Great Garden and Landscape Questions – Fall Planting – Soil pH – When to Plant Alliums – Stake Trees – In this video I answer gardening and landscape questions that were asked in last week’s video.
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How's Lomandra longifolia 'Plantinum Beauty' doing in your garden? It was in a pot but I do not recall seeing it in any recent videos…. Thank you!
I love watching Holly wander through the garden smelling all the flowers ❤
QUESTION: What can I plant amongst/between daylilies to take the curse off the daylilies' ratty fall foliage? These are rebloomers in a bed right by our front door, most about 18" tall. I have replaced daylilies here with more and more foliage plants, but I need a species or a couple species now where I don't have to take any more daylilies out! I know that daffodils work well for spring but am looking for something for late summer through fall.
Thanks, Jim, for answering my question about soil pH. I'm already reading some of the articles you recommended and I noticed that clay soils (which I have) resist changes in pH more than sandy soils (which is what they have at Juniper Level Botanical Garden).
Love your channel. I don’t purchase bark mulch. In the fall, I will cover my beds with leaves and top dress them with pine needles. I am in zone 9b, Houston Texas. Should I also purchase bark mulch?
Bermuda grass = tropical paradise, nutsedge = adorable Beatrix Potter-esque character, so petition to rename them demon snaregrass and foulway (not fairway). Case in point – the canola plant
Hi Jim, how large of an area can you take samples from for one soil test? My back border is 6X140, so I am wondering if I need to break down the border into segments for multiple tests. Thanks!
Your thoughts on using root stimulators like superthrive? Also…I never noticed how much of a slope you have behind you in this area of your yard.
Question: My "Indigo Flair' Mahonias (very similar to soft caress) are blooming beautifully but are very leggy with all of the growth on top of 3-4' plants. Can I cut them back after flowering to 2' or so to make a bushier shrub? Thanks.
I believe I've heard you say that if you are gonna remove a branch one day that you'll just do it right away. I've seen bonsai lessons that leave branches on just to add to caliper down low. What are the various reasons to do one or the other? This would be something to discuss in a pruning and caliper video.
This is absolutely a stupid question and I know it because I think you really did explain it well. But if you have had plants and or shrubs in the ground for years and you have not so great soil, and your mulching or adding compost to better your soil eventually won’t the soil level exceed your original planting hole? I know that your keeping the weeds at bay so stop mulching but what if your still adding compost to your soil to improve it? I know I SHOULD have done the soil amending before adding the plants or shrubs but sometimes you just can’t afford it and you still would like to grow a garden or a flower bed. Would you suggest if possible digging up and raising the plant or shrub to accommodate the new soil levels? Again I know it’s not a very practical question but because I’m an old fart and can’t afford to completely compost my new garden beds and have some old ones would raising the plant or shrubs be recommended? I know most people don’t have a very limited income, but now that I have the time to garden I don’t have the money to do things the way they absolutely should be done, but I would love to try and create a beautiful garden before I end up taking a dirt nap. Well beautiful to me anyway. If I can get myself feeling better before the snow flies I would like to try and get some chicken manure on the new parts of the garden and let it break down through the winter months. But that’s kind of iffy right now. Back problems and other health concerns at the moment may be something that deters me from my goal, also the rain and cold weather. Anyway would you just raise the plant or shrub if your able? Thank you Jim I really value your knowledge. I have always wanted a beautiful garden but time, money, raising children and working have always been on the front burner in my life. 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃
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Ground Covers vs. Weeds – Ground Covers cover the soil, most are aggressive, they look pretty as they cover the soil. Weeds cover the soil, most are aggressive, they look pretty (most of them) as they cover the soil. This is so confusing to me as a gardener – I have wild violets, clover, chickweed, common groundsel and crab grass and dandelions etc. in my flower beds and my research indicates that sometimes weeds "fix" certain nutrients in the beds. Is there really a difference between a weed and a groundcover? I pick out the largest ones (grassy looking ones) when I can but my plants are not suffering because of my weeds – mostly, I imagine, because I'm amending my soil annually. I keep the weeds tidy so they don't look like a mess in my flower beds, but I'm taking the path of least resistance to keep my garden sanity 🙂
Comment to support the algorithm, give Holly a smooch for me. My Molly found a deer leg on this mornings walk, she would share 😆
Thank you Jim. 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃 Going to watch your other video now, it just came up on notifications. 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃
This week was a really good Q & A Sunday. Lots of science-based stuff. Super interesting.!
Nut sedge. OMG!! My new property is so infested with it. It can poke through a billboard tarp, cardboard and mulch after 1 year of coverage! If it doesn't poke through, then it just waits me out. I had a bed covered in tarp from July 2021 to April 2022 and it came up like a carpet when I uncovered it. I started digging up the nuts (the amount of nuts in the ground was incredible), watering the bed then waiting til the straglers come up again. I have almost won in a couple spots, but there are still a couple coming up. I can't plant anything til I win because I have to dig the nuts which would kill anything I planted.
Jim,
In the end frame of this video, you are standing next to a tall, lovely ornamental grass–what variety is that, what ht./wth. will it grow to, & what growing parameters does it need?
