Great Gardening Questions Answered

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@TheImpatientGardener Жыл бұрын

On root washing: in addition to the benefit of getting those roots going the right way, I find that the big benefit in my garden is that a root washed tree is fully growing in my native soil, which is nearly a polar opposite to the thick clay root balls found on B and B trees. That said, in addition to timing being critical, the after care is much more involved with a root washed tree or shrub and I will admit to having lost a few because I’ve not coddled them enough immediately after planting. I’m now much choosier about what gets root washed and sometimes I do sort of a combo where with the the tree in the planting hole, I’ve washed off the outer portion of the root ball to check for big circling root balls (which I find with disturbing regularity).

@JimPutnam Жыл бұрын

Good points!

@cindyl3916 Жыл бұрын

I was told rhododendron really need root washing.

@SleepyKittens Жыл бұрын

The difference in media for the purchase plant v your native soil causes a perched water table as well; in my clay soil garden I have to make sure not to amend (mix in) the native soil with top soil or other things. Even my raised beds can be quite moist in early summer due to previous owner using non-native media to fill the beds, and root rot has occurred for perennials etc. But Jim is very practical, and I have tried root washing, probably at the wrong time for most of it, and just a bit of forgetting to water most likely led to their deaths. With our short growing season, it is impossible to get all this root washing done, one day its late summer, then its late fall, with early fall a mere short 2 wks, and possibly not enough time to establish before subzero temperatures? I advocate it, but personally, it is not practical for me in z4. I just hope to get bareroot whenever possible and/or smaller size so there isn't an issue with roots.

@suzannebartow6390 Жыл бұрын

I am glad to hear from you Erin on this subject. All I can say is for those people who want to sustain Jap. Maples in pots you had better consider root washing at all stages of growing....when first planting...years later after growth...and when very old....if you want to continue to grow these in pots. If not you had better plan on planting these lovely trees in the ground.

@jaandel1 Жыл бұрын

@@JimPutnam @HortTube with Jim Putnam i am looking for a green fence but i want to keep it a large concrete 16in depth 24 inch diameter Pod it will grow large at least 9 ft. Also which ones grow faster I live NJ cliffside.park i dont want roots damage patio.

@jackiew4827 Жыл бұрын

We like deep thoughts with Jim! It gives us a glimpse of behind the scenes of your channel!

@HoosierDaddy_ Жыл бұрын

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!

@wendywerner3242 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim for keeping your heart on sustainability ❤ Things like that fill the soul 🦋🌱

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@chriscoogan2736 Жыл бұрын

That was fun! Maybe I should think up a few “Get Jim in trouble” questions.

@feistycitrus Жыл бұрын

“Deep thoughts with Jim”. I love it. Keep it coming.

@trace9657 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the sustainable theme of your channel. It has helped my budget and my footprint. I have been catching up on your videos today, drinking coffee, and petting my cat, it has been a lovely day.

@marybeth4002 Жыл бұрын

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'. 👍🌺🌄

@Scashleynicole Жыл бұрын

Laughed out loud at “…deep thoughts with Jim.” Agreed about the water usage.

@RebeccaW_NC Жыл бұрын

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!

@rachelsgarden Жыл бұрын

Something I’ve learned to appreciate about natives is the cool insects that use them. I let a native weed grow on our property last summer bc I read it supported many species. It was so fun to watch through September.. a spectacular show of butterflies, wasps, & bees.

@MilesSherry Жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq, mainly expansions. It’s ended up looking messy or not inviting, as it once did. Don’t ever change!

@frandavis8687 Жыл бұрын

"Deep thoughts with Jim..." Love it!! LOL! You are so easy to listen to, so not annoying. You are keeping me ahead of the game in my garden. Thanks for including my comments about wildflower gardens. Been there and didn't love it. I have reseeding volunteer remnants of my endeavor here and there in my ornamental garden that I recognize and cultivate in desired clumps and areas. Favorites: French Lace (Orlaya), Corn Cockle, Bachelor's Buttons, Chinese Forget-Me-Not, rudbeckia, wallflowers, larkspurs, white snakeroot, dill, etc. I love my volunteers!

@mirkalenarcik6889 Жыл бұрын

Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia have video series regarding native plants. They use term "aggressive" vs. "invasive". According to their terminology any plant can be aggressive, but invasive are only plants that do not belong to the specific ecosystem.

