Q. In April, I planted new black raspberries (munger variety). They have grown to 8ft with only 2 vines per hill. Should I cut them back to 5ft (like I did the old red plants) or can I trellis them like loganberries. I’m looking for maximum yield. Gary Pedersen – Tacoma, WA A. Munger is…
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Gardening questions from WA, OR, ID, MT & WY
Controlling Earwigs
Q. Dear Peter: I like to grow sweet corn in my backyard, and at harvest time I always find that earwigs have taken up residence in the leafy coverings of the ears. When picking the corn, in addition to live earwigs, I find many dark particles, which I presume, are earwig droppings. Are you aware…
Arborvitae Leafminer Control
Q. I have a row of 16 – three year old “Emerald Green” arborvitaes. I suspect they have arborvitae leafminer (cypress tip moth). I have noticed the moths before, but now there are more and I just recently noticed brownish-yellow tips on a couple of the trees. All of them have lots of needles falling…
Finding California Bay Laurel
Q. I am working on a mostly native garden at our property in Mason County, WA and I am trying to locate some CA Bay Laurel trees/shrubs to plant in fairly deep shaded areas. Do you have any suggestions as where I might look for these plants? Thanks for your help, Bernie Perez – Tacoma,…
Jelly Like Stuff on Vine Maples
Q. One of our vine maples has some sort of jelly-like, slimy stuff (like small jelly fish found dead on a beach!) on the ground around the roots. What might that be? We too are having different success with vine maples on different parts of our land, and are grateful for your suggestion in a…