Great Garden Questions Answered - Open Garden Info, New Shirts, Learn to Garden, Shade Plants
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- Great Garden Questions Answered - Open Garden Info, New Shirts, Learn to Garden, Shade Plants - In this video I answer gardening questions from subscribers that were asked in last week's garden question and answer video.
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I'm so relieved that you want to keep doing things the way you have been. It's more valuable to me because it's real.
Absolutely. Jim is relatable while also being a professional. It seems like this is exactly who he is. If his friend asked these questions, this is probably pretty close to how he would talk to them. I don't want the channel to change, or if it does, it's because he wants to do something fun for him.
Thank you so much for recommending to tip the driver for wood chip deliveries. I have to say I waited for years being on the list waiting for drops and not until I changed it to add a tip did I get a delivery in a few weeks. 😅
Jim & Steph, your channel is the most valuable to me as here in Durham, NC, I have no one helping me, so watching what you do on your own let's me know I am not biting off more than I can chew. I am so excited about your garden tour!
Yes hostas are shade plants but here in the north the green ones have no problem growing in full sun it’s a very common sight to see. The greens and green with white variegated edges. They got no problem as long as we get normal rain, if it’s dry for extended time they will get crispy edges but that’s it
❤hello everyone, gardeners friends, thank you Mr Jim putnam and Stephany, happy gardening. 🙏.
Now that I know that Steph has/will have more design videos, I've signed up for the "Learn to Garden" series. Can't wait to learn more about design!
"If you think it's beneficial to you to dig s hole and pour a bunch of money into that hole..." I'm dying. Hilarious!
Its funny, but also endlessly frustrating to me that the TH-camrs who do that AREN’T spending money on the fertilizer, because they’re sponsored, but they’re convincing inexperienced gardeners that THEY need to spend that money. Welcome to capitalism, I guess.
@@GardenKath totally. Sometimes they own the product and their face is on the bag.
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Our mowers liked to edge the Bermuda grass adjacent to our shrubs beds. I later realized the Bermuda was rooting under the mulch in the direction of the plants. I had them stop, and now I leave about a foot of mulched space between the Bermuda and the plants. Every 3-4 weeks, I dig up any creeping Bermuda. While it goes against your philosophy of not pulling back any mulch, I have been able to keep the Bermuda and other weeds out of the shrub beds. It doesn't take much time, but I need to be diligent about it.
Oh no that’s good information. Thank you!
I have a trench as a border for my garden beds that is deeper than the roots of my Bermuda grass. The mulch falls into the trench at an angle, but I make sure there is bare clay/dirt next to the grass. In the summer, I keep the grass under control by trimming it tightly with a weed eater. After 5 years, I still haven't gotten any Bermuda in the garden 🎉
I have some kind of long grass that's creeping into my low sedum, I dug up some of the sedum and threw it away but there is more very frustrating
Your garden is absolutely beautiful this year. Inspiring!
Thanks, Jim! I’ll always remember your advice about soil with this acronym: K.I.S.S.: Keep Improving Soil Slowly. 😊👍
I’m LOVING the new Designing videos on the Learn to Garden Series -thank you Stephany!!!
Thank you for taking time to share your knowledge and bringing humor and common sense to your videos!
Thanks for the fast shipping Conifer collector t-shirt and the handwritten note love it 🌲🌲🌲🌲
If you're in Tennessee, Lowe's will ship Ligustrum and just about anything else right to your door. The nursery they're using is in Alabama so the plants should arrive very fresh.
Thank you for your advice on watering around the trees to encourage root spreading.
As always, I enjoy and look forward to seeing your videos.
Wood Chips with Jim Putnam--good one, Jim. 😆
Once again, I learned a lot. Sometimes it’s the stuff you say right before you tell yourself that you’ve said too many words, lol
If you see arborists go into your neighborhood to work on a neighbors property, you can always go ask them if they want to dump the mulch at your house! They are usually more than happy to drive a block or so to drop off the mulch rather than having to pay to dump it somewhere.
I LOVE how you LOVE Holly ❤ Also, I do love your channel and my garden has benefited so much from the knowledge and expertise you and Stephany share with us. Thank you!
The channel is just fabulous. I appreciate the link to the ecology of the species, competition and soil biology. Unique!
EXACTLY what you described with interior leaf yellowing happened to my Southern Magnolia this month. I was able to roll with it because you have taught me to be calm about my garden. And now the yellowing is finished, and I know what happened because of your video. Thank you so much - I have learned a great deal from this channel, and kept a notebook, too!
