Garden Notes
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Did the Soil Drench Work?
This week in the garden, TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond looks at some shrubs that were infested with scale last year. When the scale was discovered, the shrubs were treated with the systemic insecticide imidacloprid. They look healthy and scale free this year. One shrub was not treated. It looks to be in bad condition.
Related Video: Imidacloprid Related Resources: Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale Identification and Control Pesticide Injection and Drenching May 30, 2020 |
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Make a Simple Seeder
Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows how to turn a used spice gar into a simple seeder for your garden.
Related Video: Planting Vegetable Seeds May 23, 2020 |
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Daisy Fleabane
Daisy Fleabane is a common garden weed. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper talks about the weed's life cycle.
Related Videos: Notes- Marestail |
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Labeling Garden Sprayers
You need to make sure you don’t use the same sprayer for herbicides and fungicides. Residual herbicide in the tank will unintentionally damage plants. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper talks about the importance of labeling your sprayers to make sure you don’t mix them up.
Related Videos: Mixing and Applying Fungicide |
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Marestail
Marestail is an annual weed that can grow to six feet. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper talks about its life cycle and shows its long taproot that may make it hard to eradicate from the garden.
Related Resources: Marestail (Horseweed) Management |
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Correct Planting Depth
To thrive plants need to be planted at the correct depth. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper shows example of cauliflower plants planted too deep, too shallow and just right.
Related Resources: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Backyard Vegetables |
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Wild Violets
Wild Violet, often called Johnny Jump up, is a winter annual that is very noticeable for it’s purple or red flowers appearing early in the year. It is considered a weed in lawns or flowerbeds. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper identifies it, and tells how to control it if desired.
Related Resources: Wild Violet Control in Turfgrass |
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Refreshing Dusty Miller
The last few months have been rainy and wet, and the Dusty Miller is looking very sad but there is new growth under the older dead stems and leaves. Joellen Dimond, University of Memphis Director of Landscape shows how to trim off the dead growth to reveal the new growth underneath.
See Joellen Plant this Dusty Miller Related Resources: Dusty Miller, Senecio cineraria |
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Weeds: Hairy BittercressUT Extension Agent Chris Cooper identifies his favorite weed, Hairy bittercress. This cool-season weed can shoot its seeds when it is disturbed.
Related Resources: Hairy Bittercress |