Great Garden Questions Answered - Conifers, Pruning, Monkey Puzzle, Dahlia Dividing, Starter Fert
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- Great Garden Questions Answered - Conifers, Pruning, Monkey Puzzle, Dahlia Dividing, Starter Fert - In this video I answer gardening questions that were asked in last week's garden question and answer video.
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I love how concerned and caring you are about people attending your 'open garden' event. Thinking about anyone flying out and people spending money to attend - "It's not worth it to just come to this small urban garden".... Oh, Jim Putnam, I beg to differ with you!! I so wish I were closer - I'd be there in a heartbeat. ❤ Hoping there will be some footage of the event in a future video.
I want to fly out too but unfortunately I can't this year but definitely next year
You’re talking about all those gardens in the area and I appreciate it. I was going to ask if you had any advice on what to do when we were in Raleigh? My kiddo is freaking out because we’re coming to Raleigh to see your garden. I can’t express the gratitude enough because my kiddo’s life has changed by watching your videos. You and Steph are his heroes.
Don’t know how old your little guy is but there are great museums about 15’ fromJim in down town Raleigh and Pullen Park with a delightful Merry go round is only about 10’ away with easy parking.
@@dianegentry3255 he’s five. A friend of ours was telling us about a park with a carousel. I’m thinking that’s the same place you’re talking about. He’s going to have so much fun. Thank you for the info. I’ll definitely take him. I’ve been told the national history museum would be good and a place called Marbles. I haven’t looked into it yet.
Jim, if I’m not working that weekend, I would fly from Texas to see your garden and to talk to you and Steph!! I think you’re probably underestimating how many people really enjoy and benefit from watching you!! I certainly have learned a lot from you!! Thank you for all you both do! 👏😃
Wow. Thanks. Please make sure we know who you are when you come visit. I think I’ll also have a list of other places to go to. Thank you so very much ❤
@@stephanycoakley7352 thank you so much.
Jim, just wanted to give you my sincere thanks. My garden has evolved beautifully since subscribing to your channel. I’ve added countless plants that you’ve featured, my favorite amongst them is Juliet Cleyera. Thank you for all you do from a viewer in Central TX.
I adore Juliet!
Jim, if I’m not working that weekend, I would fly from Texas to see your garden and to talk to you and Steph!! I think you’re probably underestimating how many people really enjoy and benefit from watching you!! I certainly have learned a lot from you!! Thank you for all you both do! 👏😃
I just got to say! I didn't know you could juggle that is so amazing! I love that
That kousa dogwood behind you in the intro is stunning!
Angustata dogwood, actually, although there's some debate about the species classifications here (you might also see it listed as elliptica).
That’s what my Grandmother did. And my aunts. Putting your fertilizer, microrizome, or whatever in the underneath has always puzzled me. I do it like Jim suggested. And they seem happy.😊
Thanks for creating a space where gardeners can come together to learn and grow! It's like a virtual garden club!
Thank you Jim. I ALWAYS learn something from you. MANY thanks ! 💐💚🙃
I had the pleasure of walking through Duke Gardens yesterday! Absolutely stunning! I always get great ideas when visiting local gardens. Go early before the crowds and heat.
If you do another open garden in June in the future, time it with JC Raulston’s SE Plant Symposium?
Your Empress of China Dogwood is so graceful, so beautiful.
Holly is so wonderful!!!
Thank you, Jim. Always find your Q&A videos to be quite informative. 😊
🌳🌲ALWAYS INFORMATIVE 🌲🌳
Regarding the WA rhododendron question: our neighbor cut their 30+ year old rhododendron almost to the ground and after about five years it’s right back up to where it was. I limbed mine up to a tree form last year after flowering and it is stunning this year. I need to open up the canopy some more this year. I’d never done anything like this before so I stopped after taking off probably 25% and crossed my fingers.
I appreciate your insight into fertilizer! Last year I pushed my roses too much, and they suffered from lots of aphid and worm/sawfly damage. This year, I gave a slow release fertilizer early in the spring when I pruned them, and nothing since. They haven’t put on quite as much growth, but they’ve had zero insect pressure, which is a trade I’ll take! So, thank you for explaining how too much pushing can cause a host of issues.
Thanks for doing these videos, I've learned a lot in the few months I've been following this channel. (I'm local btw.) Have you considered doing. a video on the Tryon Palace gardens, or some of the great gardens in the Wilmington area?
