Weeping Cherry Tree – Propagation
Q: I have been digging up the seedlings under a weeping cherry tree and giving them to friends and family for a couple of years. Am I wasting my time? Will the seedlings be weeping cherry trees or just plain cher
Q: I was recently in Charlotte and my niece told me about a service she uses for her orchids. After the blooms are gone, she takes the orchids to someone who tends them until they bloom again. They call her and s
Summer vegetable gardening – information
Q: I'm new to gardening in Georgia so I'm curious. Many gardens are planted so early in the spring, compared to my New York State home, that sweet corn and tomato plants are already harvested and bein
Lawn – Watering Leads to Runoff
Q: This morning my lawn service man told me to water in the middle of the day instead of early morning because water was standing too long, creating mold and mildew and allowing the weeds to grow better. Do you a
Rosemary – Recommended varieties
Q: I have a lovely eighteen-inch wide decorative pot I wish to center in the middle of an herb bed. I would like to plant an evergreen in this pot. It gets full sun ALL day! What would you recommend? I have looke
Q: I have almost two acres of a mixture of centipedegrass and bermudagrass. Unfortunately, dallisgrass is taking over. Is there anything in this whole wide world that I can use to kill this pest? A: Dallisgrass i
Zoysiagrass – Planting in bermudagrass
Q: I need some advice. I have a bermudagrass lawn, but I prefer zoysiagrass. I was planning on plugging in ‘Meyer' zoysiagrass. Will the zoysiagrass overtake the bermudagrass easily? Is there a better
Chestnut – Disease-resistant variety
Q: I've read that the American chestnut is being cross-bred with the Chinese chestnut to make a blight resistant tree. I'd really like to plant one! The ones I read about are mostly American and have
Norfolk Island Pine – Dog ate bark
Q: I have a Norfolk Island pine and my dog ate away the bark on the bottom of the plant. Only the bark is gone and there is no damage to the trunk. Is the plant going to die? A: I don't have hopeful news a
Groundcovers – alternatives to grass
Q: I am curious about using plants other than grasses for an open area in my backyard. I have heard you describe on your radio show the idea of using dwarf mondo grass but the relatively high cost makes me hesita
Q: I have a pear tree that is full of fruit this year. Is there a good way by looking at the pears to tell if they are ready to pick? A: Unlike most fruits, pears continue to ripen after picking. Rather than let
Q: Have you seen or tried to grow cockscomb celosia? The flower looks like a fuzzy brain and is red or yellow. I have some seeds from a bouquet given to me and I'd like to cultivate them. What are your reco
Q: Last fall I cut my butterfly bush back to eight inches and it grew six feet high this year. It was beautiful but it shaded all the other flowers I planted around it. Is there any way I can prune it so it won&#
Q: I was in North Georgia last weekend and noticed there are many huge oaks with dying leaves at the tips of the branches. I hope this is not some new blight affecting these beautiful trees. Do you have any infor
Q: I have plum trees. Information from the University of Georgia says to fertilize them with calcium nitrate. What is this and where do I get some? A: Calcium nitrate is a specialty fertilizer for fruit trees. I
Q: My wife and I are growing tomato plants in two locations. Mine are in the garden, hers are in containers on the back deck. Tomatoes on her plants are turning black on the bottom. All ten of mine are much healt
Q: I have a gardenia bush and have noticed some strange looking growths. They are whitish, waxy-feeling deposits on the branches. They seem to be just on the surface of the branch. What should, or can, I do about
Q: Could you tell me the best way to put our pears up? This is the first year our tree has produced and we want to enjoy the fruit all through the winter. We prefer pear preserves but any help would be appreci
Q: I have several beds of small purple iris. All the stalks have seed pods. They have dried up and there are several seeds in each one. I have about all the iris plants I can handle, but would like to share with
Q: My ligustrum has gotten very scarce at the bottom while being full at the top. I'd like to cut it back to about two feet tall in hopes that this will thicken it up. Is this OK? When should I do it? A:
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