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge. You constantly inspire me to improve our garden. Love your videos. Happy early Summer ❤
As a Covid gardener, I found more success using starter fertilizer and the no dig method than not. Mainly bc my flower beds were all brand new and my TX clay soil was practically a concrete slab with nothing growing in it but weeds and grubs. I was told I didn’t need to add anything except plants and the life would come and the roots would break up the clay. I ended up with dead plants and several $100s down the drain. I did not have the benefit of time in rich compost, wood chips and what not. I followed all the TH-cam garden influencers like yourself, Garden Answer, Linda Vater and a few others. I use all organic fertilizers, mulch and compost every year now. And I still use starter fertilizer with all my new plants. My flower beds are so much healthier and my garden is flourishing. I don’t attribute it all to starter fertilizer but I noticed it DID make a difference when I first started.
About the TH-camrs who “pour it in every hole” maybe they are in the same situation as I was OR they swear by Espoma products like you do the SLP collection and Encore products? Plus I admire Garden Answer’s expertise as I do yours. Like you said, to each his own.
Thank you again for answering my question about weed whacking. 💐💚🙃
Hi there! I’m on 50 ac farm land. I weed whack to the ground the edges of 11 buildings, and about 3000 feet of fence line (I’m a bit obsessed about clean edges) I find that whacking to the ground kills one weed but a different weed takes its place. I’m being reseeded by dormant farm fields. It takes me about 7-8 hrs to weed whack. I found a very careful narrow application of RM43 on the edges of fence lines and AG buildings kills the weeds and retards new growth for 4-5 months… you might have to spot treat here and there. DONT use it in any area you want to plant in. There are TH-cam videos on RM43. Lasts way longer than roundup. It’s been great for my application. I don’t use it near any gardens, on a windy day, or if it’s going to rain. Cuts my weed whacking by 2/3ds! Best of luck!
@@carlavickers4644 I discovered RM18 a couple of years ago and I love it. It works very well on stubborn plants. Dug up a Yucca plant but it kept coming back, consistent use of RM18 finally killed it.
What kind of camera do you use for your videos. The quality is so great!
BTW, my husband bought me one of your shirts. Thank you for the sweet note. ❤
Hi Jim and Steph! Do you all plan on getting Port a Pottys for your open garden event? 😅😂
Zone 8a - Clover, SC (south of Charlotte NC)
My Mom has a cryptomeria shrub that is looking bad. Browning in spots but also showing new growth. It’s an established shrub. Been in the ground 5 years. Does she prune the bad/brown off?
I researched why these shrubs do this and read overwatering or under-watering being two causes. Those options wouldn’t apply to this particular shrub. So what else do you think could be causing it? Her other cryptomeria (same space, same age) is looking great.
Thanks for reading!
I think you just saved my multistem serviceberry! Was planted in fall 2022 (Chicagp zone 5B-6) and in my hearts of hearts I know something was up with it…not much growth and yellowing (fall like ) leaves early spring…you mentioned those symptoms are of it being buried too deep…enter me running directly outside to check (my husband planted it) and YES! About 5 inches from root flare….immediatly started to it dig it and it had barely rooted in…raised it and now fingers crossed! Thank you so much…I was thinking possibly fire blight or cedar apple rust, but was never too confident about that as the symptoms were not matching. Thanks again!
My Emerald Green Arborvitae turned yellow fromWhite flies last summer. They killed 2 of my recently planted ones. We had such a dry, hot summer last yr here in MS 8a. Shake the tree and if you see a ton of white flies fly out, you know you have them. Thanks for you informative Q&A's Jim!
Emerald Greens are really marginal in 8a. But people still buy them like crazy, so stores keep selling them..
On the containers that are staying too wet another approach is to also get some pot feet under them. This gives a lot more drainage. In the UK it is almost an essential to have these across our wet winter months.
Thank you again for sharing your passion. How would you recommend correcting hydrophobic soil in my lawn? I have sandy soil. Centipede mix grass. Zn 9a. Coastal Georgia.
