Garden Notes
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Praying Mantis Eggs
UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper looks at a clematis and spots an insect egg mass. It is the egg sack of the praying mantis. Chris talks about doing research if you find an egg mass and figuring out if it is beneficial.
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Fertilizing Herbs… or NotHerbs don’t need much fertilizer. Master Gardener John Peterson explains that herbs grow well with minimal if any fertilizer. He also says loose soil is more important.
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Freeze Damaged Rose Plant is Coming Back
This last winter there was an unusually hard freeze that hurt many plants in the Memphis, Tennessee area. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper shows a rose plant that was frozen way back, but is sending up green branches from the part that is still alive. He also tells what to do to clean it up.
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Remember to Remove Plant Tags
It may be obvious, but remember to remove tags from plants when you plant them. If left on the plant the tag can girdle a branch. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond says to keep the tag because it contains valuable information about your new plant.
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Iron Chlorosis
Iron chlorosis is caused by a lack of iron in a plant. Symptoms can be see when plant leaves turn yellow, but the leaf veins are still dark green. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows a plant that has symptoms of iron chlorosis and talks about what to do to fix the problem.
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Legume
Horticulture expert Dr. Lelia Kelly defines the gardening term legume. Legumes are plants that are members of the pea family. They have the ability to fix nitrogen in nodules on their roots. Because of this, legumes do not require as much nitrogen fertilizer.
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