Q: I have a jade plant that is top heavy. Is there a way to replant some of this plant to start new plants or is there a seed on the plant? A: Jade plants do have seeds but getting them to flower prior to formin
Q: Do you know of any groups around Atlanta that are involved in raising heirloom varieties of vegetables? I received the book "Heirloom Vegetables" by Sue Stickland as a Christmas gift and am intere
Q: Can you repeat your radio comments concerning the enhancement of camellia blooms? I believe you said to add a chemical of some sort. A: "Gibbing" camellias is the process of placing a drop of g
Q: I am trying to find out the age of several live oak trees at my father-in-law's house in north Florida. Is there some general way to determine their age based on their diameter? A: According to Certif
Q: Please advise how I might save what is left of my poor Devil's backbone plant (Pedilanthus tithymaloides). During my wife's fight with cancer it was totally forgotten in a dim room with no water fo
Q: When you know the temperature is going to be way below freezing one evening and your plants need watering (especially tender perennials), is it better to wait? Or does watering do more harm than good? Is dry
Q: My boss bought a dozen amaryllis for the office for Christmas. We now have six in a sunny window. My question has to do with pollination. Before the first flowers started to fade, I cut a stamen from a flowe
Q: We are building a rural homestead display at Rock Eagle 4-H Center and using broom sedge for thatch and for brooms. Can you give me the scientific name of broom sedge? A: It's a grass, not a sedge, but
Q: Down deep on my boxwood stems I have found white-looking things that are very rounded in shape. When I pull them off their underside is blood red. I can squash them between my fingers and they crunch a bit. Th
Q: What can I use in the house for flea control with a sixteen month old baby present? The dog is treated and the yard is going to be but I want to get ahead of them indoors before there is a problem. A: I̵
Q: I have insects that are boring pencil-sized circular holes in the mortar where two brick walls meet. They appear to have a striped abdomen and they plug the holes with green leaf matter. How do I prevent them
Q: I find myself with lots of fescue clippings I would like to compost this summer. However, we have our lawn treated with fertilizer and weed killer by a national lawn maintenance company. Does this mean we shou
Plants – Getting More Information
Q: Is there a website with a listing of flowers, trees, herbs, etc. with descriptions, growing habits and planting tips? A: There are several I use. The first is the University of Georgia horticulture website
Emily Bruner Holly – Pollination
Q: We recently purchased an ‘Emily Bruner' holly. It is about 8 ft tall and does not have any berries. After researching online, I've found that ‘James Swan' is the recommended male
Q: Help! It appears that I put too much fertilizer on my grass. I have bermudagrass in the front yard and zoysia in the back. Last week I put three forty pound bags of 34-0-0 on my five thousand square foot yard.
Lawn – Testing for Brown Patch
Q: I have a zoysiagrass lawn. Can I take a soil sample to the county Extension office and have them check for brown spot fungus? A: An Extension Service soil test only checks for nutrient levels in the soil. It
Asian Ambrosia Beetle – in Cherry Tree
Q: On your radio show I heard you describe what the Asian ambrosia beetle does to ornamental trees. I have the ‘toothpicks' sticking out of my ‘Kwanzan' cherry tree. I heard you tell a lis
Q: I hate to quibble but shouldn't you have said "leaflets of three" for poison ivy and "leaflets of five" for Virginia creeper in your recent article about the poisonous vine? A:
Q: I am interested in a new grass developed by University of Georgia researcher Dr. Ronnie Duncan. It is called seashore paspalum and is relatively new. I am considering it for a front lawn with little shade.
Q: I have several ‘George L. Taber' azaleas. In winter, their leaves turn yellow, then slowly to brown, and then they drop off the plant. This is happening to all of the plants. I don't think th
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