Q: I have a beautiful camellia tree about 20-feet tall. It is about 32 years old. It has grown so tall that the limbs are too long, especially when it blooms. They drape down. I feel I need to cut it back and trim back the limbs, but ...
Q: I've heard there are two kinds of lantana. The kind that dies back in winter and the ones who come back every year. I love watching the butterflies they attract but getting to old to keep replanting. Help! Shirley Rowan County A: Shirley ...
Q: I am needing to move some 7-year-old gardenia bushes, hoping to use them to make a hedge as they have grown at least 5 foot tall up against the house. Can you reccommend what time of year to do this, and the best approach to do the least harm ...
Q: How do you get rid of carpenter bees? Mollie Rowan County A: It's not easy. North Carolina State University's entomology department offers some advice, but battling the bees will require spraying, plugging and patching. The full post is here: CO ...
Q: Hello. I have a bradford pear tree that I am trying to get to come back. I's approximately 10 years old. The leaves that are on it are nice and green, but the tree is a lot thinner (foilage) than the other. For the past 2 years, this has went on.& ...
Q: What are the best plants to get that are safe and not attractive to a puppy? Rebecca A: Most of the time, puppies are less likely to eat your house or outdoor plants than cats. However, there are some things to note and always the possibility th ...
Q. How big of a pot should a strawberry plant be in? Lisa A. For strawberry production, a gardener with a green thumb might get by with what the nursery industry calls a gallon-size pot, roughly 6 inches in diameter and 6 inches deep. But life would ...
Q. I have five tomato plants and all was fine. I had ripe tomatoes, then whiteflies set in and they have almost sucked the life out of them. Leaves turned under and they look so sad. I sprayed them with spray that is for vegetables. I may have waite ...
Q: Is it ok to use straw as mulch in a vegetable garden ? Thank you. Shawn A: Wheat straw makes a great mulch for vegetables. I would avoid oat straw because it tends to pack down and repel water or baled fescue pasture straw because of the weeds. ...