@mariebarnes416 Жыл бұрын

I watched the yearly review video last night and it is fantastic!

@JimPutnam Жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much for watching it!

@2prettyfunnythings736 Жыл бұрын

I have an extremely old magnolia at least 20 feet zone 7b, i limbed it up 6 years ago and planted small hosta starts around the base and created a ring and they have done really well, the end of summer the hosta are a bit tired but in the south most do. The ring is at almost as wide as the canopy. I have mulched underneath with its own leaves as well as a good compost not mounding any around the base. I added a few tiny autumn ferns this past spring and they have also done well.

@kaval1er Жыл бұрын

Can Autumn ferns handle dry shade? I've tried ferns in different spots in dryish shade without a lot of luck. About to give up on them.

@cherylstrawn9448 Жыл бұрын

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!

@cherylstrawn9448 Жыл бұрын

So I went to the Goodwill and bought lots of sheets to use as covers for the frigid weather (last time it was this cold in my area was 1989). We had some mild weather this week, so were able to put out the shredded leaves as added mulch around the shrubs. Should have done all of this before the cold snap, but life got in the way. Will be ready next time!

@brianandtamiolson2330 Жыл бұрын

I love your honesty about what you know and don’t know. Very refreshing. 🌿

@itsallaboutlight Жыл бұрын

Thank you for addressing the thumbnail question....I was wondering the same thing.

@reneethomson3202 Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct about Crape Myrtles! I use to think they are beautiful, but have had some and they are very picky. And always planted in the wrong spot.

@jakebornstein7619 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought about creating and selling your monthly gardening checklist in calendar format (Outlook, Gmail, paper, etc.)? Maybe make a few zone-specific ones and include links to your KZfaq videos, Amazon store, and other relevant content.

@dbueter Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim!

@reneethomson3202 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I live on the outskirts of Houston and lost my butterfly bush as well. I won’t plant it again. That’s the second one I lost. I also need to remove the Crape Myrtle that the previous owners planted right next to the front porch. It actually stays too wet there and the myrtle has black mold all over it. The front of the house faces north.. so it’s not an ideal spot. That’s why I love your videos. It helps knowing where to place a plant for success. Thanks again to both of you.

@bethcleveland8708 Жыл бұрын

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!

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@ShamballaCenter Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your humble honesty, Jim. 💜

@christinebaher4340 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your words on watering, and sustainability. My goal is a space that will flourish with minimal watering.

@kaychaney6102 Жыл бұрын

Like your definition of aggressive vs invasive. Thank you.

@FrediOlson Жыл бұрын

And, besides, most people with Crepe Myrtles don't know how to prune them!

@trishferrer8209 Жыл бұрын

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. 🌾

@julieh2935 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jim! Helpful as always!

@Patrice314 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Lowes has great discounted plants weekly. I go to about three different Lowes. You have to go often. Take your phone and check to see if a plant is perennial. Some make look dead or have already flowered for the season but they will come back next year in full glory. Most if cut back will flower again the same year. Also find a wholesale nursery because they usually have huge discounts at the end of the season. I bought things for $1 and they did have some give always. Again look for perennials. Also things like begonia, and colleus can be propagated from pulling a leaf and sticking it in the ground. I made a whole colleus bed this way. They grow fast so do begonias.

@judymckerrow6720 Жыл бұрын

I watched the yearly maintenance video as well, it took me a while because I had to stop and start it quite a few times but it was excellent video. If hubby had a project to work on I wouldn’t have had to stop and start so many times. I loved the video, thank you for all of your very hard work on that video. ❄️💚🙃

@leightodd7335 Жыл бұрын

Oh why did you bring up the plastic mesh! lol I bought a home in 2019 and have been tearing that junk out for the entire time I've been here and who ever gets this house 30 years from now will too. Between the landscape fabric in the beds and the mesh under the lawn. #*&!+"@ lol

@HoosierDaddy_ Жыл бұрын

I'm doing that same thing. I'm trying to find and tear out all of the plastic liners in my yard and it's a pain!

@lindamelz242 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for your thoughts and sharing your knowledge. Always learn something !!!

@jaredwilds3833 Жыл бұрын

Excited to see your landscape, post hard freeze and see how it reacts. Zone 8 here, and we took a beating.

@jetv1471 Жыл бұрын

If I buy a number of a particular perennial, I plant them in different parts of my garden with that idea of moving them where they end up doing best and If a spot turns out to be a killer for the plant I only lose one plant .