Oh oh, I “ limbed “ up my seven sons temple of bloom shrub ( very small shrub ) thinking that if I did that that it may save some energy to produce more height on it and develop stronger roots can I glue what I pruned off back on ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I bought the shrub smaller with the intention of growing it into a small tree form. I thought by trimming it up and not growing foliage on the branches that I was just going to trim off anyway it might send more growing power to what was left. Guess I thought wrong 🥺 lesson learned. 💐💚🙃 It’s still a VERY bushy shrub at this point. 💐💚🙃
I just purchased one of these too with the hopes of turning it into a small tree.
Heptacodium grow very strongly once established. I don't think you could have set it back too much. Don't worry, just wait.
Thank you for another great video! Doodlebugs is what we call the pill bugs. Sure sounds nicer than their other nickname of woodlice. 😂
Thank you for having an open garden event! I look forward to attending! 😀
Jim, I would WALK from Texas to see your garden. I'll make it out there some day. Y'all have fun!
I went looking for the Heart Throb Hydrangea when you showed it in your video and found it today. Had to have it!! I also found the Spider's Web Fatsia today that you had on another video. Love them both. I'm in NC also so it's great to have you as a resource. Also planning a trip to MapleWalk Garden...never knew it existed and it's so close to me. Thanks for showing and sharing your garden and thanks for showing the other gardens.
So want the weekly garden planner. Just waiting for assistance to buy a new computer. Eyes are not what they used to be.
Thank you so much for all your videos. Always learning!
2 years ago I was looking for a Oakland holly and bought 2 Euonymus instead. Later I realized my mistake but they were already planted. I know and trust your opinion about them but so far so good!
Hi Jim and Stephany! Good luck with the “open garden”. We wish we could be there for it. Is there any way we can support you with this? We would be happy to donate funds for a shirt or two for giveaways or anything else that you may need!
Your dogwood is so beautiful!!!! 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
Sow/Pill bugs were disturbing the roots on my newly planted distress sale Butterfly bush. Sprinkled with Sluggo.
✈️Y’ALL ARE WORTH THE 🛬
That Empress of China Dogwood is stunning!
For those non-native southerners who may have trouble with Souther accents and speech patterns it is Wyatt-Quarles and not White Corals 😂😂😂
I though it was White Corals, too...& I'm a VA native. 😉😆
Very informative as usual. I especially liked the coverage of the mycoryzeal bacteria - because no body covers it. Only my Master gardener instructors gave me the lowdown on it and you. Also you’re mentioning the growers mix. I’ve always wondered at my inability to grow some things from seed or cutting s and realize the growing medium may matter. Many things will sprout but it is hard to get them to full growth.
Thank you Jim, Stephanie, and Ms. Holly for another great Q and A! And thank you for answering my questions. 🙏 I do have 2 questions please? I purchased different flower seeds this spring and still have many leftover. They don't have any expiration date, so I am wondering if they will still be good for next spring? Also my front yard is small ,(Zone 9b Texas Gulf Coast) and I would love to plant a tree with a canopy no larger than 15 ft. (No powerlines) It is on my East facing side but, it is wide open to the North, South, and East, and surrounded by concrete. So Heat, Humidity, and then Northern wind in winter. Any suggestions? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you 🙏
Hello 🙏 everyone, happy gardening 😂❤
Hello Ram. I hope you are having fun in your beautiful garden this season.
Question: a few weeks ago, you showed your acanthus mollis in bloom. I bought one (‘Whitewater’ variety) but am now concerned about planting in my 7a/b Maryland garden. I read they can be quite aggressive with roots shooting up “babies” all over. Are you concerned? Should I be concerned?
Amazing Dogwood!
After you gave your address I Google Earthed you. It really is a small area but it looks so large on film. It also showed the lot pre-Jim Putnam. Very impressive. Well done.
And you use what to spray Creeping Charlie? I haven't found anything to control this weed. Indiana 5b.Thanks Jim.
Hi Jim and Stephany...I think I killed one of my favorite trees by cutting very low limbs off...its a hornbeam and suddenly all the leaves are crispy brown..Zone 8a Cary, NC...it has only been 2 weeks since pruning that it happened
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Jim, can you recommend an evergreen 3X3 shrub that is hearty in partial shade for zone 7b? The area I'd like to put it in at the edge of woodland.
