Q. My five-year-old Frost Peach tree, which produced a nice crop of peaches last year, has died. After it blossomed and started to leaf out this spring, all of the blossoms and leaves withered away, leaving it barren. Seeing no evidence of new growth, I recently cut it down, discarding all but a couple chunks…
Category: Gardening Q & A
Here you will find answers to questions from gardeners around the country. Some answers pertain to all but others are more regional so have a look at them all. You will also see that the Gardening Q & A is broken down into the following regions so please use the drop-down Categories menu to the right to see specific regions :
Please don’t eat the daisies
Q. In our garden we have a large daisy that has many bites or holes in it’s leaves. We originally thought it was slugs but we have worked hard at getting rid of the slugs and it hasn’t really changed the problem with the daisy. We’ve looked the plant over and are not able to…
Summer Pruning Roses for disease control
Q. Is it a good idea to prune my Roses way back this time of year? I didn’t prune them earlier and they have a lot of black spot. I would burn the branches. Thanks Dottie Morris – Shelton, WA A. Whether it is a good idea is debatable. Rose pruning seems to me to…
Peony flower flop
Q. My peonies have good foliage, however the last two years they grow tall stems have heavy flowers that fall to the ground and don’t last long. Lora Fleener – Vernal, Utah A. The flowers are not lasting very long because of their contact with the soil, which introduces soil microorganisms that begin to precipitate…
Black Spot on Roses
Q. Black spots my rose leaves can you help? Evelyn Moore – Parkland, WA A. It’s that time of year again. One of the problems with many of gardener’s favorite roses is that they are susceptible to a common fungus called black spot. The breeding of roses over the centuries rivals the plots of afternoon…