@valerieenlow6282 Жыл бұрын

Just for the record, not that it matters, but I like your definition of invasive plants!

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@shanaaaviva Жыл бұрын

Loved your answer to the drip irrigation question! And love the direction you’re taking the channel!

@signaturegardens9788 Жыл бұрын

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).

@ryanhartzfeld8478 Жыл бұрын

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…

@terrivance8750 Жыл бұрын

Jim, You did a tour @ Erin The Impatient Gardener's place, I believe last year. She has a video on root washing trees. Hope this helps. 😊

@canuckviolet3322 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the plastic mesh rant! I was horrified when I realized this was installed along with my new sod. When I asked the company, in person directly, if it biodegraded, they told me "Yes" but you could tell it was a company line that they were not comfortable with and there were no more specifics offered. How can an industry that is supposed to be green by definition continue to pollute the environment so badly when there are alternatives?

@richardhigel5612 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@geckomoriadaimyoofwano7157 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jim! Hope im not too late to make it to the next question and answer video but my questions are all about color. Whats your favorite color in general? Favorite flower color or colors? Foliage color? Horticultural color combos? ........i know all colors are beautiful and have their use in the garden, but what do you gravitate towards? Any other categories or aspects of color you can think of or Stephany's color preferences i would love to hear too. Thank you!!

@ZestyProductions Жыл бұрын

I've found that crepe myrtle over-planting, at least in my county in Georgia, is the result of a zoning code disagreement with the Fire Marshal's requirements for visibility on roads and easement sizes. Every time I bring this up in development meetings, the county arborist likes to frown at me but everyone else gives knowing nods.

@KyleMartin.NCRealtor Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for addressing my question on the fire ants! We are in a very sunny open space (was farm land about 10 or 15 yrs ago before the original owners built the house). I have the bait ready to go down in the next week or 2 before the landscape fabric goes down & plants started. I had seen something on borax killing ants too but wasn’t sure if that was just the regular ants. Hoping since we are able to start early this year that it will be easier to get them under control. Thanks again! 🌱🌼

@sherylemoore8626 Жыл бұрын

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. ; ).

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@celianewman4809 Жыл бұрын

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.

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@Pcsadams Жыл бұрын

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.

@doccecil2636 Жыл бұрын

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!

@AndrewMolina-hg5vu Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate you doing these Q&A video's week after week. Getting a lot of these types of questions answered is probably helping many gardeners out there. I have a question: I have a limelight prime hydrangea that I pulled from my garden. It was newly planted in fall 2022. It is completely dormant right now. No leaves at all. I want to make a topiary specimen out of this plant. So I pulled it from the ground and put it in a pot that I keep in the house. I pruned it to a single main leader. If I keep it indoors will it start growing before the spring comes? What do you recommend I do with it in the mean time? Would appreciate any advice you have to give.

@dylan8285 Жыл бұрын

Southern magnolias sound like how Norway maples are here in the north the canopy is so thick and there’s so many roots nothing’s growing underneath them

@stephaniestewart9396 Жыл бұрын

Missed seeing Holly 🐕

@localgardenqueens4881 Жыл бұрын

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.

@localgardenqueens4881 Жыл бұрын

I should mention the lowest branch was 15ft high.

@LittleLionLover Жыл бұрын

That plastic mesh under sod is very tough because it is against moles. Greetings from Budapest z7b

@camicri4263 Жыл бұрын

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!

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@lynnf.6649 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I have a question that begs for your background and experience in addressing. I received two conifers in one box from what I think is a reputable source. One of the junipers has a rather large crown gall on the trunk. My husband had taken the plants out of the box, and I noticed the gall right away a few hours later as I went to move them. My concerns: 1. Is it safe to get any conifers from this grower? 2. They are sending new plants as the two I have will be discarded. Should I try to grow them in pots for a year to ensure the plants are healthy? 3. I find it hard to believe the person who sent the plants did not notice the golf ball size gall on this plant😮 Thank you in advance for any advice and please keep creating your great content. I enjoy your videos, however the plant highlights on your new channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites!! More videos please...

@ramgiberson7180 Жыл бұрын

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 😀.

