Soil wetness

QuestionI have two flower beds along my east fence and south fence that are constantly wet. I incorporated organic material with the hopes that this would help but I dont think it has. Our soil is typica

PH lower

QuestionQUESTION: BEEN TRYING TOO GROW CeNTERPede ph 7.3 i over seeded with a seeder and at the same time applied sulfur 50lbs on a 5000sq lawn.Will the sulfur burn the seeds.i have red clay birmingham al 35064. AN

I think my soil is too acidic

QuestionI was hoping you could please help me. I have two balcony containers with ivy, begonias, and violets. In the last couple of weeks, I noticed that the begonias (one in particular) have been very weak. The lea

Rock Hillside Walkway

QuestionHi James, My husband has created a rock stairway leading down the side of our hillside, my questions is, Is there anything you can advise to seal the dirt that he has compressed in between the rocks to keep

Red Tip Photinia

QuestionI live in So Cal, low desert/inland Temecula/Riverside. I have a hedge of photinias around our basketball court. They are all about 10 years old. In one 4 foot section, the plants just keep

Maple Tree Issue

QuestionI have a maple tree about 9 in circumfrence (fire maple?). Anyway, every year about this time the leaves begin to lose their color, turn brown, curl up and die. It starts at the top of the tree and at

Organic Soil

QuestionIm building an extensive raised bed vegetable garden in Palm Desert, CA. Can you recommend how to locate a good source of quality organic soil? AnswerHi Patti, The type soil you use should be blended

Black walnut trees

QuestionHi, We removed a black walnut tree 8 years ago. I was wondering if the toxins would be out of the soil by now, as I am interested in extending the garden over to that area next year. AnswerHi Renee, J

Dying grass on drain field

QuestionWhat would be the most likely causes for dying grass directly over the individual drain legs of my septic systems drain field? The rest of my lawn appears to be very healthy however there are very distinct b

Inoculaid

QuestionTell me what you think about the product Inoculaid. AnswerHi June, I was not familiar with the product. I did a little research on the Internet and this I can tell you. Anytime you stimulate mic

Can mushrooms harm vegatable garden & ant control

QuestionHello, I have several raised vegetable garden plots and I am continually pulling small tannish brown mushrooms out. As the mushrooms are a fungus should I worry about eating the vegetables? Also,how h

soil for my area

QuestionI have decided to start a flower garden and vegetable garden and plant shrubs. Now, in digging the beds for all the above which is the best product to use that I can buy at a garden store to treat the

fertilizer

Questionlast year i was using naturize fertilizer time release granules and my small garden produce lots of eggplants, tomatoes and other vegetables, more than my family could consume.  

Dog Urine on Maple Tree

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Jim: I live in Atlanta, GA and have an approximately 5 year old maple tree that has been damaged by male dog urine beginning 8 months ago when we moved into our house. I noticed peeling bark

mulch tilled into clay soil

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, read your article on mulch and nitrogen. 3 years ago I established new beds, and was advised ?and was too ignorant to know otherwise, to till hardwood mulch into soil, which I did w

plant poisoning?

QuestionHello, I have a row of Rose of Sharons planted along my fence. They were little twigs when they started 4ish years ago, they are doing very well and are almost 5 feet tall, yielding many blooms. They all got

astibes

Questionhello James, I have about twenty astibes that I divided two years ago. Ive had them for five years. Although I water them well,I can tell that they need something. I would like to know how can I

soil erosion

QuestionHi, We live in TX. We bought a house which was built in 1997. After we moved in i noticed in one day that soil around house was eroded due to heavy rains last year and we dont have any gutters either so we

clayey soil

Questioni want to start a vegetable garden but the soil is very clayey, how do i improve it? AnswerHi Pru, Till the garden to loosen the soil. Then add a couple of inches of leaves, grass clippings, compost,

Why will my garden plants not grow?

QuestionWe moved into our new house last year and this spring I planted a few pepper plants, tomato plants and a few zuzzhini plants. Its been over 3 months and the plants have not grown more then 2-3 inches from th