Thanks for another great week of videos! Earlier this spring, I purchased a native azalea with vibrant yellow blooms. I kept it in the nursery container until it finished blooming then planted it in a part sun / part shade area of a mulched garden bed. I was careful to mound it up a bit and kept the mulch away from the root crown. I watered it in and then when the soil felt dry. Unfortunately, that plant has failed to produce many leaves and the few leaves look puny. I purchased another native azalea (alabamense) but I’m anxious about planting it as I don’t want it to die (as the yellow bloomed one appears to be doing). Any tips for native azaleas? I’m quite keen to be successful with the Alabama azalea in my Alabama garden, zone 9a.
I removed 4 large maple trees in February of this year PNW zone 8B, the tree service removed most of the stump and chips. I have since used a stump chipper to remove the remaining stump & roots (a lot of roots!). Should I dispose/remove the soil/chip material that is now left and replace with garden soil so I can plant shrubs? Thank you.
From experience, the tree watering rings only work on very level land. Also if you have to store bareroot plants, they last longer if you can refrigerate them. Otherwise, if you can't plant them where you ultimately want them, you can heel them in somewhere temporarily. Thanks for the helpful video.
First of all - THANK YOU to both Steph and you for all of your invaluable information. I found out from you that my weeping Yoshino Cherry tree would NOT get any taller! I HAD NO IDEA when I bought it. To top it off one of the main branches broke off and it now looks like it has wings. I have staked a new leader in an attempt to get more height. The new leader has grown about a foot. I have it secured to a stake. Will this new leader branch out and how do I control where it branches out so I can create the well rounded canopy this tree deserves? Do I need to prune the new leader, let it branch out and then start another new leader? This is Zone 8b in Georgia - about an hour SE of Athens, GA.. Again thank you for ANY advice you can give me on this. Keep up the great educational videos !
I have been watching your videos for awhile now, thank you for your channel as you gave me a few ideas for my garden! I have also noticed that in your videos there's never wind, you are so lucky!! I live in Northern Ireland and unfortunately the wind is a bit of a trouble sometimes here, even in summer time! I also noticed that you have a redbud tree! I have one to The Rising Sun, and it's so far behind yours!! perhaps because I only planted it just over a month ago and came almost bare roots? and also because our spring have been so far dark, windy and cool :( I really wish we had your climate, looks warm and calm but humid..perfect for plants!
The North Carolina, where Jim & Stephany live, is as near to the Garden of Eden as my mind conjures. Other than the Virgin Islands IN January, and California, all along the coastal region.
It really is amazing, those plants are always so still, and he post videos every day ^^
Pruning Question - I’ve inherited a large overgrown Summer Jasmine with our new house. It needs a hard pruning as it’s starting to damage the fence it’s climbed.
Apparently a prune down to 2ft above the ground in late summer/ Autumn is recommended, but could I hard prune sooner to kick start recovery over the growing season, so I don’t have to deal have a blank space for the entire autumn to spring?
Thanks for all that you do, I’ve learned so much in a year and am seeing the fruits of my labor this spring.
Question about wood chips and pest problems. With all of the wood chips and mulch you have in the garden, do you ever have insect problems such as rollie pollies/pill bugs? If so, how do you control them? I have hardwood mulch, and the rollie pollies have resorted to eating my plants. I have signed up for chip drop but still waiting for a drop. Just curious because I know the pest love wet wood and decaying matter and wouldnt wanna make the problem worse. I'm in zone 8a, Mebane NC. Thanks!
Never change Jim.
💚🌳ALWAYS ENJOY ‼️🌳💚
Thanks Jim. 💐💚🙃
Help Jim! I have a large drift of popcorn drift roses that are about 3 years old bought as quarts.
This year they all came in pink instead of yellow/white which is pretty but not the look I was going for. What happened and will they ever go back to yellow or are they pink forever now? I am zone 7a Asheville (tho I really think 6b bc we are at 2400 ft though not in an exposed setting)
I'm in 7b western Tennessee. I'm in need of thinning my Dahlia. When is the best time of year for that? If it is in the fall, how would I store them for planting, in pots, in the early spring?
Zone 8A Cary, NC
I have a Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud that Ive tried to stake up a leader twice and failed. Birds like to land on it and it has broken two branches. Do I need to wait until the branches are a little more firm? Thank you!
(Raleigh NC) I have a shady area with some larger shade growers planted. I am looking for a low growing side spreader to fill in the gaps (again this is a shady area). Does anything like this exist? Anything chartreuse? Thank you!
Do you have issues with Japanese beetles. Do you treat for them?
Thank you for your videos.
