Q: I saw a video of a woman using a bleach solution to kill weeds. Wouldn't this be cheaper and safer than using Roundup? A: I'm curious why folks think bleach is "safer" than glyphosate
Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum) – Identification
Q: I have always called this vine a Guardian Angel but I can't find anything listed as that. It has yellow flowers in the spring. A: Some people call it yellow archangel but my name for it is Garden Devil
Squash Beetle and Mexican Bean Beetle – Identification
Q: I found this insect on my squash but it doesn't look exactly like a ladybug. What is it? A: It's a squash beetle. This beetle and its larvae love to eat the leaves of squash and cucumbers. Control
Q: Our Bradford pear split in half in a storm. We had someone come in and cut it off at the ground. It is starting to grow back from the stump but it looks like a big bush. Will it grow back as a tree? A: The bus
UGA Sanford Stadium – Privet Hedge
Q: At one of your radio remote broadcasts you asked what was the plant surrounding the football field at Sanford Stadium in Athens. I answered “English privet” but you said that wasn’t right. However, several onl
Spotted Wing Drosophila Larvae (Maggots) – in Raspberry
Q: I am completely grossed out. I am certain I have been feasting on maggots and did not realize it. Here is the whole story. Two years ago my husband planted raspberry and blackberry bushes. This year they are f
Impatiens Downy Mildew – Good Substitutes for Impatiens
Good substitute plants for impatiens include: FLOWERS Abutilon Begonia Tuberous Begonia Browallia New Guinea Impatiens Tiarella Torenia FOLIAGE Alternanthera Begonia ‘Gryphon’ Coleus Hypoestes Plectranthus Lamium
Wild Onion vs Wild Garlic – Control Tips
Q: How do I tell the difference between wild onion and wild garlic? A: Like edible onions and garlic, wild onion, Allium canadense, and wild garlic, Allium vineale, are members of the onion family. While both hav
Hosta – Small One Growing in Center of Older One
Q: Can anyone tell me what this is growing in the center of my hosta? A: Note: I answered this on Hometalk and thought I should post it for everyone to see. Hosta expert Bob Solberg says: "The plant appears
Q: I found this plant is growing in a heavily shaded part of my yard. The entire plant is pure white. Do you have any idea what it is? A: It's an albino sweetgum. Albino plants are not often seen but they
Brown Patch – On Fescue (close up pictures)
Q: In October we installed fescue sod over our entire yard. It remained absolutely beautiful until May. It seems that overnight it got big brown patches. After closer review under a magnifying glass it looks like
Q: We have a woodchuck family located down by the wall of our house. I have safe traps, but I'm not sure what bait would work best. I've heard certain fruits would work for the woodchuck. I'm
Q: I have a friend with the nick name "Lotus". I’d love to find lotus seed to place in an aquarium in her room so she can watch it bloom. A: American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, grows fine outdoors in ponds
Q: For several years I've been mowing over what I thought were weeds. This spring I finally realized they are volunteers from my chaste tree. Will these babies bloom? A: The seedlings will certainly bloom w
Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato Squash – Identification
Q: I thought I was growing Thelma Sanders Tennessee Sweet Potato Squash but this grew instead. Do you know what this is? A: It looks like a cushaw, Cucurbita mixta. Thelma Sanders Tennessee Sweet Potato Squash
Q: I read recently about walnut toxicity. There is a black walnut tree twenty feet from my garden and some of the leaves are in my compost, maybe 5% – 10%. Will I be able to use it in my vegetable garden ne
Q: This is my pet armadillo. We named her Arma and she hung around for about 3 years. Very sweet and would talk when I talked to her. She had no fear of my Great Dane or my Miniature Horse. They are very pig like
Q: Could you please tell me where I can purchase horticultural grade orange oil? The AJC ran an article written by horticulturist Trisha Shirey of Dallas Tx. She says to mix orange oil with pickling vinegar and d
Longleaf Pine – Identification
Q: We moved into our home a few months ago and found what looked like a small clump of green grass surrounded by string, as though someone was trying to protect it. This year, it has taken off and looks like a gi
Q: I wanted to kill some stubborn weeds, so I used "Pramitol Control of Weeds" and this is the results. Now nothing will grow in those spots! A: Well, at least you have no more weeds! Pramitol is a so
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