Tomatoes – Beautiful and Flavorless
Q: My tomatoes this year are big, beautiful and flavorless. I planted the usual varieties but they don’t have good tomato flavor. Could it be all the rain? A: The rain and overcast skies this summer certainly ha
Q: I recently purchased some hydrangeas and planted them in thirty gallon containers. Are the containers big enough to allow the hydrangeas to survive the winter? A: Your container is a good size for hydrangeas t
Q: We have a twenty foot tall paulownia tree in our back yard. I’ve been told that they are a very invasive plant. It is growing twelve inches every week. Should we let it grow or cut it down? A: The paulownia wi
Peaches – Growing Healthy Fruit
Q: I have a problem caring for my peaches because I have gotten into beekeeping and can't use pesticides anymore. I get brown rot and worms in the peaches. A: It is TOUGH to get a crop of peaches without sp
Beans – Lima Beans and Butterbeans
Q: A battle rages between my dearest friends. The line is drawn between South Georgia natives and Atlanta-raised folks. Fresh, dried, green, beige, or speckled: what is the difference between a butterbean and a l
Q: We have a gaggle of geese that have begun spending the day in our front yard. We have no pond or water nearby. I do see them eating the grass. Can we treat the grass so they will not return? A: Methyl anthrani
Q: I recently bought a bag of fresh cream peas at the farmers market. The vendor told me to wash and sort before cooking. I am not sure what I should throw out during the "sort." A: The peas are all
Crabgrass – Removal and Prevention
Q: I want to use Drive XLR8 herbicide to control crabgrass. The label says I need a crop oil adjuvant. What is that? A: An adjuvant is a chemical added to a pesticide to make it work better. Some gardeners add a
Flooding – Good Plants Tolerate
Q: We have a cabin on the Cartecay River. It flooded last week. My hydrangeas, ferns, hostas, etc. are flattened from the flood water. Should I cut things back now or wait till later? A: I'd use a hose to w
Q: We had a concrete wall repaired. There are now thousands of small concrete pieces in the nearby flower bed. Will the concrete leach into the soil and cause harm? A: There might be a small rise the soil pH but
Q: Some time back I listened to a radio caller asking about wasps that pollinate figs. Based on what I heard, I told my sister that the wasps only pollinate the Mission figs that grow in California. My sister dis
Parsley Piert – Removal and Control
Q: This spring I had a terrible crop of parsley piert in my bermuda grass. I want to put a pre-emergent on this September but can’t find a good one for this particular weed. Do you have a suggestion? A: Parsle
Expanded Slate – Works Very Well
Q: You mentioned early in the year you were experimenting with Permatill in your garden; are the results in on that? A: Expanded slate (PermaTill, Soil Perfector, etc) is used by many gardeners to loosen clay soi
Territorial Birds – Dealing With Annoyances
Q: I am at my wits end. A bird has been pecking on my kitchen window every morning and during the day! We chase him away but he returns. A:Your cardinal is mistakenly trying to establish a territory as if it wer
Termites – Don't Eat Live Plants
Q: Our hydrangeas have always struggled. This year I dug one up to replant it and I noticed the main root had termites. Is this common for a live plant to get termites? A: Termites don't have mouthparts or
Trumpetvine – Will Bloom When Ready
Q: Please let me know how to get my trumpet vine to flower. A: Blooming is affected by the age of the trumpetvine, available sunshine and the orientation of the stems. Young vines are less likely to bloom because
Q: We recently removed a very large pine tree. The remaining stump is very large. I have heard that you can use old tree stumps as planters. Could I plant a Nellie Stevens Holly inside the stump? A: I can't
Q: There are black bees chasing me away from my fig tree. It is loaded with figs but I can’t pick them! A: I picked figs for two weeks this summer with wasps, bees and yellowjackets buzzing happily around me. I&#
Yellow Clover, Wood Sorrel, Oxalis – In Fescue
Q: I have an aggressive weed in my lawn that I believe is yellow flowering wood sorrel. Can you suggest what I can use to kill the weed without harming my fescue? A: Yellow woodsorrel, Oxalis stricta, sometimes c
Q: We recently had a large water oak removed due to an infestation of ambrosia beetles. Is there a risk of infection to nearby trees from the ground stump sawdust? A: There is no harm from the sawdust. The stump
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