Hi Jim. My 3 year old pomegranate bush is heavily leaning to one side. I'm debating whether to stake it or to wait till fall when it's dormant, dig it up and correct it. What do you suggest? THanks. (8a, GA)
Hi, Jim. I’m a regular viewer and love your videos. I’ve been watching for a couple of years. I appreciate your teaching style and have learned so much from you.
I’m in Central Florida, Zone 9b/10. I recently moved to a new home and am planning to landscape near my drainfield. Other than boxwood and perennial flowers, I plan to plant Azalea due to their smaller, less aggressive roots.
The area will receive full western sun in the summer, with much more shade in the winter (NE corner of back yard). Could you suggest an Azalea that can handle our blazing hot summer evening sunlight? I know it’s a long shot but don’t know what other small shrubs have such a small fibrous root system.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Hi Jim, I'm entertaining the thought of expanding the privacy border I have across the width of my zone 9a Gulf coast backyard. Right now, there is a steel metal border defining the edge, but in no way does it confine my zoysia grass from growing into the bed. I really like the natural look of a trenched border which is usually 4-6 inches deep, but can you maintain the edge to keep out the zoysia grass? If so, what is the best way to maintain it? It is useless to try to pull the grass because it just breaks it off to form more grass and I desperately need a solution to keep the grass out of the bed. I plan to buy some 45% vinegar and carefully spray the grass being careful to keep it off the hedge plants. Do you think this can harm the roots of the established privacy plants?
Good morning Jim and Stephanie! I live in zone 9b Texas Gulf Coast, and I have been googling like crazy trying to find a smaller sized tree to fit in my small front yard, maybe only 12ish foot wide. The problem is not just size, it is on the East side of my house but, there is no shade coming from the North or South, plus there is a sidewalk and road to the East and the South side we have a large 6 car concrete driveway. Pretty much full sun. We do have 2 small Black Diamond Crepe Myrtles which only get 12 by 12 (?) I really would appreciate your suggestions. Thank you in advance.
Vitex, I share your pain. I live in Houston.
@@leannestevens3840 thank you
I didn't know there were chipmunks in Raleigh! That's awesome!
I'm in South Carolina midlands zone 8B. I planted a bunch of alliums late fall/ early winter last year. The foliage came up in April and has almost all died back but no sign of flowers. I have looked at different sites for info but they just say things like.... They may not be planted deep enough ( They came with a list of how deep to plant them and I used a ruler), They may have gotten too much water (we are in a dry area that gets only a little rain), and I've even wondered about voles but we only have moles and they don't bother my flower beds. I'm at my widths end as to what might be wrong! Do you have any ideas? The soil is sandy loam and the bulbs are in full sun almost all day. I also added some bulbtone when I planted them.
I’ve weed whacked them to the dirt over a large area, but was unprepared to cover the area with compost and mulch. So they grew back worse. Now, I do it over a small area. Rake it out. Then cover the area and, as Jim would say, dare them to poke out from underneath.
Hello Jim, 3 weeks ago I repotted an Areca palm into what might be a way too large pot. 50/50 peat and shredded pine bark mix with lots of perlite as well. Had a tray beneath the pot and didn’t realize that it locked water inside, at least in the bottom of the pot. When I drained it out, the water was boggy and smelled a bit of gas. The tray is now gone and the pot drains very well, but can bacteria that causes root rot already have established it self?
? Question. Prescott, AZ, 5500 ft. Zone 7b. I am finally planting my large front yard. June is usually our hottest month. I want to plant some smaller loropetalums, illiciums, abelias, hollies. Is there a chance I can get them settled in and begin rooting now?
Can you limb up different trees, such as Rose of Sharon any time.
I live in Northwest Indiana about a hour from Chicago. What do you recommend to plant under a sterile pear tree?
Regarding Sunshine Ligustrum restricted in TN: Jim, thank you for answering my question. I’ll do some research on your suggestions. Or, I’ll just drive over the KY line & purchase a few Ligustrum. Just kidding. Thanks again!
“If you think it’s beneficial to dig a hole and pour a bunch of….money into that hole”🤣😂😆. Jim should have a spin off channel called Hort tube rants by Jim Putnam. It would be a hit!
Great Q&A as always.
I continue to learn so much from your videos. I really can’t thank you enough for all the wisdom you have shared. My own garden on Cape Cod is the better for it. ❤
This fall, I want to plant a dogwood tree. What is the best dogwood for zone 8a. I live near Charlotte.
