Tag Archives: Gardening Questions

I have a pecan tree that has a lot of small circular sacs on the leaves. What are they & will the pecans be safe to eat? It sounds like you may have leaf gall. Galls are bumps or other odd-looking growths that occur on the stems, branches and leaves of plants [...] Read Full Article

Will using a systemic product, like Bayer Advanced Garden (fertilizer/insect control/disease control) be harmful to butterflies, bees & hummingbirds when they get nectar/pollen from the flowers of treated plants (like Zinnia, Bee Balm, etc)? According to the label on the product, Bayer Advanced All-in-One systemic Rose & Flower Care will kill [...] Read Full Article

I have been gifted a bonsai tree, a terrible gift for a black thumb! I have tried everything to keep this tree alive. It is currently outside in full sun, I spray water it daily and water it 2x a week. Initially I wasn't watering it well and it was [...] Read Full Article

I wanted to kill some stubborn weeds, so I used Pramitol control of weeds. I've tried Sta-Green seed & sod soil plus fertilizer but nothing will grow in those spots. Pramitol is a bare ground, non-selective herbicide. It will control Johnson grass, bindweed and other hard to control weeds, BUT wherever [...] Read Full Article

My front porch faces West, and gets really hot in the summer. I'm thinking about planting trees for shade. Which trees would be best AND grow fast?? For a fast-growing tree with year-round interest, try River Birch.  Native to the eastern U. S., these trees grow very fast in their first [...] Read Full Article