Gardening Question From Jeff: Hi, I’ve read your article stating that adding sand to clay is a bad idea. Recently, I came across advice about adding gravel to clay to improve the drainage, as described below, do you have thoughts on that? Answer From Pat: I live in a Mediterranean climate. Topping a lawn […]
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Categories : Lawns & Grass
Gardening Question From Grant: A bit of a different question for you… We have an outdoor radio control car track where the surface is clay, which is ideal for running the cars on as its smooth, grippy, and not abrasive on tyres. The clay is regularly compacted with a 100kg plate compactor at OMC, however […]
Categories : Soils
Question From Chip Hope you’re doing well. Even with the earthworm castings and moisture retention pellets (and Miracle Gro) we still haven’t had any luck with the basil. I’m thinking we’re just doomed, but we may toy around with the irrigation some more before throwing in the towel. The question today is we’d like to […]
Categories : Herbs
Gardening Question From Reybo: This spring I bought from an online garden center 5 lbs of wildflower seed. It should have gone to a larger site than 15 x 30 but that’s where it went. It’s been more than 60 days and it’s become a weed patch, 98% Yellow Foxtail and the rest Zinnia, plus […]
Categories : Flowers
Gardening Question From Barb: I have a group of columnar aspens in my yard and this year they have grown huge leaves at the very top. The leaves are easily 5 times larger than the other leaves and have appeared only on the new growth. The trees are bent over on the top due to […]
Categories : Trees
Bees & Spinosad Also Used For Dog & Cat Flea Treatment
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
August
22nd,
2016
at 09:34 PM
Gardening Question From Stephanie: I hope you are well and that your new book is coming along well too. I wanted to send this directly to you, since bees & spinosad are mentioned in a variety of your posts & responses. Perhaps you know people working on the bee problem, and they can look into […]
Categories : Bees
Gardening Question From Sylvia: Hello, I have two single trunk trees around 40 ft away from each other…… I wanted multi trunks but they were not available. I was wondering how to shape the tree so that some of the lower branches can grow in a dramatic fashion. Do I pick a branch that I […]
Gardening Question From Debbie: I live in So California, inland valley in Temecula, and with the extreme heat I need to know when the best time to water Cool Season lawns. Mainly Fescue I believe. I was watering in the mornings, however, someone told me I should only water in evenings. When and for how […]
Categories : Irrigation, Lawns & Grass
Gardening Question From Roz: I have bought each of your b ooks. I live in OceanHills Country club. I want to know when is the best time of year to prune Metro………New Zealand Xmas tree.l? I grow all my own vegs: I am English…what more can i say? Answer From Pat: New Zealand Christmas tree […]
Anti Fungus Medicine To Treat Aspergilliosis
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
August
8th,
2016
at 08:32 AM
Gardening Question From Ann: Could I ask you about the medicine you talked about in a reply to another question regarding apergilliosis in compost dust. I have chronic hypersensitivity Pnuemonitus aggreivated by aspergilligus in the environment. I contracted this through working as an interior landscaper for 11 years working daily with large amounts of compost […]
Categories : Garden Q & A
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