Posts Tagged ‘Spring’
Fruit Garden – For School
Q: I’m in charge of planning a fruit tree garden for elementary school students. Can you give me some ideas on fruits that will ripen before the end of May or after August? A: Not many fruit ripen in late...
Peach – Pruning to Open Center
Q: What does the open center system of pruning mean? We have a peach tree that is six years old and need to know how to best prune it. A: The “open center” method of pruning a peach tree results...
Fertilizer – Using Old Wet Stuff
Q: I found a plastic bucket in which some 10-10-10 fertilizer had spent the winter on my patio. When I opened it, I found that the granules were wet and partially dissolved, with a good bit of liquid in the...
Pink Snow Mold – Identification
Q: Can you tell me if this is something I should be concerned about? These spots appeared after the grass had been dormant for quite a while. I noticed them in December. They appear pink in color and are about...
Mistletoe – On Fringe Tree
Q: Can you tell me what this aberrant foliage is? It is growing on a fringe tree which is 10 years old and this is its first appearance. It looks like mistletoe to me but surely I must be wrong....
Sod – Fertilized Too Early
Q: I am new to Georgia, from northern Illinois, so I need to relearn lawns and gardening. Our homebuilder put in bermudagrass sod in early February. I fertilized at the end of March. What do you recommend for a new...
Cherry Tree – Rotten Trunk
Q: We just bought a nice house in Marietta. This little tree is right out front and will offer great shade if its not too late to save it from whatever is eating it to death. I don’t know what...
Confederate Jasmine – Seed
Q: I have “beans” on my Confederate Jasmine. Can I harvest these seeds for planting? And if so, how? A: Yes, collect the seed when the pod dries out. Plant in spring in a sunny spot with loose...
Bradford Pear – Self-destruction
Q: I may have killed the Bradford pear tree in my front yard. Last year I cut some low hanging limbs off to allow more sunlight to get underneath the tree. Well the tree started to grow back where I...
Owl – In the House
Q: I had an owl get in my house one night via an open fireplace flue. We aren’t sure how the owl got the glass doors open over our fireplace. Somehow it got out and it flew from the downstairs...
Crape Myrtles- Trimming
Q: My recently purchased home has a number of 15 – 20 feet high crape myrtles. They appear to have been improperly trimmed since the limbs have round “knobs” with sucker-like shoots coming from them. Can I trim the limbs...
Pecan- Nut maintenance
Q: I have two eight-year old pecan trees. The nuts turn black, sort of like mildew on the hulls. Is there anything special I can do to correct this. A: I’ll bet your trees have scab, a common disease of...
Panicle Hydrangeas- Blooming
Q: I have a heavily wooded lot. I planted ‘Pink Diamond’ panicle hydrangeas where they get two hours of morning sun, but they have not bloomed in two years. Do you think they will bloom where they are? A: Unlike...
Abelia – Thinning in Middle
Q: I have 5 Little Richard abelias that look mighty sick. They were planted in November of 2007 and looked great up until a few months ago. As you can see by the pictures there are no leaves in the...
Tree – Brought Down by Snow
Q: One of our pecan trees was brought down by wet snow this winter. Can we save this tree? A: I don’t have good news. You can already see the broken roots on the “heaved” side of the tree. What’s...
Woodpecker – Damage to Fascia
Q: What caused the damage to the fascia board on our house? This shows only a small portion of the damage, it goes all the way to the peak of the roof line. The “cavities” or “open tunnels” are about...
Rose Bug – Identification
Q: I have some bugs throughout my perennials and roses. It is a half-inch long, chocolate brown, with a couple of slim orange lines across the top of its body. What is it? A: Undoubtedly it’s the adult form of...
Angels Blush- Pruning
Q: I have an ‘Angel’s Blush’ hydrangea that I would like to prune. I planted it last summer and it doubled in size. What is the best time to prune this variety? A: ‘Angel’s Blush’ is a new panicle-type hydrangea...
