Garden Question and Answer – Winter Damage – In this video I answer gardening questions that were asked on last week’s gardening and landscaping question and answer video.
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48 Comments
Loved your answer to the drip irrigation question! And love the direction you’re taking the channel!
I loathe that green plastic netting, I keep digging that crap up or finding it in a bed with no idea when I brought it to the surface
Talk about invasive plants- just take a drive around here in GA – the kudzu and wisteria are just awful !!!!! It takes
your breath away!
Speaking about the Calloway pair tree did you see the video on YouTube call the 9/11 tree Good video if you haven't seen it About how this tree survives( the survivor tree)
Thank you for answering my question about my butterfly bushes in Houston. They are super common in nursery's here but i guess this year was extra bad with drought. Does anyone have recommendations for butterfly bush alternatives that are good for Houston? I was thinking almond verbena, sweetspire/itea, or maybe some sort of viburnum.
I could tell you a thing or two about invasive plants! Running bamboo, for one! I'm gradually getting it under control in my backyard wooded area. It had originally been planted on a neighbor's property kitty-corner to mine. I've also taken out a few Russian Olive (Eleagnus) in the same area.
Jim, my very large tea olive dropped all of it's leaves this week from the artic blast. We've had cold blast in the past but it's never been this bad. I bought it over 15 years ago in the Atlanta area so I'm not sure of the variety. I live in a zone 7b in the Chattanooga, TN area. Hoping it survived and recovers in the spring.
I WANT native woodland plants to take over our front woods, completely and fully overrun the woods but so far the privet is all that seems to want to grow 😤
❓❓❓THANKS ❓❓❓
Sorry for the trick question. 🤣 That was a great answer, though. And someone replied to my comment that pretty much said the same thing. So it makes perfect sense!
Question for next week: Speaking of crape myrtles, it reminded me of the Japanese beetles issue that I’ve dealt with in my small HOA lot. Can you talk about nematodes or anything that prevents them from coming back? I know you mentioned before that hot grassy spaces are the perfect places for them to grow. I’ve taken out as much lawn as I can, but I am limited being in an HOA.
I love your honesty about what you know and don’t know. Very refreshing. 🌿
Question: Because of red tipped photinia disease (leaf spot) is it not worth growing one at all? Is it pretty much guaranteed it will get the disease at some point?
Hello Mr Jim putnam and Stephany. I love native plants 🪴. It's January plants are sleeping 😴 and time for Cleaning. (For Ram any way).Have fun very one 😀.
I am also in the West TN/North MS area 7b, and we went from 47 to 4 in a day with north winds 30-40 mph. Now that I look at my brown distylliums, cryptomeria, and leafless sunshine ligustrum and nandinas, I sure wish I had planted dwarf yaupon hollies instead! Will keep fingers crossed that all are not dead. Thanks for the info, Jim!
Want to talk about invasive, how about Kudzu
Any suggestions for native plants to hold back soil erosion in dry shade? Zone 6b, New York Hudson Valley. The rain and snow melt here just want to roll down the slopes into the river :). Previous owner seems to have thought English ivy was a good idea unfortunately. Due to some work in that area of the property much of the ivy has been ripped out although I am sure there are seeds lurking so we will have to keep on top of that. My thoughts were horizontal drifts of different plants to put the brakes on in different ways and also to see what works. Thanks again for all the useful information and inspiration.
Jim has changed my outlook on gardening completely. I fell victim to plant/Flower worship and spent lots of money and time on trying to be perfect and it turned into a full time job. Now I'm laid back and find that the flowers can withstand much more than I thought. I've killed many flowers by over watering them and they never spread their roots and became strong. I'll water what needs it in the middle of summer, but I don't do create an environment where I can't be gone for 2 days and tender plants are dying. There's some really nice, tough plants to garden with. If something needs too much attention, then out it goes and in goes another plant!
Thank You for this video!!! Thank You for addressing my question regarding the extreme heat/cold in W. TN, Zone 7b. You also mentioned crape myrtles, and I agree w/you. When we moved here (from Mphs to Fayette County) this yard had SO many crape myrtles, most of them too large and way too close to the house. We have pruned a LOT. Thank you again, so much. Natives for sure, for this new gardener. 🌾
Hey Jim, love your Sunday Q&A videos, I never miss and episode. I’m in 7b. I have a long driveway (285ft) that I’d like to line with trees. I was thinking about Willow Oaks. My question is, do willow oaks have ab aggressive root system that would mess up our asphalt driveway? Is there a better option? Thanks!
Just for the record, not that it matters, but I like your definition of invasive plants!
I’m glad you’re making content that reflects your concerns. I managed to get through the controversial opinions just fine, lol
Excited to see your landscape, post hard freeze and see how it reacts. Zone 8 here, and we took a beating.