Question: I planted an azalea a little "high" as you've recommended for clay soil, and amended the native soil 50-50 with soil conditioner to fill in around the 3-gallon root ball, mounding up to the base of the plant and packing it gently all around. But when I watered it in, the soft soil immediately washed away from the root ball, leaving about two inches exposed! I mounded the now muddy soil up again, and replaced the mulch I previously raked away. Will the azalea be okay, or should I take it out and try again? Thanks so much!! I'm in zone 7b, Richmond VA area.
Seem to remember the flowers on the Empress of China Dogwood looking white in years past. They look sort of green this year.
Duke Gardens was relatable to home gardens.
Hi Jim, maybe you can help with this question: I’m in New Orleans, LA and planted a Southern Magnolia that we got for free as part of a city-wide tree giveaway. We had just purchased our house and there was nothing but grass. When we dug down to plant it, we found we had clay soil and there were also a ton of white shells mixed in. It was hard to dig but we got it in the ground. The magnolia has been planted now for 3 years, has definitely grown taller with a thick sturdy trunk, and lots of leaves. However, it has never once flowered, and the leaves are not that dark, dark green you expect. The nursery person here suggested I fertilize because I never had. So I did, this Spring. Alas, leaves are still a “regular medium green” color unlike the magnolias I see all over New Orleans. What do you think could be happening? (This tree was put in before I found your channel so I’m not sure I planted it right. Also, the rest of the things I have planted are thriving, thanks to you! Love this channel!)
My Ruby Falls Redbud snapped at the base with a storm we had. 😢 we had it staked with its original stake. If I dare to plant another one should I use stronger stakes? How do you manage high winds? Can you show exactly how yours is staked? Maybe I needed two angled from two sides…?
Good question hope Jim will pick this question
Just my opinion but I THINK if RUclips content creators focused on the plants that nursery’s had “ sitting “ on their shelves more of them would be sold and not forgotten about ? Again just my opinion because when I hear someone talk about and show me a plant, shrub or tree
It may peak my interest and I go looking for it if it fits my zone. Just my thoughts ? 💐💚🙃
I think this is where the tours of botanical gardens and such are useful. Some plants don't look like much when you see a young one in a pot at the nursery, but look amazing when you see a mature one.
This channel does that...he has an extensive Playlist of plants and I see most of them at local garden centers and nurseries
Hi Jim,Stephanie, Holly and Griffin. I live in Morris County, New Jersey zone 6b. I purchased a Scarlet Fire dogwood on May 31 and planted it on June 1. My question is would I be able to move that tree in September or should I just go ahead and move it now? I don't absolutely hate where I planted it but I was thinking of moving it in an area where I wouldn't have to go to the backyard to see it. I really appreciate your videos. You have helped me in so many ways with my garden. You are a great team. Thank you in advance,
Cate
My MOST prevalent weed this year BY FAR is catch weed or bedstraw again I’m very rural surrounded on three side by farm fields and we have approximately three acres to TRY and keep up with. I am / we are losing the battle. I cringe when people plant grasses in their beautiful gardens because I have grasses everywhere that I’m trying to battle. Of course their not the beautiful kind but it still makes me cringe. 🤣💐💚🙃
Question - If you were limited to growing your vegetables only in containers or grow bags, what soil medium would you use? Would it depend on the type of vegetable? Thanks.
Hi Jim, as always, I just love your videos and beautiful garden.
Question: What's
your thoughts on the coconut coir plantable pots ? I personally so far are not pleased with using them for in ground planting.
Thanks from zone 7a.
Asking for a family member that lives in zone 9A Nags Head, N.C. Can you suggest some perennials & shrubs that are salt tolerant and take sandy soil? Preferably flowering types? She already has yuccas and palms & grasses. THANK YOU HortTube man 🌳🌳🌳🐕
Can you recommend ground cover plants for sun, part sun and shade? Thank you!
Question: Neighbor across the street has a plum tree with gall. I have a row of 1 Kwanzaa & 6 Yoschino cherry trees. Literally right across the street. The house is a rental so I would probably have to speak with the investment company. Do I need to worry about the gall spreading to my cherries? What can I do?
Will a stellar ruby magnolia struggle in north texas heat and sometimes drying winds?
Should be OK once it's mature, but make sure it's got enough water those first few years while it's getting established.
Question: we have lots of storms/rain in North Texas (yah!!!) for the gardens have taken a beating. At this moment the sirens are going off. What do we do with containers that now are water logged? The shrubs/perennials have taken a hit but I’ll be cutting back & pruning most as we prepare for summer.