@Jay-xe9tz Жыл бұрын

Ram, love your pond so much. Would love to see a video about its setup and design! 🐠. Thanks for sharing

@ramgiberson7180 Жыл бұрын

@Jay hello Jay thanks for your nice comment. Have fun in the garden. 😃

@juliabinford6500 Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you’re making content that reflects your concerns. I managed to get through the controversial opinions just fine, lol

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@kso808 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kaval1er Жыл бұрын

Running bamboo is absolutely the worst! I would never again buy a property with bamboo or even if a neighboring property had bamboo. That's how much I hate it.

@kso808 Жыл бұрын

@@tonybaroud3511 I live in Chapel Hill NC, but am originally from Wisconsin. Where do you garden?

@hamigakisan7094 Жыл бұрын

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.

@glendapeters8899 Жыл бұрын

I hate that mesh!!!! I got my foot caught in a piece sticking up at a grandkid's track meet! I didn't get hurt but the fall was not pretty and add to that the muddy conditions!

@aalejardin Жыл бұрын

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.

@heathermcelroy7171 Жыл бұрын

Good question about erosion control! I hope it gets selected for next weekend's Q&A

@lorrainelander2421 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for all the great information. I have a big pile of wood chips from some tree work. It's getting near a year and a half old. Inside the pile it looks like mulch more than wood chips. Can I use it like mulch or would it lack the nutrients of something like a hardwood bark mulch?

@kso808 Жыл бұрын

I had a huge dead pine tree cut down in early October, and had it chipped and deposited as wood chips elsewhere on my property. I have used the chips to mulch several of my garden beds over the past couple months, as well as level up potholes in my (gravel) driveway, and elsewhere. I even invited my neighbor to partake of the huge pile of chips as mulch. I can't wait to see the results of my newly-mulched beds!

@judymckerrow6720 Жыл бұрын

I feel that there is something very wrong with the soil in my gardens. I do know that the house that was previously here burned down many many years ago and they basically just moved the new house about maybe twenty feet back from where it was originally built. The reason I can tell that they moved it back was the corner stones they used to build the old house are now part of my garden. I am going to get the soil tested and I already have the kit. I was just wondering if I can dig up the soil right now can / should I get it sent in right now or wait until spring? I live in zone 6a and after the storm of the century it’s been fairly warm outside and I think I would be able to dig up samples. My thoughts on taking samples now is that I probably could start gathering whatever I need to improve the soil. I have a very tight budget so I need to buy things a little at a time. ❄️💚🙃

@salvitex Жыл бұрын

Upper Texas is zone 6a I believe

@moo1388 Жыл бұрын

It also takes epic rain and beyond 2 soak newly planted trees and shrubs please pass that on to your customers. ..no irrigation or storm could ever touch the value of hand watering.

@heatherw.2751 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel Jim!! I’m in zone 8a coastal NC. Question about Ascot Rainbow Euphorbia. Mine is evergreen and tall but I see new growth down at the bottom. Should I be cutting off the old growth and letting the fresh part grow up? It’s new to my garden this past season and I’m not sure about how/if to prune. Thanks for all you do! I learn so much from your videos!!

@mattong1444 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got some too! Apparently the way to treat them in spring is to let the old growth bloom out, then cut those “canes” all the way down at the base after they start looking ratty, and the new growth will naturally take over.

@heatherw.2751 Жыл бұрын

@@mattong1444 Awesome! Thanks for the advice!

@rachelsgarden Жыл бұрын

“I love native plants” 🪴 I appreciate you sharing this bc it hasn’t been a lot of your content. Two questions, when you go to plant in an existing bed, to fill a ‘open’ spot, but find roots from your other perennials there will you damage them? And, have you owned a battery powered lawn mower? Do you like them?

@erikadelgadohernandez6777 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jim!! I love your videos, they have been so helpful and like other have said, I also appreciated the deep thought with Jim. I am in NC zone 7b as well. I followed your advise and got horticultural mulch and compost to start new beds. The beds have been set since September 2022 and I know it takes time, but I recently picked under the mulch and I found a lot of little white worms. A quick google search said these are pot worm that are in my beds because the beds are a little too wet (makes sense, it is very wet here in NC during the winter) or acidic. My question: should I be worried about this? Should I try to amend the beds now with additional horticultural mulch or leaves? Or can I leave it alone? I also noticed that the clay under the compost/mulch is still very hard. Is this normal? I was hoping to plant a cut flower garden in those beds this coming spring.

