Pet Droppings – Composting

Q: Is there anything I can do with dog poop? …

Tomato – Disease Identification

Q: I have grown tomatoes for a few years and …

Hollyhocks- Pest Control

Q: Something is devouring my hollyhocks. There are yellow dots …

Fruit trees – Production

Q: Can you provide any recommendations as to what fruit …

Climbing and Shrub Roses – Pruning

Q: I have climbing and shrub roses. Do I need …

Juniper – Phomopsis tip blight

Q: I’m in a panic because my junipers are dying. …

Cherry – Sweet

Q: I recently purchased a ‘Tartarian’ cherry tree at a …

Tree – Determining Age

Q: I am trying to find out the age of …

Gardenia, Holly, Magnolia, Azalea, Camellia – Yellow Leaves in Spring

Q: Some of my Gardenia bushes have yellow leaves. Is …

Microstegium (bamboo grass) – Fewer Ticks

Q: Entomologist William L. Nicholson, Ph.D. writes

“It seems that …

Peach Tree- Disease Treatment

Q: I have young peach tree that I got too …

Golf course – Green grass

Q: How does a golf course with bermuda or bentgrass …

Soil Solarization

Q: Can I use black plastic rather than clear for …

Vinca – Rhizoctonia fungus

Q: The vinca patch in my yard has a fungus …

Hosta – Care After Hail

Q: Most of my hostas were beaten down by the …

Iris – Leaf Spot

Q: I have many brown spots on the leaves of …

Laurel – Shot Hole Disease

Q: My Otto Luyken laurel shrubs have numerous small holes …

Mowing Wet Lawn – Good or Bad

Q: Is it harmful or undesirable to mow grass when …

Apple, Crabapple, Pear Trees – Care

Q: I have a quick question about the apple, crabapple …

Long Day Onion- Bulbing

Q: I purchased ‘Sweet Spanish Yellow Utah Jumbo’ onion seeds …