typical orange horns. You migh
Q: This is a picture of a leaf from an oak tree that is shedding leaves now. This tree is among the last to shed in the fall. Any ideas? A: It's bacterial leaf scorch. Sadly, there is nothing you can spray.
Squash – Green and Yellow Two-toned
Q: We have a strange vine growing under our porch that we did not plant. Can you please help us identify what it is? A: It's a squash that came up from a seed that some animal dropped there. The seed in que
Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum) – Care
Q: I received a plant from my grandmother called “Hens n Chicks”. Some of the hens seem to be dying and the chicks are still going strong. What should I do? A: Hens and chicks, Sempervivum tectorum, is native to
Q: I ate a Honeycrisp apple that was not "organic" so I'm assuming it's probably GMO. Seeds inside had tiny sprouts so I threw them in some dirt to see what would happen. They are growing
Lubber Grasshopper – Identification
Q: A huge black grasshopper settled for a rest on my Japanese maple. Any idea what it is? A: It's a lubber grasshopper. Their “skin” varies in color as they grow from nymph to adulthood. Black ones are not
Lambsquarters – Growing In Georgia
Q: Does lambsquarters grow in Georgia? When do I plant? A: My father was listening to my radio show several years ago when a listener asked where to get lambsquarters seed. Dad called me later that day to declare
Elephant Ears – What Happens In Winter
Q: I often see big elephant ear plants being used in commercial landscapes. What happens to the plants in winter? Do they give them away? A: Local landscaper Ed Castro says most companies simply compost the plant
Q: For many years I’ve grown pole butter beans but this year the vines look great but there are few beans and they are flat. P. Etchison, Alpharetta, A: Flat beans usually mean poor pollination. Butterbeans are s
Blueberries – Dying Due to Soggy Soil
Q: Blueberries are my all-time favorite food so I was very excited when my husband planted three bushes in the backyard this spring. Two of the three are holding their own, but not really growing, and the third l
Q: Can you identify these bugs? I have several clusters of them on my crepe myrtle trees. A: They’re barklice. They feed on bits of bark and lichens but don’t hurt trees. Exotic though they look, there’s no need
Goats/Sheep – Using for Weed Removal
Q: What do you know about using goats for removal of ivy, privet and the like? A: Goats or sheep can be pretty effective, especially in places where it's too steep or overgrown to mow. Here are some articl
Q: We have an abundance of these things in and around our home. What is it and how do we get rid of them? This one is nearly five inches long. A: It's a North American millipede, Narceus americanus. There a
English Ivy – Mature Form, Flowers, Berries
Q: This aggressive ivy look-alike has covered up English ivy and everything in its path while making stubborn mounds several feet high! A: It's what experts call the "mature" form of English ivy
River Birch Sawfly Larvae – Proper Control
Q: In March I drenched the ground around our two river birches with the Ortho product which has imidacloprid. Each tree has 3 trunks, each about 6 inches in diameter. I used a 40 oz. bottle and divided it between
Q: We noticed this pretty bug on the side of our car. The bug was gesturing at us with its antennae and abdomen. A: It just wanted to be friendly! It’s a nymph (i.e. juvenile) of a leaf-footed bug, Acanthocephala
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