How do you water pots and in ground plants? I don't see a spigot on your house or a hose laying around in any of your videos.
He has irrigation tubing that's mostly covered up by mulch.
I live in zone 9A in coastal Alabama, is it too late in season to prune green giant arborvitae?
I have Praying Hands Hosta in the ground and is spreading quite fast. When should I divide it? My other question about hostas, what do you think about growing them in grower bags and bury the grower bag in the ground in order to avoid the rapid spreading and having to divide them. I love hostas, I would like more varieties but I am worried about the maintenance. I am in Raleigh NC.
Can you please add the May 19 Q&A video to your playlist?
My Serviceberry tree in the front garden has a problem that mimics your front garden's Serviceberry. An old failing Maple was removed, the stump ground up and the Serviceberry was installed by a local garden center about 6 months later. It is healthy, flowering, fruiting, and growing well. But it leans, and with each passing year more so. It is not staked, nor has it ever been. Do you think I should stake it? Should I have the garden center or my landscaper dig around the root ball and correct this lean by backfilling with soil or stone? I would like to address this issue before the tree gets any older and taller. Zone 7a/b in Northern Virginia. I very much appreciate all of the advice and knowledge you share in an informal and relatable way in your videos. Thank you to you both and to all of the wonderful people we get to "meet" through your RUclips channel who share your passion.
My Texas Star Hibiscus is already more than six feet tall. Can I cut back and it still bloom? Zone 8a NC
What’s better in Zone 7 tilled or sheet(cardboard) garden beds?
In many cases, especially if it's an already established bed, neither one! :) With cardboard, remember that you're creating a barrier, and that's going to slow down the ability of nutrients to get down deeper into your soil. Tilling is good if you want to work some organic material down into the soil when you're first starting a bed, but 'tilling is killing' - you can also disrupt the microbial life that's already down there and end up killing it.
With all the wood chips you have put out, do you or have you every had issues with termites? I would love to get some wood chips to make paths in a newly cleared area of my yard but am worried about dealing with termites. II line in old zone 8b now 9a. Thanks for any information you can share.
Jim,
Which types of mulch work best for slopes?
Thank you. 😊
I collect Hosta’s😉. I choose by look and not by name. I find Hosta’s that look like what I have but a different name…who controls what they name a Hosta/ plant?
Thanks for educating me 😊
Hi Mr Putnam, I live in Dallas, Texas (zone 8a or 8b?) and I want to encourage a bushier growth on my Summerific Holy Grail hardy hibiscus. It is currently loaded with buds but very leggy. Can I cut it back? If Yes, should I do it now, or should I wait after it blooms? Many Thanks🤠
Thanks for these helpful videos. I just bought a 36 inch tall Butterfly Japanese maple that splits into a Y about 12 inches up from the base. Do I need to prune off one of the sides to train it into a single leader? And if so, how do I choose which one? (Atlanta zone 8a)
Hi Jim, after watching some of your earlier videos, I planted an Obon Sweet Olive tree/bush early this spring. It hasn’t grown an inch! I’m in northern CA zone 9a. Any suggestions for me? Just patience? 😂 And if it does flower when should I expect to see some.
❓❓❓QUESTION: I am going to be purchasing several ground covers for my yard (not sure which types yet); some for lawn replacement and some to fill in gaps around trees/shrubs.
❓Are there types that should be avoided to be placed around other plants due to root system interference and/or taking nutrients away from other plants?
❓Do you know of any resources where I can check this information (books, websites, etc.)? I purchased a few books on the topic but this isn’t discussed in them.
I am a fairly new gardener and I garden in zone 9b. I live about 2 miles inland from the Oregon Coast.
💛I absolutely LOVE your channel and I purchased your “Learn to Garden“ series 😊
Can you propagate oak trees from cuttings or must they be grafted?
Hi Jim, thank you for a great video as always. I recently asked in a gardening group and got some great responses, but I’m wondering what your recommendations would be. I am in southeastern NC 8a/b and I’m looking for true shade plants that I can put up next to the house, that get taller than 6 ft but maybe 4 ft wide max. What do you recommend? Thank you!
I didn't see any of those Empress of China dogwoods last year, but I've started to see some available this year. Keep checking!
