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Walnuts and Buckeyes Oct. 23, 2019
Q: I have several walnut trees on my property. I noticed that one mature tree did not produce any wa... Read More
Fertilizer Numbers Oct. 09, 2019
Q: A while back, you wrote that a person could mix two fertilizers and that "each active ingredient ... Read More
Fall Gardens Sep. 25, 2019
Sometimes it is fun to look at the differences that gardeners in the northern and southern parts of ... Read More
Rain Gardens Sep. 11, 2019
Q: I have been thinking about putting in a rain garden. Do you have any advice on building one? What... Read More
Twig Girdlers and Pruners Sep. 04, 2019
Q: All of a sudden, a lot of small short branches broke off the oak tree in our front yard. The grou... Read More
Protecting the Grapevine Aug. 21, 2019
Q: We bought a grapevine on a whim at Home Depot. We planted it along a fence. It grew OK for a coup... Read More
A Deeper Look at Daylilies Jul. 17, 2019
The botanical name for daylilies is Hemerocallis. It comes from two Greek words: Hemera is day, and ... Read More
Types of Plant Problems Jul. 10, 2019
Are you a plant-watcher? It may sound boring, but it can be interesting — especially when some... Read More
Problematic Pollarding Jul. 03, 2019
Q: I've got two trees in my yard that were pruned years ago — before I bought — by someo... Read More
Ant Invasion Jun. 26, 2019
Q: Our landscape has been invaded by ants. Actually, the ants aren't out in the landscape but instea... Read More
Koi Pond Fish Kill Jun. 12, 2019
I was gone for most of Memorial Day. When I got home, something strange was happening in my pond. Ma... Read More
Plums, Slugs and Tulips Jun. 05, 2019
Q: I have a plum tree with little holes in the leaves. This happened last summer and again this spri... Read More
Pruning Details May. 29, 2019
Q: In last week's article, you commented that one of the factors of plant deaths over the winter is ... Read More
Winter Damage May. 22, 2019
Q: Apparently the polar vortex last winter killed several of my trees and shrubs. I had carefully se... Read More
Buying Fruit Trees May. 15, 2019
Q: I need to replace a pear tree. The first one was planted in the fall; last spring, it didn't bloo... Read More
Pesticide Breakdown May. 08, 2019
Q: I have several apple and pear trees that I have treated with the fungicide Captan for several yea... Read More
The Pine Cone Zone May. 01, 2019
Q: I would like some suggestions for what to do with all the pine cones that fall in my yard from th... Read More
Too Much Pollen Apr. 17, 2019
Q: On the news, I have seen amazing pictures of the clouds of pine tree pollen in North Carolina. Wh... Read More
'You Are What You Eat' Has Never Been More True Feb. 01, 2019
As covered last week, preventable causes of death in this country have grown more common, to an all-... Read More
Another Batch of Great Reader Tips! Nov. 21, 2018
Sharing their super cool tips and tricks for how to save money on herbs, keep produce fresher longer... Read More
