Vine and pomegranates

QuestionHi, im from Northern areas of Pakistan. 1. Dear, the problem with my vine is that it is infested by the ants (bigger, black ants) that live in the soil in its vicinity. They come out of the holes in the so

curly willow tree

QuestionWe have a curly willow tree about 10 years old and about 30 feet tall. It leafed out normally in early spring but about 2 weeks later the leaves of the bottom half died out. No sign of bugs. Some of the bran

Vines & Pomegranates

QuestionHi, hope u doing well. I belong to northern areas of Pakistan. 1. My vine has been suffering from ant infestation. The ants are bigger ones black asian ants. they crawl up the stem part of the plant till it

Myer lemon tree

QuestionMy tree is about 8 yrs. old and planted in a 32 by 32 plastic moveable plastic container. It has developed a outer stalely problem on the trunk and branches. Is not on any of the new growth, only

Banana tree

QuestionI was given a banana tree. Dont know what kind but it is in a pot and has been indoors in the same pot under a grow light for the winter in Alabama. It was producing a leaf each month growing nicely then the

Juniper bark lifting

Question Juniper bark I have a spectacular Shimpaku Juniper bonsai with a problem. I bought it last fall; its growing beautifully but I noticed the bark lifting. When I pulled some off, I saw smal

Lace bark elm dripping sap from a cut off limb

QuestionWhat needs to be done for my lace bark elm that has large amount of sap dripping from where I cut a small limb that was too low. I painted the wound with wound spray and made the cut smooth, but the sa

egg sac?

QuestionQUESTION: This morning I found 3 (maybe more) pinkish, waxy, ball-like, egg sacs on my maple tree leaves. The balls are 1cm in diameter. I havent cut one open yet, but holding it up to the light,

golden euonymus

Questiongolden euonymus2 golden euonymus1 QUESTION: Hello Live in Maryland. See attached pics. I planted a row of golden euonymus 3 years ago, expecting them to grow into a hedge. Instead, they

fungus growing on trunk of maple trees

Question fungus trunk maple tre Also have on numerous other tree trunks throughout our 5 acre lot. Have tried spraying a fungucide our local landscaper sold us, but hasnt helped. We live in northe

Sago desease

QuestionMy king sago puts out new growth that is yellow/brown and wilted. I think it points to a Mg deficiency in the soil. I treated it with Epson salt twice and the new growth is still yellow/brown and wilted. &nb

black powdery residue on leaves

QuestionMy gardenia bush has/had scale and teeeeeny white bugs. The leaves (except new growth) were covered with black stuff. I sprayed it thoroughly with Ortho Volk Oil spray. We have not had rain

Pittosporum / cream de mint issues

Question Sad pittosporums Hi Melissa, I have several pittosporum shrubs that are showing brown leaves and I was wondering if it is due to watering problems. I water every 2-3 days for 15 minutes using tiny sp

peach tree leaves turning yellow

Questioni live in east tn. i have two trees . one small size peach one bigger peach. trees are three years old and started to produce this year. they have about thirty fruit on each tree. fruit is about one inch in

Spotting on tomato plant leaves

QuestionTomato plant leaves QUESTION: Hello! I recently planted sugar baby tomato plants. I used new garden soil and planted them in a raised bed with legs. They get lots of sunshine and wat

MAGNOLIA SCALE

QuestionTHE PICTURE OF THE MAGNOLIA SCALE LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT IS ON ALMOST EVERY TREE, BUSH, AND GRAPE VINE IN MY YARD. IT WAS ON THE CRAPE MYRTLES AND I SPRAYED WITH A BLEACH SOLUTION THAT SEEMED TO HEL

china girl holly disease

Question Holly Disease My china girl hollies have several white insect, which look like a grain of rice, on the underside of their leaves. Some of the leaves have turned black. I dont believe they are leaf mi

eastern snowball

QuestionProblem: (5) 5 year old snowball bushes planted side by side with plenty of space. Have been doing absolutely  

Chili care

QuestionHello Melissa, I just read an interesting Q-A on this website about chili plants. It磗 the second year that i磎 growing chilis. Last year I harvested some nice chilis, but unfortunately all my plant got weak

Basil Mint Disease

Question Damaged Basil Leaves Im growing and expanding my herd garden at home. Suddenly my basil look wilted and leaves show spots with black nuclei and white edges as seen in the picture it is moving to othe