@paigepratt3389 Жыл бұрын

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?

@Dr.ShaniHarvey Жыл бұрын

This question is about using hay as mulch. I thought I was being clever, and at the end of November I used the hay bale’s that were in my fall decor as mulch in my flower beds. With all the warm weather we have been having in OKC zone 7a it has all germinated. My beds are full it! Initially, I thought the cold weather would kill it off, but it seems to be persisting. What should I do? If we get some more consistent, cold weather, will it die off? If I leave it until spring, will it be rooted in so horribly that I won’t be able to pull it out easily? Should I remove it now?

@ryandmiller Жыл бұрын

When germinating seeds in trays indoors, do you cover the trays or use humidity domes?

@jordanyeager9220 Жыл бұрын

Can I use wood chips from an oka tree stump that's been grounded as mulch in my flower bed full of tulip bulbs?

@MsMontanaman Жыл бұрын

I have older daylillies. Should I cut them back? If so when is the correct time.

@KGC5 Жыл бұрын

I have a question about grow bags. First, I live in zone 7B near Atlanta. I plant most vegetable in a typical garden plot in the yard. Last year, I had a real problem with chipmunks, like more than I typically see in several years all moved in at once. They mowed down my beans and okra multiple times as soon as they were a couple of inches tall. This year I will grow those in fabric bags on the deck. I was about to buy the bags and I wondered if I should get a color other than black? Is the midday Georgia sun too hot to have black pots? Thanks.

@samirarashidi7832 Жыл бұрын

Jim, you mention in your other video that now is a great time to plant. I live in Georgia and I just received my bare root dwarf peach tree. I would like to plant it in a 26 in diameter planter. It is a zone 5-9 tree. It is not going in the ground but rather in a planter now in the middle of January. Will it be OK? Or should I plant it in a smaller container so I can move it around until we are past freezing temperature? Thanks.

@johnearls7608 Жыл бұрын

Jim, is there a beneficial difference between pine straw and hardwood mulch? I just moved to the Sandhills region (8a Southern Pines) and want to improve my sandy soils for water retention. Thank you!

@sammysworld5485 Жыл бұрын

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…

@stacyray25 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ThomasTudor-bv6fs Жыл бұрын

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??

@angelaachee7933 Жыл бұрын

Hey man! I live in middle Ga and we had to take down a huge shade tree 😢. I want to plant an oak, preferably red, but I am having a really hard time finding any over 7 ft. Any advice?

@latebloominghippie Жыл бұрын

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@paulinaperalta8992 Жыл бұрын

I potted up some daffodils for the first time this fall. Can I plant them into the ground immediately after blooming while the leaves are still green??? Zone 7a, clay soil

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@patrickmcmahon191 Жыл бұрын

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.

@trentstevens190 Жыл бұрын

Have you considered chaste trees (Vitex agnus-castus)? The plants grow to about the size of a crape myrtle, but have flowers resembling those of a butterfly bush, and they are super resilient.

@patrickmcmahon191 Жыл бұрын

@@trentstevens190 I have a vitek in my backyard but it's to big for these areas. I should have specified they are both dwarf butterflg bushes

@helenaddington1672 Жыл бұрын

Want to talk about invasive, how about Kudzu

@larryhibbert2480 Жыл бұрын

I have a neighbor who planted red cannas on the fence line and now they have invaded myside. How can I get rid of these tubers that keep coming over.

@samanthascott712 Жыл бұрын

Question about captan (Bonide fungicide). I have cedar apple rust appearing on my seckel pear tree this summer. I have about 10 young apple, cherry, apricot, peach trees in the landscape, sadly also a few cedar family - nootka weeping, thuja etc in the landscape. I never spray, try to be organic and perhaps that is ridiculous to expect to be "organic" and to try to grow trees for fruit. The recommended funcicide, bonide BND203 fruit tree spray, says the fungicide ingredient is captan. Do I even want to go there? I read its "nearly non-toxic" in application but I am very skeptical. I am willing to do the work to spray but if I make my landscape toxic for Lepidoptera and pollinators then goodbye apples. Looking for a knowledgeable opinion from someone that values the bugs along with the pretties.

@rachel8006 Жыл бұрын

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?

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@leocanedo7548 Жыл бұрын

Question: best time to prune a honeysuckle to get more blooms

@dbueter Жыл бұрын

It will be helpful to include the area where you live and your growing zone for an answer that is specific for you.

