Clematis Wilt Rescue and Prevention
We have Barb in Hartville who asks, "I have a clematis that I bought from you guys two years ago, it’s been blooming, but it's got that clematis wilt. It actually had it last [...]
When Should You Water Your Lawn?
Betty in Jackson, ”I would like to ask what is the best time to water an established lawn, morning, noon, or night?” In a perfect world, morning. The reason I say morning is because [...]
Fertilizing Dogwoods & Protecting Petunias
We have Mary in North Canton who asks, "My first question is, what kind of fertilizer should we use on the dogwood trees? The other thing, we have yellow petunias. And we have Japanese [...]
Problems with Cucumbers not Being Green
We have Joanne in Massillon who asks, "now, my cucumbers. I've got three plants. Never had this happen before. They'll be ready to pick in a day or two. But one of the plants [...]
Popular Panicle Hydrangeas this Season
What's been the most popular flowering shrub this year is probably the paniculata hydrangea, either Lavalamp Flare, or Bobo. Bobo is really small, three feet by three feet. Flare is a pink and white [...]
Treating Insects in Your Vegetable Garden
Let's get into this question here, this one is from Larry. ‘Vegetable garden insects, what can I spray to treat them without affecting my vegetables?’ That is a good question. I would say for [...]
Problems with Lilacs & Geraniums
Lilac Bush We have Mike in Canton, “my question is, I have a lilac bush that was given to me by my mother which was given to her by my grandmother, and she [...]
White Oak is Dropping Too Many Acorns!
Mike in Massillon says, "hi, good morning. I have a couple of questions. We have a pretty large white oak and some of it overhangs our deck and it's got a ton of acorns [...]
Trimming Knockout Roses in the Summer
There is a question about knockout roses, ‘they're on their second bloom, can you cut them back?’ So the answer is yes, you can trim the knockout roses back in between their first and [...]
Diagnosis for Dying Burning Bush
Okay an email here from Pam, and she says “I have four burning bushes about five feet tall, and for some reason this one started to turn red early, and now it looks like [...]
