Great Garden Questions – Pouring Fertilizers in the Hole, Transplanting, Conifers from Oregon – In this video I answer gardening questions that were asked in last week’s garden question and answer video.
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So neat to see your Q&A in Linda’s gorgeous garden! I’m ready to plant bulbs but last year lost so many to squirrels digging them back up, any recommendations?
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I’ve noticed a lot of plants I’ve purchased from nurseries have large roots overlapping right by the trunks of the plants. Should I cut them to prevent future damage to the plant?
Hi Jim! Question for you- when putting compost on your beds in the fall, do you take back the mulch and put the compost down? Or put it straight on top? We used a larger bark bagged mulch so it’s not very broken down yet (we’ve just learned from you we will use a smaller mulch going forward!)
I have some day lilies in my garden and is just not feeling them anymore and is planning on replacing them. Can you tell me if day lilies are hard to dug out? Secondly, what are your recommendation for some lime color plants for zone 6B?
I’ve learned this summer that speedwell Veronica ground cover kills Bermuda grass. But it’s problematic in some areas. So be sure to check if you want it to stop Bermuda from coming into the beds.
I have 4 baptisia that I got from a neighbor this summer. It was really hot and they suffered so much pest damage while getting rooted in. I’ve cut them back to the ground, they start growing again and are once again covered in spider mites, and other bugs. I know your answer would be to pull them. Lol But I’d like to know if there’s a way to save these at all.
Jim thanks for answering my question about the Empress of China dogwood. That answers my question of why that variety is so hard to find. I’ll keep looking!
Why does the Southern Living Plants website say pruning is not required on White Wedding hydrangeas? I thought panicle hydrangeas needed to be pruned back by one third.
I am so happy to hear your thoughts on how to use Biotone, putting it in the planting hole and after watering, would send the fertilizer even further away from the roots in my opinion. I use it the way you mentioned–pack in some soil, then place it around the rootball then sprinkle some more soil on top. Thank you for all your practical tips on gardening.
Jim – what are your thoughts on bare rooting / removing all soil from a potted plant before planting into the landscape? On a related note, for a potted plant that is NOT root bound, how much do root teasing do you do before planting?
Jim – the big US bulb distributors (Van Engelen, Colorblends, etc. ) all suggest fertilizing bulbs 3-4x per year for the highest chance of naturalizing, especially with tulips. This includes at planting, when growth first emerges, at flowering, and then right before they go dormant. Your advice has been that the bulb has all the energy it needs and fertilizing is not necessary. Is there a middle ground here?
Jim, I am all in on using fallen leaves in my garden beds as living mulch in the fall. I use my electric lawn mower to shred them first. I’ve read you can put grass clippings directly in garden beds. I usually add them to my compost. I only have a small urban front lawn, back is all garden beds/paths. Just looking to hear your thoughts on grass clippings and options to utilize them. Thank!
Hey Jim! Question- what ground covers would you recommend for under a hedged Leyland cypress hedge? The space is about 32’ wide and the trees themselves are about 4-5’ thick. I keep it nice and tight but need to suppress the weeds and I don’t want to use plastic. I’m in zone 8b western WA. THANK YOU!
Bermuda grass is planted and even recommended in Oklahoma. It's growing into my tall stone bordered beds and into the sidewalk cracks. IT's A PAIN! I just keep at it or I can be the only person in my neighborhood to replaces it.
LOL! I planted my whole garden this year pouring bio-tone into the hole on clay soil. I wish I heard you explain that the first few inches are more important or just amend the soil properly. I just laugh thinking about how I would be stressing out if I ran out of bio-tone. HAHA! Yes us newbie just copy.
If you dig a hole to prepare for planting a blue spruce but instead of Carolina Clay it's sand what would you do?
Can Brandywine Viburnum be limbed up?
Hi Jim, I am in zone 6 in WV. I have three Blue Bird Hydrangeas (started out with 6) that are struggling to grow. I’ve had them about 2-3 years, growing under big oak trees. They’re shaded mostly during the day but do get blasted with very late afternoon/evening sun. I’ve decided to move them to a different location. Should I move them now or wait until late winter/early spring? Also thinking maybe putting them in pots and shuffling them around until I find a spot where they’ll be happy.
Hey Jim I have a question about oriental poppys. I’m currently bulb shopping for spring and there’s this crazy good deal I saw on some oriental poppies. I live a little south of Chapel Hill. I’m asking because I want to know if they’ll grow well in our area. I saw they’re hardy in zone 3-7 but im living on the border of 7b/8a so im looking for some advice on if I should get them (the poppy’s) or should I skip out? Thanks!