Distinctive Native Plants

Q: In Boy Scouts there is a requirement to identify …

Weed Wrench – Source

Q: I have seen the volunteers at DeKalb County’s Kittredge …

Bermuda Sod – Too Thin

Q: I laid 500 sq. ft. of bermuda sod on …

Fescue – Crabgrass Control with Siduron

Q: Can you explain how a fertilizer/pre-emergent combination using the …

Compost Tea – Does It Work

Linda Chalker-Scott is a scientist at Washington State University who …

Rattlebox (Crotalaria) – Identification

Q: What is this plant with brown seed pods that …

Dogfennel – Identification

Q: Please identify this 3 – 4’ tall stuff. How …

Crabgrass – Dying in Fall

Q: Look at what happened to my crabgrass: couple of …

Poison Caterpillars – Identification

Yowsa!

Fall is stinging caterpillar season…watch where you put your …

Hercules Club – Identification

Q: Is this thorny woodland plant  a noxious weed or …

Armyworm – Control

“An army travels by its stomach” according to military lore.…

Turfgrasses (Lawn Grasses) – Comparison and Selection

There are usually several varieties of each turfgrass from which …

Hops vine – Growing

Q: Is it possible to grow hops in Ga.? Could …

Microstegium (Basketgrass, Stiltgrass, Eulalia) – Identification and Control

This grassy weed is common but it doesn’t yet have …

Yellow Passionvine – Identification

Q: I have an unusual vine growing over a small …

Jewels of Opar – Identification

Q: Can you identify this plant?

A: Garden coach Daryl …

Gardening – Using a PDA

NOTE: this was written for the AJC in 2003, way …

Pond – Plants for Ponds

There are three kinds of plants for ponds and most …

Invasive Plants – Cautions About Mimosa

Several plants that were once considered ornamental have escaped and …

Why I Weed By Hand

(written in 1993)

Those warm days around the first of …