Hi there, I am in zone 6b and have a clay soil. This year I had many diseases present in the garden, botrytis, blight, powdery mildew, maybe downy mildew etc. I am planning to plant tulips, daffodils, muscari, iris reticulata…
1. Is better to leave oak leaves in the garden or remove them?
2; For oak leaves not in the garden I rake and shred, then put in compost… they are slow but do compost. Any problems with this?
3.…
IS A CERTIFIED ARBORIST THE SAME AS A CERTIFIED TREE
DISEASE DIAGNOSTICIAN? I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT IS
AILING MY TREE AND AM LOOKING FOR A REFERRAL.
MANY THANKS!…
Hi, My boxwood is along a garage and faces south but has some shade because of a beautiful oak that is situated in our garden. At the beginning of the season there were some brown areas on the bush but…
Hello, why are my coneflowers are wilting and drying up. I’ve attached a photo. It seems to be happening section by section as you can see some stems are still fine. I live in Scarborough. They’re planted in a flower…
I live in zone 6. Clay soil, that has been amended with manure worm castings, compost and balanced organic fertilizer. My cucumbers have had a few leaves like this one in the photo. I am not sure if this is…
We have 5 spruce trees Along our fence line and for some reason they are all dripping sap. Seems to be coming from the needles but has been going on for weeks now. Earlier in the spring I noticed lots…
My itoh peony is full of powdery mildew. It is beyond the prevention stage. I am worried it may spread to the phlox nearby. Can I cut it to the ground in June after blooming, or do I have to…
Hi there,
I’ve read your other posts (as well a lot on the internet) to try to figure this out without success. I recently purchased a gardenia plant from a local garden center. There were a few of them that…
Plants, same pots now as last summer. Purchased separately, planted in 3 pots. Sat in a North window and blossomed
all winter. Spider mites treated with dish soap in a gal. of water, thorough spray then showered off. Roots seem…
