Hyacinths – Forcing for Indoor Use
Q: I would like to have blue hyacinths blooming by Jan 27th for my niece's wedding,I have them in the refrigerator at the moment should I plant them now? A: It all depends on what variety of Hyacinths you h
Q: My husband decided to send his stepmother flower bulbs for Christmas; I suggested he contact you for the name of a flower bulb company. We would like to order and have them shipped directly to her in Hiawasse
Spider Mites – Control on Tomatoes
Q: I know it's a bit unusual, but I'm absolutely sure I have spider mites on my tomatoes. I have no problem spraying the garden plants with insecticide, but I'd rather check with you about what
Q: I have rabbits eating my pansies! I love animals but is there anyway to discourage the rabbits without harming them? A: Both rabbits and caterpillars can consume pansies in fall. To distinguish between the tw
Q: I just got an estimate to have a dead pine removed from my property near Tucker, from Davey Tree Company. They suggested I consider deep root fertilize a red oak tree I have that is bound by driveway on almos
Q: We have a sixty acre farm, a 4 acre fenced yard and a swimming pool. For the past six weeks, I have been netting HUNDREDS of grubs out of my pool every morning. Sometimes a couple of thousand crawl to the pool
Q: Is this plant a weed or a flower? We have a yard full of them and my wife wants to plant more but they seem to come up everywhere by themselves. A: You have cleome – and in my landscape it can be both we
Tulip Poplar – Early Yellowing
Q: This tree thinks it's fall every year in June. Is it dying? It seems healthy otherwise. A: Tulip poplar is famous for dropping leaves whenever it feels stress. Both drought and excess water cause the tr
Q: Last year a weed appeared in my yard. I tried to keep it weeded and this year I put out Preen. None of the above did any good. It has come back with a vengeance. It is in my grass, my perennial garden, ground
Q: I turned over a rock in my backyard and found the ugliest creature I've ever seen! It looked like a slimy earthworm, about eight inches long, and had a flat head shaped like a hammerhead shark. It didn&#
Q: I am a organic gardener and would like to know if you plant pop corn next to the regular corn will it cross-pollinate and ruin my corn crop? A: Unlike other vegetables, the taste of corn is affected by the pol
Q: What can you tell me about the sad, ugly rust infecting our wonderful daylilies? A: This summary from the American Daylily Society gives detailed information. Note the fungicide info.: "daylily rust can
Q: My mother is an organic gardener in Texas, and she told me to use twenty percent vinegar to kill weeds, Virginia creeper, etc. in my pine island. I have tried everywhere I can think of and have not been succe
Spiny Oak Slug – Poisonous Caterpillar
Q: I have encountered a tomato plant pest that I have not come across before. I took some shots of it with a computer microscope at 10X magnification (attached). The body of this pest is green, and it has the e
Artillery Fungus – Identification
Q: We have a lovely patio in our backyard that borders a wooded area. This past fall we started noticing pinhead-sized spots (looking like tar) on our patio furniture and privacy fence. We have tried removing the
Q: Can you help me identify this perennial flower from my landscape? A: It's rose campion, Lychnis coronaria See Rose Campion
Snake – Gray Rat Snake Identification
Q: My neighbor found this snake on his driveway. It's over 2 feet long and I told him (my neighbor, not the snake) not to hurt it but he did. Can you help identify it? A: It's a gray rat snake (Elaph
Persimmon – Ripening to Remove Astringency
Q: Why do green persimmons taste so bad? A: Because they have a lot of tannin in their juice. One web site says "tannin coagulates the viscous protein on the surface of our tongues, leading to the astring
Q: We have a company that maintains our yard for weeds and fertilizer. They aerated and put down fescue last fall. It looked GREAT from about November until about the middle of June. Then
Q: I have a Jade plant that I received as a gift. It seems to be very healthy with a lot of new growth, but there are some white growths coming out of the side of the plant stems. I don't know what these fi
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