Japanese beetle solution I did in fact find a way to get rid of the little buggers. If you do not have a huge infestation, taking an eye dropper...
My neighbor has some trees...they are not identical. One has leaves shaped more like a fruit tree while the other has a more oval shape. Both...
Plant Picture Posted Thanks! I have uploaded both pics to Plantstew. thanks for the info!
While cleaning up a bit in an old garden on the property I noticed this little plant. Does anyone recognize what it is? Each one is a SINGLE stalk...
Campsis radicans Yup...I think you are right. Campsis Radicans. I didn't take it for a vine at first, but some pictures I looked up on the...
Larger pictures Inserted larger pictures......
I found this shrub growing along our fence line. Unfortunately, by the time I had a chance to snap a picture, the flowers had mostly finished. the...
Onions & Garlic Oh thanks so much! We are in the Missouri ozarks and we had a horrible winter with so many ice storms. As a result the soil was...
Garlic and onions These are great pieces of advice, thank you! But it isn't really getting to the heart of what I need to know. If I plant onion...
I need help! Every year I dutifully plant my onions and garlic, but they never do well. So I am doing something wrong. When I plant my sets in the...
I have several types of grape vines newly planted this year. One of them...the Thompson seedless is being ravaged by some kind of beetle. It could...
Red Tip Photinia Yup! that seems to be correct. This one does not seem to have signs of a disease that apparently affects most red tips, so it...
Mystery solved! I finally found it in one of my books. It is called Royal Paulownia. There are two in my yard. I will try to find out how it is...
Here's another yard plant I haven't been able to identify. It is a broadleaf evergreen with leaves that look much like laurel. In Spring it gets...
I have two shrubs/trees in my yard that are very unusual looking....at least to me. We are in Zone 6a. They look very tropical with beautiful...
Oak wilt Thank you for your post! We have some pretty good descriptions of typical oak wilt, so we are going to watch for it as the tree leafs...
Planting blueberries If the plants have started to leaf out, wait until you last frost date. If the buds are still dormant, you can plant them...
We have many types of oak trees on our property. Some of the oaks have limbs that look as though they are being attacked by something, possibly a...
Ground Ivy Yeah, I think they are much too pretty to be called weeds. Ground Ivy is the closest I could come to identifying it. The leaves are...
Ground Ivy Some people regard this as a weed, but I happen to think it is very pretty. We have a lot of it growing around here and in the spring...
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