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Get a Good Peach Harvest by Keeping Your Peach Tree HealthyMaintaining healthy peach trees in the home orchard will help insure a good peach harvest. Peaches are very susceptible to several diseases and insects that can spoil the harvest or even kill the tree. Both proper pruning and spraying on a schedule will help keep a peach tree healthy. Follow the links below to learn more about peach tree care.
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This Week in the GardenPlanting Annuals in the Butterfly Garden
This week in the garden UT Extension Agent Joellen Dimond plants petunias, zinnia and lantana in the butterfly garden. The herbs and annuals are also doing well. >>Watch
Horticultural Specialist Carol Reese talks about staking trees. If trees are allowed to sway in the wind they get stronger and are less likely to break in high wind. Tightly staking trees when planting prevents swaying, the ties should be loose. Another staking option to let the tree move is to drive the stakes through the root ball into the ground to “nail” the tree to the ground. >>Watch |
Choosing the Right Apple Tree Varieties for Your Home Garden
When it comes to growing apple trees in your home orchard, selecting the right variety is key to ensuring healthy, disease free trees. It can be challenging to decide which variety will do well in your area while being resistant to common apple diseases. >>Watch
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This week we are answering viewer questions. Click here to watch or get more information about any of the questions we answered.
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Every spring there are insects just waiting to attack your squash plants. UT Extension Entomologist Dr. Frank Hale talks about the most common pests of squash. Common squash pests include: Cucumber Beetles, Squash Bugs, Squash Vine Borer. >>Watch
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Grapes and Muscadines
Garden Crafts For Kids
Garden Safety
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Basic Ikebana Flower Arranging
Lawn Weed Killer Application
Plant Superstitions
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Viewer Questions
Can you really compost walnut leaves? Or will it kill your plants?
You can compost walnut leaves, if you do it correctly. The process of composting also breaks down juglone, the chemical that inhibits the growth of other plants. You need to make sure you let the compost sit for several months more than usual before using it. A good safety test is to see if tomato seeds will grow in the compost. >>Watch
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When and how do you prune blackberries?
Blackberries can seem hard to prune because of the branches’ two-year life cycle. The first year branches are primocanes which don’t usually fruit. The second year the same branches – now called floricanes – will fruit and die while new primocanes will grow from the roots. UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Celeste Scott explains when and how to prune primocanes and floricanes to maximize production. >>Watch
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When should I prune my Hydrangea Paniculata?
Panicle Hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) aren’t picky about when they are pruned, unlike other kinds of hydrangea. Celeste Scott and Joellen Dimond describe when and how they prune this type of shrub. >>Watch
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