I have noticed (since you pointed out that it happens) that quite a few of my plantings apparently had 2 plants in the pots. Should I dig them up and try to separate them, just prune one out, or will they be fine? Thanks! Clayton, NC.
I got a load of woodchips - 20 cubic yards - and it was great EXCEPT for some obvious poison ivy in there.
LOL. Yikes!
This is my second season of my knockout rose bushes being destroyed the leaves holes everywhere. can you recommend something to spray them. I think it’s slugs
Hi Jim, I have a question about cutting back oak leaf hydrangeas. I have had them for years and never trimmed. My problem is they are spreading into my other plants so I really just need to remove the spreading growth. Should I wait until the blooms die or can I go ahead and just remove that new growth?
Pee Wee oak leafs, Shelby NC, about 45 minutes west of Charlotte. Thanks
Only if you care about flower buds on the parts you're cutting off. If you're just removing like 1/3 of the plant, the rest will still flower and probably better post pruning.
Thank you
I have three encore autumn bonfire azaleas that bloomed beautifully this spring but the blooms have now all turned brown and are still hanging on. Is that normal? Should I deadhead or prune the dead blooms off?
Hope this gets to you.
We live in Central Kentucky. We have two large (50 ft +) Kentucky Coffee tree’s that suddenly lost about 80% of their leaves. Lost them in about a week. I have contacted the local extension office and they are puzzled. The remaining leaves seem healthy although some do have small brown spots. I have read about spraying or fertilizing but how do you spray a tree this massive? The drip line diameter is probably at least 75 to 90 ft do fertilizing would be a massive undertaking. Any words of Tar Hill wisdom for the Bluegrass?
Ha, I thought it was only me . every plant,container, or something that I look at the nursery/garden centers has hazelnut shells. Makes sense.
Perlite and a smaller pot are the antidote to peat mixes. Excellent potting mix just isn't cheap and cheap mix isn't going to give the same results. I've mixed my own when I couldn't get good bagged soil. As the industry exploded over the last few years, some things were consumed by the growers. I've also found that as a particular plant gets really popular, the quality of the material available can decrease as everybody is trying to tap into the market. Funny enough, same thing happened to popular dog breeds over my time. My neighbor had an installation about 4 years ago and one of her Abelia has 3 varieties growing in the same plant. Hoping the Kaleidoscope takes over as I've pruned back the Miss Lemon sport and the dark foliage sport. Horticulture is the same as other industries, not everyone is in it for the love of the plants. Thankfully, there's enough good growers if you look around. Thanks Jim and Stephanie.
Question: a few weeks ago, you showed your acanthus mollis in bloom. I bought one (‘Whitewater’ variety) but am now concerned about planting in my 7a/b Maryland garden. I read they can be quite aggressive with roots shooting up “babies” all over. Are you concerned? Should I be concerned?
I received a dozen very tiny bare root native trees (not sure exactly what kind) from the Arbor Day Foundation. When I say tiny, I mean like 18 inch sticks. I’ve planted them in one quart pots and most have sprouted tiny leaves already, but I’m not sure whether I should keep them in sun or shade. They’ve been in shade for the past 3 weeks. Would love to hear your thoughts. Maryland, 7b. Thanks!
Hi Jim. We garden in MD zone 7. We removed our crype Myrtle trees on the side of our house but did not removed the stump. Will that continue to grow back even if I constantly remove the shoots coming of it? Thank you!
Our cut crepe Myrtles occasionally try to come back but some stump kill works pretty good for us.
Hi, any trick for getting rid of bull thistle? The roots grow so deep and it's impossible to stop on the south side of my house.
Is there a way to stop new shoots coming out of the bottom of my vitex tree?
TY...
I’ve been on chip drop for at least three years and have never gotten a call ☹️💐💚🙃 We do live in a rural area but I was SO looking forward to having an endless supply of wood chips. 💐💚🙃
Try after a windy storm.
Just checking, but you are renewing your request, right? It'll bump you off after about two weeks.
Ask tree guys in the area. it works!
Hi Jim plze tell me what can I plant as a deer deterrent??? Help in Alabama
How do you organize a garden journal? I want to keep track of what and when I plant. But what other info should I record: location in the yard on a map, where the plant was purchased? Thanks for your help.
Linda Vaters garden journal is a gardeners dream, very detailed.
