Q: Four years ago I planted a ‘Cowart' muscadine vine. To this day I have gotten no grapes. Leaves and new growth appear in spring. Little grapes show up, but they never get large and in mid-summer th
Curcuma (Siam Tulip) – Identification
Q: I love the flowers of a plant labeled "curcuma" I bought at a home improvement store. What should I do with it this fall and winter? A: You have a Siam tulip: Curcuma alismatifolia. It is not hard
Q: I'm looking for a plant that will stay green all year long and flourish in a hanging pot on my porch. In years past we've just bought annuals. Is there a perennial that will work under these condit
Q: Please tell me how to harvest sun flowers. I would like to have seeds for next year and let the birds have the rest. A: The back of a completely ripe sunflower head is brown and dry, with no green left in i
Holly, Liriope Berries – Not Poisonous
Q: Are the berries of dwarf Burford holly poisonous? A: Auroleus Phillipus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (known as Paracelsus by his friends) was born in Switzerland in 1493. His work as a physician and p
Q: Is there a product that will control grass and weeds on a cemetery plot? A: There are several soil sterilants available. The biggest caution I can give you is that these chemicals will affect ALL plants in the
Q: I would be very appreciative if you could answer a simple question. Is it beneficial or detrimental to the lawn if one mulches the tree leaves and lets the shreddings lay on the grass? My wife admonishes me e
Q: What is your opinion about using surfactants (wetting agents) as part of a residential lawn care program? I recently used a surfactant lawn care product (bought on the Internet) on my yard. I hoped for better
Pesticide – Degradation in Water
Q: Several weeks ago you wrote about the half-life of insecticides after application. I assume that the same breakdown occurs in herbicides. Does the degeneration occur after mixing, or only after application? I
Q: I'm confused about "proper mulching". I see references everywhere that I'm supposed to mulch but no information on how to do it correctly. I've been told by a fellow gardener that
Q: A landscaper just installed for me a seven foot Kousa dogwood and did not remove the burlap from the root ball. All he did was to peel it back on top. Am I correct that it should be removed? A: Landscape exp
Q: I listened to your radio discussion of the mirliton squash a few weeks ago and wondered what was the resolution of how to plant it. Do you plant the whole thing? Will it grow here? A: The beauty of my radio s
Colorado Blue Spruce – Planting
Q: I am drawn to the beauty of spruce trees and was contemplating buying one to plant in my yard. However, I lost interest because of their slow growth rate until I discovered the cultivar ‘Hoops' blu
Q: My Stella d'Oro daylilies bloom great at the first of summer and almost never after that. They are three years old and appear to be well established. I fertilize in early spring but I'm not sure ho
Q: We are trying to grow carrots in our garden. I prepare the soil well and the other vegetables do great except the carrots. The carrots are very short and many have 2 or 3 short roots. What am I doing wrong? A
Q: If I leave my shredded leaves in a plastic bag outdoors and punch small holes in the bag so rain water will wet them, will they compost by spring? A: The leaves will eventually decompose into compost but I t
Q: I recently bought aerator sandals with two inch spikes on the bottom. After I purchased them, my brother-in-law told me I wasted my money because aerator sandals do not really work. Are they really harmful to
Wooly Hackberry Aphid – Control
Q: My sister lives in Montgomery, AL and her spring garden is infested with the "White Wooly Hackberry Flies". Do you have any recommendations on how to get rid of these little guys, without spending
Flowers – Moving and replanting
Q: We sold our home very quickly. I had roses given as gifts from family and friends, daylilies and irises from my home where I grew up, some inherited from my greatgrandmother's garden. We dug them up tod
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