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How to Propagate Tradescantia Using Cuttings and Division

Tradescantia plants are commonly grown for their trailing growth habit and their ability to root easily. While there are many types within this plant group, including forms with purple, green, or golden foliage, they share similar growth patterns and respond well to the same propagation methods. This makes tradescantia a practical plant for gardeners who want to create new plants with minimal effort. Continue reading the full article here.

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This Week in the Garden

Up-Potting Seedlings

This week in the garden Kim Rucker, Greenhouse Manager at Dixon Gallery and Gardens shows how to transplant a flower seedling from a starting cell to a small pot so it can continue to grow. >>Watch

Garden Notes
Schip Laurel Winter Damage

This Schip laurel was hit hard by unusually cold winter weather. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond talks about how to tell if it is still alive. She also says to leave the leaves on the plant. The new leaves this spring will push the dead ones off. Schip laurels can grow in zones 5-8. >>Watch

New Blackberry Cultivars

Blackberries can be a great place to start if you want to grow fruit. UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer Horticulture Natalie Bumgarner talks about what options are out there. Blackberries traditionally fruit on floricanes or second year canes. But, there are now primocane blackberries that fruit on the first year cane in fall. Natalie shows several new cultivars of blackberry. >>Watch

Planting Blackberries
Building a Blackberry Trellis

Changing Soil pH with Elemental Sulfur

Soil pH plays a central role in how well plants are able to use nutrients in the soil. Even when nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are present in adequate amounts, an incorrect pH can interfere with nutrient uptake. When this happens, plants may show deficiency symptoms despite proper fertilization. For this reason, maintaining an appropriate soil pH is essential for plant growth across many types of gardens, including vegetable gardens and ornamental plantings. >>Watch

Fish for Water Features

Andy Williams from the Lichterman Nature Center talks about the different kinds of fish for water features in your yard. The three main kinds of fish to consider are minnows, goldfish, and koi. Fish such as bluegill and bass need more space and are more suited for a large pond. >>Watch

Basic Pond Maintenance

The Q&A Show

This week we are answering viewer questions. Click below to watch or get more information about any of the questions we answered.

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Winter Cover Crops

Master Gardener Carl Wayne Hardeman talks about the benefits of cover crops in the garden. Cover crops are planted to cover bare ground. They can be used for erosion prevention or adding nutrients and structure to the soil. Soil microbes are important to plants and live on the roots of plants. Having bare ground can starve the microbes, cover crops can feed the microbes until the next crop is planted. >>Watch

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Viewer Questions

Where is the best place to plant a Meyer lemon tree?

The best place to plant a Meyer lemon is a location that has full sun; good, well-drained soil, and a pH of 5.8-6.5. The best time to plant is late winter or early spring. Meyer lemons are hardy to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit. >>Watch

Can we trim our emerald green arborvitaes to make them slimmer?

You can, but you have to be careful. Extension Agent Chris Cooper explains that over-trimming will leave bare spots. He also talks about how to care for the arborvitae after you trim. >>Watch

How do I convert to a clover lawn from existing grass?

The two options are to kill all the grass and plant clover or plant clover, and when it is growing kill the grass. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison explains the pros and cons of each. He recommends killing the grass first. >>Watch

How do I maintain the health of my 85-year-old pecan tree?

Pecan trees can live much longer than 85 years if they are taken care of. Retired UT Extension Agent and pecan expert Mike Denison talks about what you need to do to keep the tree healthy and also help it produce for many more years. >>Watch

Why do my watermelons look like this?

These watermelons are overripe. Mike Dennison says when all the seeds are mature like this, the watermelon is too ripe. >>Watch