Are you ready for the 2023 season on your campus? Plants seem confused and I am cold, not cold, winter, not winter. who knows? The warm weather between the cold spells has made large patch and mole crickets very active. Charleston – the hardest place to grow grass. Here are a few things to do … Read more
When Joel Poinsett brought back the first poinsettia from Mexico, he had no idea it would become America’s most popular “flower plant.” Poinsett, a South Carolinian, was the first ambassador to Mexico. There is a historical marker for him in Otranto (an area in North Charleston). Poinsettia was introduced to the United States in 1825. … Read more
Sweat when you bring in the Christmas tree – Ah, the low country! Here are a few holiday gift ideas for the gardener yourself, a family member or friend. Does your free time seem to be spent doing yard work around the house? Do you work long hours all week and then instead of spending … Read more
Soccer fields, baseball fields and golf courses look their best this time of year. Green grass will be good all winter. A big question for homeowners is whether to grow rare grass in the lawn, paint the green or let it lie dormant. If you’re a little scared, try a backyard or side yard instead … Read more
“Oh, a storm is threatening. My life today If I don’t get a little shelter Oh, I’m lost.” Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones If the threat of a storm or the aftermath of a storm has caused you to look to your trees for broken limbs, sore limbs, structural issues, limbs and holes, or severely … Read more
For new Horticulture Hotline readers, my to-do list is designed to help you target a few activities in your yard and home that will benefit you in the future. These lists are not limited to high school, college or professional football games, sunset boating, shrimping, hunting, golfing, eating chicken wings at the local sports bar, … Read more
Some situations come back year after year. A few topics I wish I could take a few years off from writing are armyworms, sod webworms, mosquitoes, gray leaf spot, chinch bugs, malnutrition, weeds, heat, grapes, fire ants, lace bugs, mice, flies. , fleas, termites and fleas; However, these topics seem to dominate the question counters … Read more
Some situations come back year after year. A few topics I wish I could take a few years off from writing are armyworms, sod webworms, mosquitoes, gray leaf spot, chinch bugs, malnutrition, weeds, heat, grapes, fire ants, lace bugs, mice, flies. , fleas, termites and fleas; However, these topics seem to dominate the question counters … Read more
Fall is approaching. With all these hot days, maybe some of you are going to plant a tree to cool down your surroundings. Here are a few things you don’t need to have a healthy tree. Buy a water, food starved and potted tree on sale. The tree will probably have a weak structure; That’s … Read more
I have to tell myself again: “It will get colder soon. The children go back to school. Football season will begin soon at all levels. I saw a sasquatch camellia full of buds, ready for the early fall flower display. Some are overworked and probably losing their leaves under the fertilized crepe myrtles. What a … Read more