Ponderosa Pine Seedling – Planting
Q: I've been given an eight-inch long ponderosa pine seedling. Can I plant it now or do I put it in a cool location in my garage till spring? A: Plant it outdoors immediately…but don't expect
Gummosis – On Peach, Cherry, Plum
Q: What is happening to my plum tree? It finished bearing plums in July and now the trunk is a sea of sap! Should I do anything? A: I think it's gummosis, a condition that's very difficult to control
Q: We own a home on St. Simons Island. A lawn service there takes care of our St. Augustinegrass lawn. Last summer we noticed that our lawn was full of crabgrass. When I questioned them about using a pre-emergent
Crapemyrtle – Transplanting Root Sprouts
Q: I have new crepe myrtles that have sprouted up a few feet from the main tree. How do I transplant them to other areas of my yard? A: I think you'll find that the new sprouts are attached to your main t
Q: We recently bought a newly constructed house. Why is there a row of pine straw between the house and where they stopped laying sod going down both sides of the house? A: It may have something to do with inse
Q: Is there a publication that lists all of the poisonous plants in Georgia? My neighbor has poison ivy that I haven't gotten into yet but we want to make sure we recognize everything. A: I found several b
Q: On your radio show you mentioned fermenting tomato seed in order to save them for next year. Can you provide details? A: Tomato seeds are each surrounded by a jelly capsule which inhibits germination. Ferment
Q: I should know the answer to this, but it is evading me at this moment! If I whack down a tall stalks of that horrible invasive bamboo to build a pole bean teepee…..will they take root? If so, how can I
Q: How would I use a pump on my rain barrels to send water to a sprinkler? I have two barrels at the basement level but want to send it higher to the yard and shrubs in the front. A: Getting enough pressure to p
Yellow Poplar Scale – Identification
Q: This problem on my tulip poplar started twenty days ago. I noticed lots of the leaves are black and there are bumps on the twigs. Please look at the pictures and help me save my tree. A: Your tulip poplar ha
Microstegium (bamboo grass) – Fewer Ticks
Q: Entomologist William L. Nicholson, Ph.D. writes "It seems that there is finally a good use for the terrible weed that I've known as "bamboo grass", Microstegium vimineum. "A rec
Chinese Tallow Tree – Identification
Q: Here is a tree that I grew from a "volunteer" seedling found in my vegetable garden in Florida. It is now approximately five years old. This is the first year I have seen berries present. The bark
Q: I have lots of junipers on a slope in my back yard. There are at least 200 of these funnel shaped webs in the shrubs and scattered about the lawn. I've tentatively identified them as Funnel Spiders. Sh
Ground Cherry – Identification
Q: I found this plant growing on the edge of our woods near Winterville. Can you identify it? A: It's a ground cherry, a member of the Physalis genus. It is close kin to the tomatillo, Physalis philadelphic
Smilax herbacea (Carrion Flower) – Identification
Q: In early October at Ft. Mountain State Park I saw the most beautiful berry clusters on a vine in a tree near the picnic tables. The clusters look like tiny blueberries. The vines had what looked like small g
Q: All of a sudden in the last month our indoor houseplants have taken on a nasty rotten egg type smell. Three weeks ago after we realized it was coming from the plants we repotted them with new dirt, new stones
Q: My daughter's school wants to make a compost tumbler. Do you know where I could find a 55 gallon, screw-top, food-grade drum, like a pickle or olive barrel? A: Although they look simple to make and easy
Centipedegrass – Planting in Fescue
Q: You recently mentioned ‘TifBlair' centipedegrass and said you should seed or sod in May. Can I just aerate my fescue lawn and plant the centipedegrass seed or do I have to wipe out the fescue first
Georgia Tech – Planting School Colors
Q: My daughter is a freshman at Ga. Tech. and I'd like to plant a gold-and-black area in my landscape. I know there's black mondo grass but what perennial plants would make a yellow color? A: I sugge
Q: I have heard there are new laws about soil erosion that affect our son's landscaping business. Does he have to have a permit to even change out seasonal flower beds, extend existing ones or add new beds
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