Hanging a Hummingbird Feeder
Debbie Bruce from Wild Birds Unlimited shows how to hang two different hummingbird feeders and talks about maintaining them.
Debbie brought two ways to hang a feeder. First, she shows a freestanding pole that can be pushed into the ground. She also shows a hanger that can be stuck to a window with suction cups. Hummingbirds drink nectar which is 4 parts water and 1 part white table sugar. Don’t use honey or a sugar substitute. Ants like to get the sugar too, so Debbie shows how an ant trap will keep the ants out of the feeder. Hummingbirds will avoid nectar that is contaminated with ants. Change the nectar every 3-5 days even if there is some left. If the weather is hot it will need to be changed more often. Also, If the nectar gets cloudy it needs to be changed. It is important to regularly clean hummingbird feeders. Wash them in soapy water. You can also use a mild bleach solution (1 part bleach to 10 parts water). Leave the feeders out with nectar in them until late in the fall. The hummingbirds will migrate south even if there is still food available. Leaving the feeder up will give much needed energy to late migrating birds. Related Videos: Attracting Winter Birds Setting up a Bird-feeder Related Resources: Hummingbirds An Attractive Asset to Your Garden Gardening to Attract Birds |
Summer Flower Garden Check-Up
This week in the garden UT/TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond takes a look at the summer flowers planted in April. The salvia has not done well. The petunias did well but need more fertilizer. The vinca started slow but have done very well later in the summer. >>Watch
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Garden pH Basics
Extension Agent Celeste Scott, talks about pH basics and what the numbers mean. >>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 them >>Watch
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Controlling Weeds
Weed are a constant problem for every gardener. Horticulture expert Dr. Lelia Kelly talks about how to keep them under control. >>Watch
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Easy Drip Irrigation System
Installing a drip irrigation system makes it so your plants get the water you need without having to stand in the sweltering heat. Master Gardner Melisa Nowag shows how. >>Watch
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Viewer Questions
Why does my Japanese maple have brown, curled leaves?
This could be several things. The tree may have not been able to get enough water earlier in the summer when it was dry. Continuing to water the tree will help. >>Watch
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What are these yellow striped caterpillars on my oak tree?
These are yellow-necked caterpillars. They feed in groups and can do some defoliation. >>Watch
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I sprayed aphids with an insecticidal mix. Now the leaves are black. What happened?
This is Seiridium canker which affects Leyland cypress. There is no cure. The plant will eventually die. >>Watch
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