Thank you. 😊
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Jim,
I think I found a number of the invasive Jumping Worms while expanding an old flower bed. They are outnumbering the normal worms @ least 10-to-1. Should I report this to a gov't agency? Is there anything I can do to get rid of them (I tossed all I found in the street for the resident birds)?
Great video! Did I miss the link for the Amazon soil thermometer? Question: can perennials in their pots be divided before planting now in 7a/b?
Thank You, Jim. I've been at it for more than. a minute…"It" being organic gardening since the '70s. And I ALWAYS learn something from your vids. In the very least, I get a buzz of excitement to get after the next thing. Natives are my focus now in 7a. How lucky to find a wholistic channel so close to my zone! WELL DONE, SIR!
I didn’t know about the growth regulator on coneflowers. How long does that last on a plant? will they grow at their usual rate the following season?
How do you tend your 'Miss Figgy' fig? What does it look like after you prune it? Is it multi-trunk? My plant grew into a 10' x 10' ball this summer in my zone 8a garden. It started out this spring as a 5' x 5' shrub. It also grew thick new stems from the base. Hurricane Ian broke half the branches off. I think it grew too fast and too much.
Lots of tasty figs, though.
I couldn’t find the soil thermometer on your Amazon list. What length is a good one to get?
Some broadleaf evergreens in my yard & neighborhood like Hollies and Skip Laurels are blooming right now (Long Island 7a). This happened last fall too. I think you mentioned something similar on the channel once. Do you have any theories as to why? Weather/climate related?
Thanks for the lessons about soil ph. My first year of gardening was spent worrying about soil ph. I have great soil, and it’s a wonder that my plants survived me.
I wanted to ask a question about my hydrangea endless summer bloomstruck I planted it this year in June , I live in southern Missouri zone 6 b , we just recently got 2 days of temps in the 20 degree range overnight resulting in a freeze ( slight) some of my plants was not affected but my hydrangeas top leaves wilted completely, should I remove the wilted leaves or just leave it alone ? Thank you for any advice
Hi Jim
You didn’t attached your new channel down below , I can’t seem to find it ..
stay well 🌿
It is definitely an acorn year for my white oaks. This house was a foreclosure I acquired in 2016, that was an acorn year. I did not move until 2017, little white oaks were everywhere. I didn't have another heavy acorn year until 2020, so I was hoping for another year or two before having another, but here we are. Ian took out many acorns when they were still small and green, with the metal roof it sounded like being in the middle of a shootout with squirrels. Next spring I will have oaks in the flower pots, under the porch, between steps….
I actually named this house "White Oak Cottage," I fancy myself living in the 19th century when properties had names.
Thanks for making sure Holly got in the video and, as always, thanks also for all the terrific advice!
Hey Jim – should I add some Holly tone or something else next spring to a sunshine ligustrum that never turned yellow ? I bought 2 of them from southern living this last spring, and they are growing really well except for the fact that they are a dull green color. They also get 6 hrs of full direct sun. Very disappointed since I bought them for the bright yellow they are known for.
I have a Red Twig Dogwood shrub that is about two years old. I don’t care for the original shape it has from the nursery pot. Could I cut it down to the base in Spring to restart the growth shape?
I really enjoy how you discuss options, and what guides your choice of those options (today in your discussion of staking trees). I find it really helpful to hear that discussion. And we are having such a mast year with our three old black walnuts –it is a carpet of nuts underneath them! I'm sure I'll find quite a few seedlings popping up in my gardens in the spring 🙂
Excellent video, lots of good info!
In fall of 2021, I made a new garden bed and filled it with tulips. After they bloomed and died back, I dug them up and planted annuals and azaleas. Now that it's fall again, I would like to know how close I can plant tulip bulbs to the azaleas without hurting too many roots. Zone 6A, so winters can be rough, don't want to stress out the azaleas too much before their first winter…
Now we know why we have so many acorns all of a sudden! Thanks!
In your zone in good old NC Joco to be exact. I have had a big issue keeping the lorapetulum ruby reds living in the bottom part of my yard/garden. I thought they were getting good sunshine but apparently it was too much shade. Do you have any suggestions?
Hollo Jim putnam and Stephany. Every Qa I learned more and more about gardening. So much ❤.
Hi Jim great video once again. I have recently building backyard propagation tunnel using 90% shade net and I have installed the misting system . I have managed to get Hanci Hct automatic led timer which has 3 programs schedule and the minimum of how often it can run it's hour , I have divide the 1 hour into 3 which gives me 20min on each program can be off , I'm not sure how many second I can run it for. I'm based in south Africa and we are on Summer now I would appreciate your advice. .. thanks
Thank you for your videos, you are a great teacher. My swamp oak is barely dropping any acorns, and usually the driveway is covered by now, it’s definitely in one of those years you where speaking about!
Question: I’m in middle Georgia zone 8a what large sized shrubs would you recommend for my north facing shady back yard. Thank you so much!!! ❤
If I get a load of wood chips that has some chips from a dead oak tree in it, will they harm my flower beds? Is a dead tree also a diseased tree? How would I know?
Do neighbors or strangers show up in your garden without asking first? We've had people walk through our backyard and touch our trees and plants without asking first. I know it's out of admiration but it spooks me.
Loropetalum! 😄, but true 😆😅🤣😂😘😘