Mahonia
It can be invasive in the south. The birds carry the seeds and they come up everywhere. I like them everywhere as an evergreen, but lots of friends dont.
Dividing a 30 Year Old Christmas Cactus?
After keeping mine in during the winter, I put outside under other perennial plants and nearly forget them, I may spray water occasionally, but not consistantly. It allows them to dry out on their own, then in September I bring them in for protection against...
Growing a Rhododendron from a Cutting?
take a limb, scratch some of the bark off. then lay it on the ground cover with leaves and a rock or something heavy, forget about it, then check a month or 2 later and roots will have formed. cut off the limb below the roots. plant in a pot and make sure it...
Killing Japanese Beetles
You are right the bag attracts the beetles by the hormone in the bag, but on the way to the bag, they eat leaves, roses or whatever. The easiest thing to do is buy the pellet that kills grub worms in the soil sprinkle around the plants infected which is where...
Sewing Machine Not Stitching?
I have found also if the thread and the bobbin arent the same weight, it can cause lots of trouble. Or if the needle is the incorrect size for the thread
Making Permanent Plant Markers
You can use the plastic from vinyl window shades. I like the metal ones best, but most people have plastic window shades, the extra ones that you cut off if too long or if you replaced a window shade.
Growing a Wisteria Vine from Cuttings?
They grow 10 feet a year, very invasive. They kill trees by girdling the tree. A beautiful plant, but I hate them, I am killing every seedling and vine a see near my house.
Cassia Tree Sending Up Suckers Everywhere?
my extension agent says to cut and paint the stem with a brush of full strength roundup in the fall. (As my grandfather says the sap is going down). obviously the sap takes the poison with it. This has to be done within 90 seconds after cutting the small tree...
Growing Wisteria as a Standard
Growing along the roads, I thought it was beautiful, until my neighbors passed away and the wisteria was left unchecked. It is in trees and very invasive coming into my trees. The seeds falling sounds like small firecrackers at night. The wisteria is killing...
How to Grow Gorgeous Bell Peppers
I have read that they are perennial in southern states. So a reader recommended digging up at the end of the year. Pruning some and out again once frost is over. the plant has a head start on growing and producing vegetables faster.
Bulbs Not Blooming?
tulips like a really cold temperature to bloom. I see alot of them are grown in Michigan. In Alabama they say we dont cold enough and long enough temperatures to force the blooms. Except some that are of the older variety
Getting Rid of Bamboo?
cut to the ground and pour roundup down into the stalk, continue to cut with a lawnmower if possible, cover with black plastic. it will take a yearly effort. keep sunlight away a new stalk comes up cut and pour on roundup.
Keeping Stink Bugs Out of My House?
Put a little dish detergent in a spray bottle and spray them, dead immediately without pesticide or bleach
Blossoms Falling Off Tomato Plants?
add a tums to the soil, it is calcium, i am serious. Suggested to me as a cheap way, but can buy Stop Rot at lowes or home depot, which causes rot at the end of the tomato. Save your egg shells and add it to soil to improve it for next year.
Weed Killer for Clover?
Yes, I put down rye grass to help with ground erosion in the winter. The rye grass contained dichondra, something looks like creeping Charlie, but worse. Well it helps with erosion, but it easily gets into flower beds. I regret the rye grass, although the attendant...
Inexpensive Landscape Fabric?
cardboard encourages earthworms that breakdown the cardboard and till the soil
Our Mulch Had Poison Ivy In It?
add dish wash detergent to the roundup mix to make it stick to the leaves. Roundup has never failed for me. If it is too close to a valued plant I would could it close to the ground and use a small paint brush to paint the mix on the stem.
Beetles Eating My Crepe Myrtle Tree?
Lowes has a bag of pellets that controls grubs, snails etc. sprinkle under the trees. No grubs... no japanese beatles
