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		2005 Questions

December 17		How can I prevent a webworm invasion this spring?

November 26		What's this sticky stuff on the leaves of my citrus plants?
November 19		My grass looks awful! Is it brown patch?
November 12		Will watering protect my tender plants when it freezes?
November 5		How do I move a shrub?

October 29		How do I overwinter my plumeria and other tender tropicals?
October 22		How can I keep squirrels from squirreling away all my pecans?
October 15		My St. Augustine grass looks really awful. What can I do?
October 8		How do I change the pH of my clay soil to grow acid-loving plants?
October 1		How do you straighten a leaning tree?

September 24		When do I apply a weed pre-emergent?
September 17		How can I tell when the citrus I'm growing is ripe?
September 10		Why are my trees dying?
September 3		My lawn has yellow patches. What is wrong?

August 27		When can I start my fall garden, and what can I grow?
August 20		Where can I learn more about plant disease?
August 13		What can I do about fire ants?
August 6		A viewer writes in: Is there a place in Austin to get free mulch?

July 30		My butterfly bush (Buddleia) is looking scraggly. Any tips?
July 23		The nurseries are having great sales. Can I plant right now?
July 16		How can I create a privacy hedge so I can play in my kiddie pool without the neighbors questioning my sanity?
July 9		How can I be successful with a Japanese Maple?
July 2		A viewer wants to know how to get rid of ants in containers.

June 25		One day my squash was great! The next day it was dead. What’s going on?
June 18		How do I get rid of greenbrier?
June 11		What can I do about bloom drop on my gardenias?
June 4		Why are my tomatoes splitting?

May 28		What plants will give me color in the shade?
May 21		How do I prune my overgrown, woody Texas sage (Cenizo)?
May 14		About Thomson seedless grapes, do I need a second one for cross-pollination?
May 7		How do I prune my palms?

April 30		Any new ideas on staking my tomatoes?
April 23		Can I use clear plastic in my vegetable garden to keep out weeds?
April 16		What are these caterpillars hanging from the trees? And are they harming my tree?
April 9		I have scale on my burford hollies and other plants. What do I do?
April 2		I planted some trees and shrubs and they died. I don’t see any disease problems. What did I do wrong?

March 26		I've got black spot on my photinias and powdery mildew on my roses. What should I do?
March 19		What vines can I plant for shade?
March 12		My nandinas are overgrown and straggly. How can I make them look better?
March 5		It looks like I've already got brown patch in my lawn. What can I do about that and to protect my other plants from fungal disease?

February 26		I’ve moved into a new home with recently planted young trees that look like broom handles. I want shade now! What can I do to speed up their growth?
February 19		Why won’t my climbing rose bloom?
February 12		What can I do about all these weeds?
February 5		When and why should I get a soil test?

January 29		I'm still raking leaves and would also like to pick up the extra bags my neighbors don’t need. I want to compost them, but if they have black spot, will I infect my compost pile?
January 22		How can I assess freeze damage? And when should I cut plants back?
January 15		When can I prune trees, especially oaks?
January 8		I finally have some time to read. Any ideas?

		2004 Questions
December 18		Many people have asked about the grapevines that Trisha used to wrap a tomato cage. Where to get them and how to use them?
December 11		Can I plant berries and fruit trees here? What kind, and when?
December 4		Is it too late to plant bulbs?

November 27		How can I keep my indoor holiday plants looking good until New Year's? Also, I have a living Christmas tree I planted years ago, and now it's not looking good.
November 20		What's a great holiday gift for a gardener?
November 13		I'd love to grow citrus plants. Is that possible?
November 6		What happened to my pecans? Most of the kernels are shriveled and dry.

October 23		Why do the leaves on my trees look scorched? What should I do?
October 16		I love my plumeria and don’t want to lose it this winter. What should I do?
October 9		The leaves on my trees are brown and ragged. What’s wrong?
October 2		The grass in my shady yard doesn’t look good. What can I do?
September 25		When should I put down winterizer fertilizer ?
September 18		Can I save the seeds from some of my favorite summer flowers?
September 11		It looks like my lawn has brown patch. What can I do?
September 4		I planted my lettuce seeds but they haven’t come up. What's wrong?

Aug. 28		How old does a brugmansia have to be to bloom? I have one that is three years old and hasn’t bloomed.
Aug. 21		Recently Trisha showed a tool to remove hackberry and pecan seedlings. Where can I get one or find out more?
Aug. 14		What low maintenance vines can I plant on a north (shady) side of my house?
Aug. 7		Why are my tomatoes cracking?

July 31		How can a kill a cedar (juniper) tree?
July 24		How do I control poison ivy?
July 17		My squash plants aren't setting fruit. What's the problem?
July 10		Why should I use drip irrigation?
July 3		What trees can I plant in a small yard?

June 26		How do I control stink bugs on my tomato plants?
June 19		What should I do about the big clump of bees on my shrubs?
June 5		What can I do about my lawn’s thin spots caused by foot traffic?

