Basic Ikebana Flower Arranging
Master Gardener Mary Heim shows how to make a basic ikebana flower arrangement. Ikebana was developed in Japan over many centuries. It is minimalist by western flower arranging standards often only including three flowers. This arrangement is in the Moribana style.
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Cleaning Garlic
This week in the Garden UT Extension Agent Lucas Holman shows how to clean a bulb of garlic for storage. After the garlic has cured for several weeks cut off the dead leaves and roots. Then sluff off some of the dry outer shell. You will be left with a clean garlic bulb. >>Watch
Retired MSU Extension Agent Dr. Lelia Kelly defines the gardening term node. Nodes are buds on plant stems from which buds or flowers grow. They can usually be seen as a bump on the stem of the plant. >>Watch |
Lawn Chemical Spreading Options and Sprayer Calibration
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison reviews some options for applying weed killer on lawns. Weed killer must be applied evenly based on the label directions. Mike reviews several spreading options including hose-end sprayers, rotary spreaders for granular herbicides, and sprayers. His favorite method is to use a sprayer. He shows how to calibrate the sprayer and also how to calculate how much chemical you need to add to the tank. >>Watch
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This week we are answering viewer questions. Click below to watch or get more information about any of the questions we answered. >>Watch
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Sometimes trees die and need to be removed. Certified Arborist Wes Hopper shows how to safely fell a tree with a chainsaw. The tree is standing straight, and he uses a rope and an assistant to make sure it falls the way he wants it too. He also talks about how he makes a notch and a back cut to drop the tree exactly where he wants it. >>Watch
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Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses bring a different texture, sound, and movement to the garden. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond talks about the uses, kinds, and care of ornamental grasses. Ornamental grasses include grasses, sedges, rushes, millets, rices, oats and cattails. >>Watch
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Chainsaw Safety
A chainsaw is the most dangerous hand tool sold in the store. Certified Arborist Wes Hopper talks about basic chainsaw safety and reviews some safety equipment to use when cutting. Wes reviews some chainsaws. Older saws do not have critical safety features like chain brakes. He also shows important safety equipment like a hard hat, safety glasses, chaps, and a first aid kit. He also talks about things you can do to keep yourself safe. >>Watch
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Spring Flowering Shrubs
Fruit Tree Rootstock Basics
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Planting Wave Pansies and Snapdragons
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Viewer Questions
Can Neem oil be mixed up and used later?
It can. The oil will quickly separate from the water so make sure it is well shaken. Also, if you mix it up and then use it later, make sure it is stored in a cool dark place. >>Watch
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Why are my tomatoes not doing as well as other’s?
The questioner asks why his tomatoes are not doing as well and producing as much as other’s when his are in better soil. He says he has lots of green tomatoes and a large plant. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison thinks this is because he is using too much nitrogen fertilizer. This encourages green growth, not fruit production. >>Watch
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What are these wasps in our trees?
These are parasitic tiphiid wasps. They are considered beneficial insects. They parasitize beetle larvae like May beetles, June beetles, and Japanese beetles. The female will sting the larva to paralyze it and then lay an egg. When the egg hatches the wasp larva will feed on the beetle larva. Only the female has a stinger. >>Watch
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My peach has dark limb tips and is losing leaves. What is wrong?
This is most likely brown rot. Brown rot is a fungal disease which can be controlled with regular fungicide applications. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison gives a schedule for spraying in Tennessee. (Check with your local Extension Agent for the schedule in your area.) Mike also talks about when to mix insecticides with the fungicide to prevent damage from the plumb curculio. He also gives information on how to spray for the peachtree borer. >>Watch
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