Your definition of invasive plants seems to me like the legitimate one. Native species that are unwanted in a lawn are not invasive to the area.
This reminds me of an incident many decades ago with a neighbor. We planted a few native prairie plants in our yard before others around here had heard of doing that. One day, my husband was planting a compass plant when a neighbor came by and asked, Are you planting that or trying to kill it? 😂
To each his own, right?
Will you talk about anything that can be done for a plant, 3 years (etc.), after a root bound plant or tree has been planted? If anything. Or does fussing with it at that time cause more damage?
Magnolia planting: I have a 40ft+ native magnolia in my side yard. I love it to death and in my 2 years here I’ve tried underplanting native ferns, native spleenwort, hosta , and ajuga (bugleweed). The ajuga is holding on, but not spreading because of the leaves that pile up. The others all failed to hang on or grow much. Interested to see if hosta comes back this spring or not once I take a layer of dead leaves away and use them elsewhere. If all else fails: free mulch and a shady spot for sitting.
Your crepe myrtle comment about three in every yard cracked me up as I was looking outside at three in my yard planted by the previous owner!
Hi Jim. Question: what in the world is happening to my hellebores in the container? They were doing beautifully all year since planted. After the Arctic blast in December they look like droopy mush. Is this part of winter damage? Im so sad…
That was fun! Maybe I should think up a few “Get Jim in trouble” questions.
I am looking for landscapers in charlotte, nc who are down with Jim's use of natives and can do a low maintenance design. Any recommendations??
I have older daylillies. Should I cut them back? If so when is the correct time.
Texas Zone 8a groundcover options for erosion: Liriope, TX sedge, Berkeley sedge, Asian Jasmine, Purple Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus,' Dwarf groundcover nandinas like Harbour Dwarf or Flirt Shade: Mondograss (ophiopogon), Golden groundsel, ajuga, Horseherb (Calyptocarpus vialis), Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora).
Can I use wood chips from an oka tree stump that's been grounded as mulch in my flower bed full of tulip bulbs?
Thank you for your humble honesty, Jim. 💜
Jim have you treated mistletoe in trees before? We have large oaks in our front yard and they get it and my husband has borrowed a bucket truck to treat it before. I don’t know what he puts on there but it seems there isn’t a permanent solution.
Just wondering your thoughts.
Missed seeing Holly 🐕
I absolutely love that your way of gardening represents you and isn’t done to entertain the masses. I’ve seen so many changes to gardens on YouTube, mainly expansions. It’s ended up looking messy or not inviting, as it once did. Don’t ever change!
Your comments about root washing triggered this question. This fall I bought several trees. As the nurseryman was loading them, The dogwood's ball broke. He yelled, "That's dead, give her a refund!" ( I do not believe he was having the best day.) I asked if I could still have it. He let me take it home. I planted it within 45 minutes of the ball breaking. (The ball didn't shatter, the burlap fell off and the ball lost 1/4 of it's dirt) I used some compost and bio-tone and kept her watered. Do you think she will be ok? I am curious because when you spoke about rinsing the root ball, certainly the ball breaking couldn't be but so bad. I have also said a few prayers and speak encouraging words to her daily. I suppose it can't hurt. ; ).
And, besides, most people with Crepe Myrtles don't know how to prune them!
Southern magnolia – had a thick jasmine wall 1.5ft tall and 4 ft out from base of 35ft magnolia. Just mow around to keep it in check.
Thank you Jim for keeping your heart on sustainability ❤ Things like that fill the soul 🦋🌱
Jim excellent video!!! Don’t know if you’ve covered or ever will, but you mentioned that you have a ‘cold’ compost pile. Would you consider doing a video on composting? Thank you again for your work on these videos!!!
How do you get rid of fire ants? I also had a problem with flat footed bug on my tomato plants at the other house, how do you get rid of them? I would prefer a natural way! Thanks Jim, great video!
Great video. Thank you for your thoughts and sharing your knowledge. Always learn something !!!
Thanks for your continued honesty and sound advice – that's exactly why I tune in. My take away from today's Q A … 'lean on natives'. 👍🌺🌄
32:07 I had a patch of turf that I converted to beds… much to my dismay I discovered sod netting when I started digging. It’s turned into quite a battle but I’m making progress… at least it doesn’t grow back…
That plastic mesh under sod is very tough because it is against moles.
Greetings from Budapest z7b
I may have missed this, but I'd be really interested in a video highlighting the natives in your garden. We have 20 year old landscaping, and I'm trying to slowly replace things with natives wherever possible. Re:invasives, I find it easier to "lean on natives" versus worrying about exactly which plants are invasive. I've also started the yearly garden video. Great idea!
to summarize: Jim hates crepe myrtles and loves invasive plants. 😉