I've been looking for 2 seasons for one as well...none of the local nurseries have them and told me because of disease issues....going to keep looking
In zone 8b. How do you create curves in foundation beds that are framed in by concrete sidewalk. Beds are crazy deep and wide. Approx. 15foot deep from house foundationto sidewalk and 40 feet long.
Jim, you mentioned Rose of Sharon which I believe also goes by the name Althea. Is there a specific variety that suckers less and is easier to control in the garden?
Blue Chiffon Rose of Sharon has done great for me (zone 6B). No suckers, no seedlings and the bees love it.
I have both Minerva and Aphrodite that are listed as sterile/near sterile. In nearly 10 years, I have only seen 2 seedlings under the Minerva that were easily plucked out.
Jim, I planted a Sargant's Weeping Hemlock about 80' from my blueberry patch, and then I read that Hemlocks are a vector for Blueberry rust disease! Should I spray fungicide, dig up the Hemlock, or just pray and whistle? (near Nashville)
Thanks, Jim. Any ideas how to keep carpenter bees from burrowing in my wood fence (or any other wood structure)? I have a pollinator garden and I don't want to kill them but don't want my fence to be destroyed either. Thanks! Atlanta zone 8a
PNW 8b. I have a “Goldflame” honeysuckle (purchased as 1 gal four years ago) planted in part sun. It blooms well, but is bare on the bottom four feet. What can I do to push new growth from the base/roots?
Is Janey from Dig,Plant,Water,Repeat coming to your Garden Open House?? 😁
Question: can Empress of China dogwood be propagated by cuttings?
Jim, I planted a limelight hydrangea,sunshine ligustrums and gardenias under two large longleaf pines about two years ago. They’re get plenty of light and are irrigated 3 to 4 times per week. However, they’re not growing! In fact some are shrinking! Is this part of establishing or do I just have the wrong plants for the space? Whispering Pines NC 8a. Thank you!
I’m in 9b Southern California (Sunset zone 18). On your recommendation I bought some Soft Caress Mahonia to plant in the shade on the north side of my house. The foliage on top looks great but it’s bare on the bottom. Is this normal? Not enough sun? Too much or too little water?
New sub here, really appreciating the smart videos. My question: I live in the DC area, zone 7b, which is great because we have so many beautiful options for plants to grow. But I’m in a part of Maryland where the soil is all clay. Im becoming really disheartened about it, my plants are really struggling. I amend the soil as I plant with conditioner, but I can’t help but feel like I’m just creating the “clay pot” issue. Is there a bigger kind of treatment I can do to help these beds? What about news beds - what should I do before I plant?
You’re at the right channel! Many of the videos talk about helping soil. Since this is such a focus of Hortube, I’d try watching prior videos, especially the ones just earlier this season with thumbnails of him reshaping the garden with new planting areas. He talks about that.
@@juliabinford6500 thank you!
Question: I’m in west central gulf coast of Florida. Zone 9B. I have a black knight butterfly bush that grows great in spring after hard winter prune, but the flowers fade and turn brown, and I never see any new growth, does it need another hard prune? Or am I impatient and should just leave it be?
How come you never have any weeds? Every year I'm drowning in them. I mulch every year but it's such a battle for me. Snake weed is rampant. I just realized that I used black mulch last summer and I lost some flowers this spring. Is black mulch bad?
Celtic pride Siberian cypress- any knowledge on these? I’m in zone 6 north New Jersey and have about 8 of these on a slope by my house, I planted a couple years ago. This year most greened out but 3 are dying. Is there anything that can affect these or is it just random? I would like to replace them with the same but not sure if there is a disease they can get or not.
Question: Hi Jim. My 3 year old pomegranate bush is heavily leaning to one side. I'm debating whether to stake it or to wait till fall when it's dormant, dig it up and correct it. What do you suggest? THanks. (8a, GA)
Is it too late to pinch back Autumn Joy sedum in Long Island zone 7a? They recently set their first buds
Hi Jim, I recently rewatched one of your videos that’s around 3 years old and you were planting 3 Ruby Spice Clethra. Do you still have them and am I seeing them in this video at the 18 minute mark behind you to your right? I’m getting ready to plant 3 here at my place in Jonesborough, TN Zone 7A and am trying to figure out plant spacing for the best visual impact in the space I’ve allocated. Thank you!
Edit: You may have answered my question around the 27 minute mark when you talked about Clethra. Is that the 3 you planted, or just one? How big do you expect Ruby Spice to get in your area?
