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How To Support Growing
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This Week in the GardenTrimming Off Spent Bulb Blooms
TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond shows how to trim off spent bloom from daffodil and tulip plants. This keeps the plant from using energy to make seed and instead use that energy to prepare for the next growing season. Also, it makes your plants look nicer. >>Watch
Spring dead spot is a fungal disease that affects warm season grass in the spring. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper says it usually appears after a wet fall and keeps patches of grass from greening up in the spring. It can be treated with a lawn fungicide. If you leave it untreated it will not go away but get worse. >>Watch |
How to Calibrate Your Fertilizer Spreader
For best results you need to spread a certain amount of fertilizer evenly over your yard. UT Extension Agent Celeste Scott shows how to calibrate your spreader to make sure you are spreading evenly. >>Watch
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Understanding and Selecting Insecticides
Insecticides play a crucial role in managing pests in the garden, but with so many options available, choosing the right one can be difficult. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison breaks down the four major categories of insecticides and discuss important considerations when selecting and using them effectively. >>Watch
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Planting Native Azaleas: Tips for Success
Native azaleas are a great addition to a garden with afternoon shade. Dale Skaggs, the Director of Horticulture at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, along with Kyle McLean, the Manager of Grounds Horticulture show how to plant an native azalea and give tips on taking care of it so it will beautify your garden for years. >>Watch
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Planting a Butterfly Garden
TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond plants a butterfly garden and explains why she picked the plants she is planting. She also makes a place for the butterflies to get water and sun themselves. >>Watch
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Annual Flowers for Full Sun, Part-Shade, Shade
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How do I get rid of root knot nematodes?
Root knot nematodes can be difficult to control. UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh gives several control options. He says you can use a nematicide to kill them, dig out the top few inches of soil and replace it, or put down plastic in the heat of summer. >>Watch
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Will seeds sold as food grow and be true?
They will grow. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond says many of the beans and fruits and vegetables you buy in the grocery store are hybrids and will not come true. She also talks about how potatoes and some other vegetables are treated to keep them from sprouting. >>Watch
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How do I control the hibiscus scentless plant bug on my rose of Sharron?
The hibiscus scentless plant bug only feeds on the seeds in old seed pods. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper says it does not do any damage to the living parts of the plant. Because it does not harm the plant you should not spray. >>Watch
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Why are my phlox different colors this year?
There are several reasons this may be happening. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond says new seeds may be growing that are crosses of last year’s plants. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison says most plants do not change their physical characteristics from year to year, but phlox can change flower color through the year to attract different kinds of pollinators. >>Watch
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