Bob Morris

Distilled water can deflocculate soil

Question: In a past posting on your blog, you mentioned that using 100 percent distilled water for container plant irrigation might mess with the potting soil. What did you mean by that?

Plants need fertilizer regularly to grow, produce

By BOB MORRIS GARDENING

April 11, 2013 - 1:05 am

Earlier in the season, around mid-March, I was encouraging you to plant your own onion transplants and grow your own onions. They are so much better tasting than store-bought onions. I gave the readers here and on my blog some varieties to choose from; many are available from seed, which should be started in about mid-October, the same time as you would plant garlic.

Bird-attracting grape causes hot tub woes

BOB MORRIS

April 9, 2013 - 1:14 am

Question: I bought a house last December that has two large grape vines growing over a pergola that covers a hot tub. Last summer when the vines were producing grapes, the birds were unbearable.

More expansive root system will help saguaro

By BOB MORRIS GARDENING

April 4, 2013 - 1:06 am

Q: I have a saguaro cactus with three big arms growing from it leaning toward the west. On the east is my house; it shades the cactus from the morning sun. I also have been watering on the house side of the saguaro, the upslope side, and letting the water run downhill into the roots. I water about three or four times a year and water very slowly.

Beans’ stem rot could be cold, cutworms

BOB MORRIS

April 2, 2013 - 1:16 am

Question: I found a couple of beans in my garden that have been devoured at the base. Could it be some sort of soil-borne larva or possibly a virus?

Pull young sprouts at trunk to keep numbers down

By BOB MORRIS GARDENING

March 28, 2013 - 1:06 am

Q: I have an African sumac that has sprouts coming up from the roots. Besides trimming them every time they get above the soil level is there anything I can do to stop these sprouts from popping up?

Nematodes nearly impossible to nullify

BOB MORRIS

March 26, 2013 - 1:19 am

Question: Last fall, I pulled one of my cucumber plants. One of the plants definitely had strange roots, which I am almost positive were caused by root-knot nematodes. Are these nematodes harmful to humans and my dog?

Fill lawn’s low spots with same type of soil

By BOB MORRIS GARDENING

March 21, 2013 - 1:22 am

Q: My hybrid Bermuda grass lawn is flat , yet it seems bumpy when I mow. Can I get it as flat and smooth as a putting green? Should I fill these low spots with sand or something else?

Time to start prepping lawn for heat

BOB MORRIS

March 19, 2013 - 1:28 am

Question: What should I be doing for my lawn in March?

Thrips cause scarring on nectarines

By BOB MORRIS GARDENING

March 14, 2013 - 1:11 am

Q: Do you know anything about a grass seed called CanadaGreen I saw for sale in a magazine? It says it sprouts and covers the area in 10 days and can survive from 120 F to 40 below zero. Is it any better than selections available at stores here?

Spacing fruit trees close together requires dedicated pruning

BOB MORRIS

March 11, 2013 - 11:28 pm

Question: I know that the fruit trees at the orchard are spaced closer together than what is normally recommended. With the way that they are pruned, it works out really well.

Eucalyptus leaves OK for compost

BOB MORRIS

March 5, 2013 - 12:29 am

Question: Can eucalyptus leaves be used for compost or mulch?

Cutting good for young lawns

BOB MORRIS

February 26, 2013 - 12:00 am

Question: I started a new lawn last fall, and I am very happy with the results. I want to reseed the areas that came up a bit thin. When and how should I do that so I don’t damage the rest of it?

Cutting good for young lawns

BOB MORRIS

February 26, 2013 - 12:00 am

Question: I started a new lawn last fall, and I am very happy with the results. I want to reseed the areas that came up a bit thin. When and how should I do that so I don’t damage the rest of it?

Rose family needs iron application

BOB MORRIS

February 19, 2013 - 12:00 am

Question: What other landscape shrubs benefit from an application of iron chelate? I know bottlebrush and photinia. Others?

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