Crapemyrtle – Early Care

Q: I had giant pine tree cut down and have …

Trumpetvine – Will Bloom When Ready

Q: Please let me know how to get my trumpet …

TifGrand Bermuda – Thinning

Q: In November 2011 we cleared out some of the …

Tomato – Catfacing

Q: My Brandywine tomatoes look like some kind of mutants. …

Old Peach Tree – Rejuvenating

Q: I bought an old farm and I found a …

Spring Fertilizer and Pre-emergent Application – This Year It’s Different

The cold weather of January 2014 may have made significant …

Cotton Seed Meal – Contaminated With Pesticides or GMO

Q: You recently wrote about using ground cotton seed as …

Cotton Seed Meal – On Blueberries

Q: I found some cotton seed meal to put around …

Dew-Anner (Guano) – Organic Fertilizer

Q: Have you ever hear of “Dew Anner” fertilizer? My …

Fescue – Fertilizing Late in December

Q: What is the latest you can fertilize fescue? We …

Yoshino Cherry – Repairing Root Damage

Q: I have a Yoshino cherry tree that is showing …

Cuba Trip 2013 – Gardens and Farms

I went to Cuba with 30 very enthusiastic and entertaining …

Houseplants – Winter Care

HOUSEPLANT CARE FOR WINTER

The long warm autumn came to …

Houseplants – Propagating

PROPAGATING HOUSEPLANTS – A “ROOTS” EXPERIENCE

My wife has a …

Boxwoods – Keep Them Happy With Water and Cottonseed Meal

Q: On each side of my front door I have …

pH Meters – Several Different Types

Q: Can you recommend a pH meter that would be …

RESCUE THE FESCUE – A FALL PLANTING GUIDE

Early October ushers in our yearly fescue planting frenzy. Unirrigated …

Lime – Still Good When It’s Old

Q: I found some five-year old sacks of lime, 8-8-8 …

HOW TO TRANSPLANT SHRUBS

Back during the summer, my wife and I threw a …

EVICTING ATTIC VISITORS

The old-time farmers who sat on the rickety straw-bottomed chairs …