May 29		What can I do about problems with my tomatoes?
May 22		This has been the best year for roses. How should I prune them?
May 15		How should I stake my tomatoes?
May 8		My new transplants are wilting and looking yellow. What's up?
May 1		How do I thin my fruit trees?

April 24		The spring rains have really brought on the weeds. How can I control them?
April 17		Help! What are all these caterpillars hanging from my oak trees and what should I do about them?
April 10		What can I do about weeds in my lawn?
April 3		When and how should I prune my perennials?

March 27		What can I plant to fend off deer?
March 20		Where can I go to learn more about gardening?
March 13		When can I apply a weed and feed product?
March 6		My nandinas are overgrown and straggly. How can I make them look better?

February 28		What's the first thing to do to have a successful garden?
February 21		What can I do about oak sprouts around my tree?
February 14		What should I do about mistletoe?
February 7		Can I still plant fruit trees?

January 31		When can I prune my young tree?
January 24		When I buy a fruit tree, should I pick a bare-root or container specimen?
January 17		Can I still plant trees?
January 10		How can I top dress my turf?
January 3		Any special tricks to planting my living Christmas tree?

		2003 Questions
December 27		How can I become a Master Gardener?
December 20		How can I make my poinsettia last?
December 13		How can I learn more about xeriscape planting? I want to save water this year and not use pesticides.
December 6		This year I'd like to take my family to cut our own Christmas tree. Where can we go?

November 29		How can I make my Christmas tree last longer?
November 22		I'm getting ready for company. I'd like to use some herbal cleaners. Any ideas?
November 15		Can I move a shrub that's in the wrong place?
November 8		When is the first frost?
November 1		How can I save seeds from my favorite plants?

October 25		How do I protect my tropicals like Key Lime and Bougainvillea?
October 18		What should I do for fall lawn care?
October 11		Should I overseed my lawn?
October 4		Why don't I have a good stand of lettuce?

September 27		How can I propagate a favorite rose?
September 20		What is winterizer fertilizer?
September 13		Why did my tree decline or die after only eight years?
September 6		Why are some of my figs small, and some trees have no figs?

August:		How can I learn more about making my garden a setting that captures my memories and imagination?

July 26:		How do I prepare to plant a fruit tree?
July 19:		I have brown spots in my grass. Do I have chinch bugs?
July 12:		Why are my tomatoes cracking?
July 5:		Can I landscape around a tree?

June 28:		My new plants wilt, even though I'm watering them.
June 21:		Some of my houseplants, like dracaena, ficus, and dieffenbachia are getting really leggy and too big for my house. Should I just start over?
June 14:		I'd like to learn more about gardening and help my community.
June 7:		My oleanders have brown leaves. Do they have the bacterial disease that kills them?

May 31:		How do I deal with tree surface roots?
May 24:		There's white stuff all over my plants!
May 17:		Why is my lawn yellow in spots?
May 10:		Why aren't my fruit trees bearing fruit?
May 3:		Why won't my roses bloom?

April 26:		What's eating my plants?
April 19:		How do I prune my shrubs?
April 12:		How do I get the most out of my garden this year?
April 5:		How can I turn my yard into a green carpet of grass and what is the best fertilizer to buy?

March:		What great events can I attend in March?

February 22:		I am seeing weeds in my lawn again. Should I use some weed and feed product on it to control the weed and get my grass growing earlier?
February 15:		My perennial beds look a bit tired. Is this a good time to do some cleaning up?
February 8:		Can I use fireplace ashes in my lawn and garden?
February 1:		I am interested in growing my own plants from seeds since the seed selection is so much better but I am concerned about providing the optimum light conditions for my seedlings. How can I provide the right lighting conditions so I get strong, healthy plants and not lanky, sickly ones?

January 25:		Looks like some of my trees and shrubs suffered some cold damage. How can I tell the extent of the damage and what should I do about it?
January 18:		I am thinking of planting some pecan trees. What's a good variety to plant?
January 11:		When do I prune?

		2002 Questions
December:		What would be a good gift for my favorite gardener?

November 23:		I have a rosebush that I wish to move to another location in my yard. How should I go about this and when is the best time to do it?
November 16:		Should I overseed my lawn in the winter?
November 9:		How can I have success with roses?
November 2:		How can I screen an unsightly view or add privacy?

October 26:		I'm concerned about my pecan trees. Last year they had a great crop and this year very few pecans. What's going on and what can I do to fix it?
October 19:		I've noticed twigs about the size of a pencil falling off some of my pecan, sycamore and persimmon trees this fall. What's happening and what can I do about it?
October 12:		When is the best time to move a shrub?
October 5:		When should the lawn be fertilized in the fall?

September 28:		How do I go about saving seeds from some of my favorite plants so I can grow them next year and have some to share?
September 21:		My trees are looking bedraggled and tired. What can I do to perk them up?
September 14:		How do you save a tree that is under major stress from dying back?
September 7:		What is that sap seeping out of trees during the hot summer months?