Liriope – Spreading Monkey Grass vs Clumping Monkey Grass
Q: I'm having a terrible time with liriope that is sprouting up all over my yard. Most of the landscape is either pine straw beds or English ivy. I have begun digging up patches of the liriope and then putt
Lime – Still Good When It's Old
Q: I found some five-year old sacks of lime, 8-8-8 and bonemeal at my mother-in-law's house recently. Are they still useable? If they are, I can make good use of them! A: On the farm when I was a kid, we s
Plumeria – Not Flowering Like Expected
Q: Two years ago I brought back a cutting of plumeria from Hawaii. It is in the shape of a capital "Y". It rooted successfully and produced large green leaves at the end of each point of the "Y
Q: I have a plumleaf azalea I purchased from a nursery in Commerce about four years ago. I initially planted it in the shade out of fear of too much sun and heat, but after 2 years of no blooms, I decided to move
Maple – Righting One From A Fall
Q: We have a small maple that is becoming uprooted. Is there any remedy that you can advise so we can save the tree? The tree is currently supported by wiring, but it isn't helping the uprooting. A: As we a
Q: I want to buy harpin protein and use in my vegetable garden. This product was originally developed by Eden Bioscience under the brand name Messenger. Do you have a source? A: How about this? harpin (click for
Hibiscus Sawfly – Identification
Q: The leaves of my hibiscus are eaten through like eyelet lace. What could chew them up so? A: It’s hibiscus sawfly damage. Early on a humid morning you can find the greenish larvae on the backside of leaves, ch
Q: My jalapeño plants have a light green pattern on the peppers. What is it? A: It's one of the virus diseases that affect peppers and tomatoes, possibly cucumber mosaic virus, which attacks a wide range of
Q: What in the heck is going on with these poison ivy leaves? They look to be covered with warts. A: The warts are caused by gall-making eryophid mites. These tiny creatures wound the leaf and insert eggs. Leaf t
Fescue – Growing Under a Dogwood
Q: I have been trying to grow grass on a slight hill under a dogwood tree for years. I plant the shade mix of fescue each year and initially it comes in and then dies. This has been the routine for the last 7 yea
Fungus – Growing in Treated Wood
Q: I have attached a picture of the fungus growing on the walkway of my home. Can you please tell me what it is and how to get rid of it? A: Mycologist Don Gardner in Brunswick says the fungus is eating the timbe
Q: I’m growing tomatoes in a spot that gets full sun, is well drained, and the block retaining wall allows excessive water to drain out. Initially my plants were doing great. Now not so good. The lower older vine
Lemon Grass (Lemongrass) – Repel Mosquitoes
Q: I was thinking about planting lemon grass to help ward off mosquitoes. Will it grow in Dawsonville? A: Lemon grass is not usually winter hardy in Atlanta, much less Dawsonville. You might have success growing
Q: I have well water and would like to test it for contaminants. There are no factories or industrial facilities near by. Iron and sulfur amounts would be good to know. A: The University of Georgia has a good gui
Q: My son sent me two cold hardy avocado plants, which are said to tolerate 18 degree temperatures. Do you think I will have avocados next summer? A: You'll be on the bleeding edge of horticultural knowledg
Pine Tree – Clusters of Needles Falling Off
Q: I have short 6 to 8 inch pieces of my pine tree falling off. The ends look like they have been chewed through. I have over 24 of these section laying under the tree. The tree is large with a base of over 24 in
Confederate Yellow Daisy – Growing
Q: Is there actually a Confederate yellow daisy available for home gardens? I think it would be neat to have them bloom at home at the time of Stone Mountain Yellow Daisy Festival. A: You’re in luck! The Confeder
Magnolia – Clusters of Leaves Turning Brown
Q: Some of our magnolias have leaf “clusters”, that are turning brown . Could you advise us about possible causes? A: I think the flagging is caused by black twig borer. If it was a twig girdler, you would have c
White Flannel Moth Caterpillar (Norape ovina) – Identification
Q: Can you identify this caterpillar for me? My wife found them on our Red Buds and unfortunately touched one. She won't do it again! A: It’s a white flannel moth caterpillar…Norape ovina. All flannel
Pennywort (Dollarweed) – Control
Q: I have pennywort in my St Augustine lawn. How can I control it? A: Like its weedy cousin, creeping Charlie, pennywort, also known as dollarweed, is tough to eradicate. Any of the three-way broadleaf weed kille
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