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September 18, 2003 — Harvesting Garden Produce

Now comes the time when all that hard work finally pays off! Get some tips for making sure your garden keeps producing year after year. Plus: lawn aeration and deep thatching how-to's. View program



Questions & Answers
Our Austrian pine has white sap coming out of the trunk at about 6 ft. from the base. Is this a problem?
Small branches are falling off our pin oak tree and there are growths on the branches.
What's the best way to control scale on euonymus?
Can roses be moved in the fall?
How do you get rid of wild violets in the yard?
What can be done about borers in cottonwood trees?
What can be done to prevent browning of turf along sidewalks and curbs?
We live close to a hog farm. Can you suggest some plants to help with the odor problem?
Our hybrid rose bush gets buds but does not bloom. Why?
How do you control bag worms in green ash trees?
What's the best way to avoid diseases in the garden and flower bed?
How do you determine what the setting should be on a grass seed spreader when you are overseeding a lawn?
We have about a thousand squash bugs in our garden. Is there anything we can do about them at this time of year?
What can you tell us about storing caladium bulbs?
Is there a systemic insecticide that can be applied to a flower garden to kill grasshoppers.
We think some of our trees may have pine wilt disease. What tests can we do to be sure of this?
We have lots of different types of flowers but none of them have any scent. Could there be something wrong with the soil or is it just the types of flowers we have?
We'd like to transplant our peonies and irises. Would now be a good time?
Would this be a good time of year to move zebra grass?
The apples falling off our apple trees look deformed. What could the problem be?
What can be done with a sick red oak tree planted just this year? The top has died and all the leaves are beginning to fall off.
Can you use dehumidifier water to water house plants? How about a lemon tree?
Our old hackberry tree is shedding leaves, which are covered with galls. Anything to do about it now?
When should sweet potatoes be dug up?
There are tiny white specks moving around on the lower leaves and tems of our lilacs. What could they be?
What can you tell me about goldenrod? Does it cause hay fever?
We like our aspen trees but we don't like all the runners shooting up everywhere. Is there a way to kill the runners without hurting the tree?
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Sample - Goldenrod with aster yellows disease
Sample - Cricket with a nematode worm
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Backyard Farmer features
Video Segment - Fall Vegetable Harvest
Plant of the Week - Double Datura, Angelonia
Video Segment - Lawn aeration, power-raking, deep thatching.
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