My sago palm (cycad) is turning yellow. It is on the south side of the house. The yard slopes there. However it gets full sun from about 7:00 AM til 6:00PM Any help would be welcome. I'm in zone 9. I hardly ever miss any of your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
Hey Jim! I live in zone 9a (north central Florida). I have a dragon prince cryptomeria that I need to move. I just planted it in March/ April. When could I transplant it??? Love your videos!!!
Have you been successful with growing your Dragon Prince Cryptomeria? I'd love to grow some cryptomerias but have been reluctant to do so, especially after last summer's terrible heat and it's supposed to be even hotter this year. I also live in zone 9a, NW Florida (panhandle).
@@MelodyHopkinsI have only had the plant for a few months, but it seems to be doing quite well. It is planted in partial sun, to prevent it from getting baked in the hot Florida sun. I just love it and it adds so much character to my garden.
@@mkbozzie247 Thanks so much for responding. I'd love to know how yours does this summer as it is supposed to be even hotter than last summer.
You and Jay and others are growing our love of conifers! If we live in the Triangle area, which specimens should we stay away from because of conditions? You and Jay allude to conditions, but I'm still confused. I get that based on placement you can 'cheat' somewhat, but I don't have a big budget and I can't waste any resources. Also, where do you source them from? Homewood Nursery places Isle orders once a year. Any other suggestions? Thank you Jim and Steph!
Jim - when my daffodils flop and foliage start to turn brown (like right now), I generally go in and chop the leaves by about half to 2/3rds and they "disappear" in the beds and make room for the new plants in my small garden. Am I hurting next year's blooms by this practice? (It hasn't seemed so). Zone 7b New York.
No, mine are ready for that treatment as well
I bought a 12 inch Diabolo Ninebark tree form. I was wondering if it would eventually go back to being a shrub. In zone 7a.
Yes. It'll always be continuous maintenance.
@@Eric.Mercado I was actually hoping it would. Thanks
Great answers again! 🌼🐝
Someone mentioned that a UGA horticulture professor is spreading something in his garden that is very good at repelling deer. Of course she doesn't remember what it was. I know the university did a study years ago on Milorganite that did work to a certain degree, what are your thoughts?
Try Irish spring soap they don’t like the smell. Grate it or cut pieces or leave it whole
I purchased 2 Australian Shepherds. I recently noticed that some of my St Augustine grass is turning yellow. I suspect that the area is where they pee. I do pick up their droppings. Is there something that I should do to help the grass survive?
Oops, I’m in zone 9A, Houston, Tx
Golden darts ninebark for that chartreuse foliage.
We have some very large narly pine trees with a lot of roots exposed. What is the best thing for those burying and or mulching. My husband runs over them with the mower.
How many inches of shredded trees is on your new project area to improve the soil? I have an area that was stripped of top soil for a new garage that I need to do the same. This area now has no top soil now and will not grow much of anything.
I had to learn there are full sun plants and then there are Texas full sun plants. There are a lot less of the latter.
I just signed up for a wood chip drop. I know I should not put it down on actively growing beds, particularly my hosts bed. Can I use it as winter mulch without harming my hostas though? I inherited the planting and they are starting not to thrive. The same question for under my crepe myrtles. They are mature but I want to underplant them with dystillium from cuttings. 8a zone.
I put mine all over since we had so much - even hosta beds and they're doing great. They've been established for a year now.
Have you split your Hostas?
@@angelapolly1had they already emerged for the year or did you put it down while they were dormant?
@@renfairegoddessme or Angela?
@@cardunig1 They had already emerged. Good point.
49:15 mix in pea gravel to the soil mix
Note, your May 19 video is missing from your playlist.
I’m in Wa State zone 8b 98292. He said they purchased 5 acres and I’m in the process of creating gardens. There are a number of rhododendrons on the property that are well over 8 feet tall and I would like to Cut them back to 5 feet tall. They have all bloomed. Can I do that successfully without killing them?
So happy I was the one who started the zones at the beginning of questions, did the same thing for Linda's channel. ❤ The garden looks amazing this week! Any plans to return the fountain to the garden? Possible fountain in the front garden?
What is happening to Crape Myrtles this year? My In-laws had 25+ year old Myrtles that didn't come back this year. Mine that were 4 years old didn't as well. 6B-7A (South)
Do they have crape myrtle scale, maybe?
Quite a few in East TN have not come back either
@@alanerpington5698 no
Why haven't companies made a "growers mix" that we can purchase?
Oh Holly..... Sweet girl