The three are clethra. One is hummingbird
Zone 8a Milton Florida. May 31st we Emailed a picture of our vitex. If we cut spent blooms, will we receive more?
Hi Jim! Serious question but a homeless cat keeps pooping on my mexican feather grass after hydrating at my container pond (bowl of water). Do you have any advice to deter it?
Also, do you have any interest in adding ponds or small container ponds to your landscape? For the wildlife benefit and visual aesthetic.
I live in Raleigh and I've been down your street. I think it would be good to advise/mention to folks to NOT make an exploratory DRIVE down to your house. Your street is very narrow and turning around , even when there are no other cars around, is close to impossible.
I live in 7b. Something is eating the bloom of all my daylillies. It’s not deer. What else can it be, how can I protect them?
I have a question for you.... I had five Lelands planted by the last owner in a very small space so they were too close together. I'm in the Charleston area and have found out that we ended up with the Leland blight which has affected so many plants. All five died from bottom to top at varying rates - so fast I couldn't believe it. I had them cut down this week but left the stumps because I read we are supposed to do something with them to get rid of the fungus in the soil. Any help as to what I do next? (These were not the first plants to die in this space we hear?)
I'm in Zone 9. Clay soil.
Foul smelling rain barrels. The first couple of fills in the spring smell particularly bad (assume detritus from birds, etc. accumulating and feeding bacteria).
Are there any concerns for use in hydrating the gardens?
This is a silly QUESTION : since your pro compost, BUT because I can’t compost my whole garden actually non of it, can I cut back my daffodil foliage early if I throw a handful of organic fertilizer on it ? And your thinking she can buy fertilizer but not compost ? 🤣💐💚🙃 To my knowledge I have no idea where to buy bulk compost in my area and bag compost is expensive AND at 70 years old with major back problems I can’t shovel / fork a lot of anything anymore. Because I’m SO rural I do do the chop and drop method in my garden hoping to add back to my soil. 💐💚🙃
No! Fertilizer on bulbs during dormancy can cause bulb rot. They must have time to recharge for next year and they use their foliage for that.
@@katiekane5247 so when do you suggest fertilizer daffodils? Early spring ? My daffodil foliage can stay green for most of the summer depending on the weather and while I can leave the foliage on them they do start to get rather unsightly. 💐💚🙃
Fertilizer and the foliage do two different things. Fertilizer provides nutrients (primarily nitrogen that plants need to build proteins) while leaves photosynthesize. Photosynthesis fixes carbon from carbon dioxide into sugars for fuel (and then cellulose, lignin, etc). The nitrogen from fertilizer or compost helps the plants build enzymes that do this photosynthesis.
Are there services that cut down invasive trees (like mimosa) for free? Lol. ATL GA Zone 8
What is this amazing plant / tree behind you in the Q&A on June 2nd
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We have an ongoing problem with rabbits and voles. I am in Raleigh NC. Do you have any recommendations for managing this problem?
We have tried trapping rabbits, but them cannot move them, legally. Tried weekly putting out various vole and rabbit repellant, and that has not worked. (I must Garden with Chile peppers granules, rabbit repellent...) have put chicken wire cloches around my plants, but that's so ugly! Put vole baskets under my tulips and they actually came up this year.
The rabbits eat the base of my hollies up about a foot, ate my azaleas, hostas, tiger lillies,Asian lillies, coneflower, red hot pokers, achillias/yarrow, erigium, begonias, etc etc. The voles are eating the roots of many plants and a few small trees including the firepower nandinas, Chinese fringe tree, small cherry yoshino, Japanese maple, geraniums, and our grass centipede.
We need help!! We don't have much money and I am feeling like we are just throwing it away to feed the critters.
I don't use any poisons in the garden, for bugs or otherwise so we have a lot of bug eaters including opossum and chickens. ( yes, we have 6 chickens, nice gardens and love it!) On the verge of putting out poison for the rabbits and voles though.
Have you tried Liquid Fence? It isn’t a poison, but has been effective for me in repelling rabbits and deer from our beds. It is a spray and organic. Smells awful until it dries. When it’s dry we humans don’t smell it. Best of luck.
Is it too late to put out my PLANT TONE? I just haven’t gotten around to it … I feel terrible LOL! Does it matter since it’s organic? THANKS!!! 7B AL 🤍🤍🤍🌺🌺🌺