@leocanedo7548 Жыл бұрын

@@dbueter DFW in TX, supposed to be zone 8, but we only get that low a few days a year. And summer never gets below 90. So personally I don't like the zone map 😕

@leocanedo7548 Жыл бұрын

@@dbueter thank you though

@Flower_hoarder Жыл бұрын

❓❓❓THANKS ❓❓❓

@mikeymopar1171 Жыл бұрын

Speaking about the Calloway pair tree did you see the video on KZfaq call the 9/11 tree Good video if you haven't seen it About how this tree survives( the survivor tree)

@estherlista Жыл бұрын

Same here! I don't like Crepe Myrtle as I seen them everywhere! I can enjoy them outside my yard.

@whatsup848 Жыл бұрын

I have a Natchez Crape Myrtle that is 20 years old and 15 feet tall. The thick cinnamon colored multi-trunked specimen is gorgeous in all seasons. ☺

@dennisdevito2829 Жыл бұрын

I love the Crape Myrtles, I have a large property in East Tennessee, I have about 6 planted around and they put out such stunning flowers during the dog days of summer when little else at least in the small tree category is blooming

@taylorswf23 Жыл бұрын

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 😤

@lindaannb Жыл бұрын

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?

@tonybaroud3511 Жыл бұрын

I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship where are you from?

@estherlista Жыл бұрын

I love the structure and leaf of Yoshino Cryptomeria as screening plant but it is way too big. Is there a variety similar to it but smaller?

@miryana7873 Жыл бұрын

Radicans cryptomeria is slightly smaller and doesn't bronze as much in the winter

@estherlista Жыл бұрын

@@miryana7873, thank you but still big.

@miryana7873 Жыл бұрын

@@estherlista in that case try chapel hill cryptomeria. Much smaller

@ryandmiller Жыл бұрын

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

@jennifernash4638 Жыл бұрын

Let me say that I feel like I'm at war with the stilt grass and virginia creeper in my yard, and so I define those two as invasive. Even the english ivy doesn't spread as fast as those two. Anything that doesn't want to take over the ecosystem where you are is probably more beneficial than not, whether it's native or not. I agree about the crepe myrtles - we inherited a few, and only one is a tree I consider beautiful. We cut down two huge crepe myrtles last year, and I've added a couple, hoping if I maintain them properly, they will also be beautiful, but the second they get ugly, they're gone 🤣

@MattMurrah Жыл бұрын

to summarize: Jim hates crepe myrtles and loves invasive plants. ;)

@johnmorris7302 Жыл бұрын

Can't find the promo code for your new channel. Please advise.

@JimPutnam Жыл бұрын

It is linked in the description of the videos. It is a link to my website. Horttube.com. thanks for asking

@taylorswf23 Жыл бұрын

In in West TN and most of my evergreen plants look dead. I just started landscaping last year, and started with evergreen shrubs so it’s a significant financial loss. 🥺

@vbachman6742 Жыл бұрын

I'm in Memphis and even plants that have been in the ground for 5 years or more were damaged. I had this same problem the year we had a terrible ice storm in January and we lost trees all over the county. Some that were brown and crunchy actually survived. Don't try to do anything yet. Patience is not my strong suit, but I didn't do anything and most of them came back. This year was a lot worse but I'll know which ones actually have to be replaced in time to get new ones in the ground in April.

@taylorswf23 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’m in Memphis too. It just has me down in the dumps. I’ll definitely be asking what we strategically do from here to avoid such loss.

@douellette7960 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear of course. Lots of damage in the Southeast in late Dec but seems like TN was one of worse areas. I'm curious which of your evergreen shrubs look the worst. Do you have camellias or gardenias? It was 5-10F in this part of SC. But I'm thinking it was close to 0F there? The high winds compounded the cold damage to broadleaf evergreens that's for sure

@karenschrantz2307 Жыл бұрын

@@taylorswf23 Same here! NW Arkansas, we got down to -9 plus lots of wind 😩 Everything in my yard looks brown and dead. All new last 3 yrs. Major investment. Time will tell.

@taylorswf23 Жыл бұрын

@@douellette7960 Cleyera, nandina and mahonia have lost all their leaves. They look pitiful. The gardenias and camellias are brown or black, even the ones I covered. Same for the loropetalums and distylliums. The azaleas look poorly but they look like they’ll survive.