White & Green mold under surface of outdoor soil

QuestionHi there, Moved to Arizona in December. Have created several flower beds and planted a couple pygmy palms using all brand new purchased soil. Some soil was organic, some was miracle grow soil. &n

drainage behind a new retaining wall

QuestionLast year, we installed a retaining wall to correct some erosion issues in our back yard. We installed a perforated pipe along the foundation and backfilled with gravel behind the wall. Since the

Shredded leaves

QuestionHello Mr. Crowder, Very soon, thanks to Mother Nature and my leaf shredder, I will have a large amount of chopped up leaves at my disposal. Id love to find a good use for them and have a garden about 13 fee

Mushrooms in a soil

Question Mushrooms in a soil Hello James, When I water my plant these mushrooms always grow in a soil.This problem started few month ago.Could you tell me how can I get rid of it? Thank you,Larisa. AnswerHi Lariss

sow grass

QuestionWhen is it to late to sow grass in Tennessee AnswerHi Gary, Unless we get an unusually early cold spell, I consider the absolute last date to plant fescue in east TN to be Nov 1, middle TN Nov. 10th and wes

trees

QuestionWhat type of trees grow best in Memphis soil AnswerHi Paul, Easy to grow shade trees include: oak, maple, birch, bald cypress, elm, ginkgo, tulip poplar, dawn redwood, sycamore, chinese pistachio and willow

mold on soil

QuestionI am purchasing a mobile home and upon inspection we noticed a 10 foot diameter area of white mold under the trailer on top of the soil. Its in a depressed area that probably collects water. Is it dangerous?

white bead-like structures in soil

QuestionHello, I have small (approx. 0.5 - 0.75 mm) white bead-like structures that are spreading in the soil of my potted plants. They started in the soil of a succulent (Night-Blooming Cereus) that was give

mushrooms in mulch

Questionmushroom QUESTION: All of a sudden I have these strange looking mushrooms coming out of my mulch. They look like white aparagus with a black cap and a big eye on top. They do not smell, so I dont thin

Steer Manure On Fruit Trees

QuestionI Have A Couple Of Fruit Trees That I Wanted To Put On Bigger Pots And My Question Was Can I Mix In Steer Manure In The Bigger Pot. I Seen The Steer Manure At My Local Hardware Store It Is A 1 Cubic Foot Bag

OMG?!

QuestionHey! I just bought a bulb kit thingy..not important. But it can with a disc. And when I added water it filled up the whole pot like 10 times its size. How do they get the dirt so small/compressed? AnswerHi

Something new on my potted soil

Question Fuzzy white in soil I have a small lemon tree Im trying to grow. It started in a warmer climate but Ive moved to a snowy climate, taking the tree with me. I keep it in my apartment. I keep

Grass for shade

QuestionMy front yard is very shady, the fescue reseeding is less effective annually and now my yard is covered in moss. What are my options to kill the moss and find a grass that will grow in a very shady yar

Red clay erosion control

QuestionI am not sure if I am asking the right person. I have some steep 50-70% grades on my property in White County,GA of red clay soil that are in need of erosion control . My question is what is the product that

Backyard flooding

QuestionQUESTION: I live in League City and somehow my yard is higher than my patio and having flooding in other areas of yard. Who should I contact to fix the problem and heard of french drains do they work? Desper

Phosphates in soil

QuestionI recently had my flower bed soil, from several different areas, tested at TX. A&M Soil Testing lab. Plants were not thriving. It came back High in Phosphates, K, and Mag. Nitrogen was low. PH 7.4 Im re-work

Moss throughout grass and perennial flower garden

QuestionWe had a very shady garden until recently (when 2 giant trees came down). Now I would like to get rid of the moss to improve the grass and also my perennial flower gardens. I also have a 2 year old little do

Garden dries too fast

QuestionHi My garden has kind of a clay-sand mix on top, with a sand only base about 2 feet down. The soil on top develops a crust over the summer, I am guessing due to Calcium carbonate in the water tr

Potting Soil

QuestionHi James, Can you please tell me a good recipe for General potting soil mix for up flowers that I have rooted to sell? Thanks so much Betty AnswerHi Betty, Id use a different mix depending on what type of

Soil Depth

QuestionI have an area 20 feet long and 3 feet wide bordering a cement driveway on one side and the house on the other. This is a newly developed area with new, very fertile soil obtained from a cattle feedlot