Horticulture Hotline
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Over the weekend I was reading how dogs are misbehaving because they have cabin fever. When is this crazy weather going to warm up to normal temperatures? I think 55 degrees is the new 65 degrees. I have this friend in Walterboro that always says, "D ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
My landscaping and yard were installed last winter (a new house.) During last spring, I decided to relocate (transplant) some variegated liriope. (The species as I recall was Aztec).Most of these transplanted well and grew to a mature size by summer. ...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
With all the rain and cold and all the rain and cold and all the rain and cold, time to see if you need to work on drainage for your whole yard, areas of your yard, or just have some small areas that puddle.Starting with gutters, do you have them? Do ...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Q: Continued from last weeks question: With all the rain in the fall and all the cold this winter, I'm ready to get out there and do something in the yard. What is something I can do that will not cause me trouble later (like fertilize too early)?A: ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Bill,Q: I really enjoy your column and shopping at Possum's. I have a scrapbook and box that is full of your old articles. I heard you on the radio say that The Journal on James Island closed down, so your articles are not in that area anymore. ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Mike Williams, Head Grounds Keeper Charleston Riverdogs, won several awards this year. The South Atlantic League's Sport's Turf Manager of the Year. The South Atlantic League's Best Surface and Playability award went to Mike. The South Carolina Sport ...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Messenger and Mighty Plant from Eden Bioscience have had a great following since their product was introduced several years ago. This product gets plants to bloom like they never have while increasing root growth and the plant's overall vigor. Unfort ...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Here are a few New Year's resolutions for the gardener:Bring a soil test to Possum's and get on a custom program for 2010. I usually would not write such a direct plug for my business, but with all the yard of the month, field of the year and most im ...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Here are few questions sent into me via fax:What is a good all purpose insecticide besides Sevin?Sevin is great on turf because it kills above ground (ants, ticks, chinch bugs, sod webworms, mosquitoes, fleas and many more) and below ground (grubs an ...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
It’s that time of year again; time to pick the family Christmas tree! After Thanksgiving, many of ya’ll will be searching for a Christmas tree. If you are going to buy a cut tree, consider buying it from a local business that is here year-round ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the use of growth regulators in the landscape. As usual there were a few real life examples that I wanted to include; however, the article was beginning to get a little long. This week I will share with you some real life ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Much to my surprise, I received a call this week that turned out to be sod webworm. With all the Large Patch / Brown Patch in yards right now, I thought for sure I was going to be looking at more fungus. I have talked to a few people that thought the ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A few weeks ago on the radio show, we had a caller ask about a product that could lower his time spent with a pair of pruners in his hand. He had a barrier of Eleagnus that was growing wild and it was hard for him to keep the Eleagnus contained in th ...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
While at the fair over the weekend, I determined without much surprise that the dreaded mole has once again risen to the top of the “hey Bill, what do I do about this” list. I was stopped multiple times by good Lowcountry gardeners with that all too ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Now that the weather has cooled down and the daylight hours have decreased, the grass is growing a lot less. You will have longer lasting results while edging your sidewalks, driveways, curbs, and bed lines. If you do a good job edging now, the clean ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Dormant oils (horticultural oils, superior oils, parafine oils, Volck oils …) are great to spray now on your trees and shrubs. Be sure to read the label and make sure the temperatures are going to be in an acceptable range when you spray. Oils are a ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Many of you have noticed the explosion of Large Patch (Brown Patch) over the past few weeks. If your lawn has big blotches of brown turf that pulls off of the runner very easily, you have Large Patch. Serenade and Rhapsody are two organic products th ...
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Pest Alert – Large Patch Fungus (Brown Patch Fungus) is attacking lawns across the Lowcountry. The cooler temperatures have triggered an explosion of the disease. Try to keep your watering to a minimum. If you have an active infestation, Serenade and ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
For the new readers of the Horticulture Hotline, my To Do Lists are designed to help you target a few activities in your yard and in your home that will benefit you in the future. These lists are not designed to interfere with high school, coll ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The cockroach always wins the most called about / asked about insect award, and is second to the mole in the overall called about / asked about pest.There are many different species of roaches (at least 69). I’m going to concentrate on the most commo ...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Judging from the calls to Possum’s Landscape and Pest Control Supply and your faxes, many of you are battling roaches, spiders, earwigs, and other common home invading insects this summer.The almighty roach always wins the most called about / most as ...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Q: I have been battling a fungus on my grass all summer and I was curious if you could help me fight it. I have been told I have leaf spot disease on my St. Augustine grass. Can you help?A: Gray leaf spot (Pyricularia grisea) goes with St. Augustine ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
At Possum’s Landscape and Pest Control Supply and at WTMA, The Big Talker, our phone lines have had several calls that have common issues. Tree cattle, stink bugs, and worms are getting active and getting noticed. Some of these insects are bad, some ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
As I wrote about two weeks ago, it is time to preemerge for small seeded winter annual weeds in both your turf and bed areas. By putting out this product now, you will save much agony in the spring battling weeds and mowing weeds instead of gra ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Deer season starts this week. High school, college and professional football seasons are starting as well, as is volleyball. Fall fishing season is cranking up and the weather is getting nicer to spend time outdoors.Before you pick up the golf ...
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