Q: I have a question that centers around a pleasure from my pre-teen years. Growing wild near my Dad's garden plot and near the county road were small plums. The fruit were about twice the size of a cherry
Q: What's the best thing to use to get bermudagrass out of monkey grass (liriope)? A: The label on the grass-killing product Vantage(tm) lists liriope as being tolerant of its active ingredient, sethoxydi
Q: I have the offspring of a banana tree that came from my great-grandparents' back yard in South Carolina. I planted it in my yard in 1989. It came back every year with more banana trees but no fruit. Last
Q: We have a hornet nest in a tree near my house. I want to take it to school for science class. When will the hornets be dead inside the nest? A: The hornet nest will be safe after a hard freeze has occurred. We
Q: I have recently moved into a new house with a large garden in mostly full sun. Several jasmine are planted around the house. They bloom white during the summer. I've been pruning away at them because the
Q: My niece just moved back from Miami to Woodstock Georgia. She misses all the palms in Miami. Can a palm grow outside in northern Georgia. Her house gets a lot of sunlight. A: Needle palm and windmill palm do
Q: How can I get my daffodils that haven't bloomed in several years to bloom again? A: Daffodils bloom in response to how happy they were the previous year. If you fertilized yours last spring or divided t
Q: I live on the Chattahoochee river and we are inundated with frogs! Some nights their noise is so loud we can't go to sleep until midnight. Is there anything that will repel them – or at least teach
Coffee Filter – Covering Drain Hole
Q: What is the scoop on using coffee filters to cover the drain holes in pots rather than small rocks or broken pieces of pots? A: The coffee filter idea seems reasonable to me. If you don't cover the hol
Q: I have ordered an English walnut cultivar for my back yard. The only available spot will place it within thirty feet of young crabapple and apple trees. Very recently I learned that English walnut cultivars
Q: I missed your talk about dealing with squirrels on the radio a week ago. I have a wooded backyard and want to plant some hellebores (Lenten rose) that I have in pots. Every time I put out something the squirre
Q: The Yankees in our Sunday School class at First Baptist Church of Buford are not familiar with the Southern plant known as poke salad. Do you know the correct spelling and if there is a scientific name for it?
Q: Where can I find how to dry and utilize gourds? A: Allow your gourds to ripen on the vine. The best way to determine they are ripe is to wait for the stem to wither in cooler weather. Clean the gourds with mi
Q: What's wring with my grapes? This is the second year in a row. They get about 1/4 inch in diameter, turn black and fall off. A: Your grapes have a disease called black rot. Its first symptom is small ye
Q: I have a ‘Sterling Star' lily. Its stem is about 1″ wide and flat, not round. It has loads of flowers/buds. What causes this mutation? Will it continue to grow like this in years to come? Q
Q: I purchased the three white cone flowers last year while they were in full bloom. This year however two plants have green petals in place of white ones.Should I pull the two plants that show signs of problems?
Q: I propagate pomegranates as a hobby. I am quite familiar with the shrub that bears large fruit filled with sticky red seeds each fall. My question concerns a plant everybody in north Georgia calls a pomegrana
Thermal Blue Bluegrass – Where to Buy
Q: Where can I get Thermal Blue Bluegrass seed? A: Delta Landscape Supply in Norcross has Hybrid Power a mixture of Fescue and 10% Thermal Blue. They also have straight Thermal Blue. Their # is 770-448-0805
Crabgrass – Identification and Control
Q: What is this weed in my bermuda lawn? A: It's crabgrass. The best way to control it is to apply a weed preventer (click for sources) in early spring. The exact timing depends on soil temperature. When so
Virginia Copperleaf – Identification and Control
Q: What is this weed in my garden? A: It's Virginia copperleaf, Acalypha virginica. It is an annual weed, which means it can be prevented with the proper pre-emergent chemical. The best pre-emergent for br
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