I have an Acer palmatum 'Orido nishiki'. This year the main stem of the tree at the top has gone white and black and all the stems that are leading off of it haave not leafed, although there are buds,where the rest of the tree has. can you tell me what this could be. I am really concerned that it could be a serious disease and that I will lose the tree.
I bought a cutting of a fig last year at Glenarm Gardens and it is flourishing in its pot in the greenhouse. I have always wanted to grow a fig and ask whether it should be kept in a greenhouse or is it capable of living outside against a south facing wall. The wind does hit this wall! The fig is "brown turkey".
Gerry, I recently asked you about the best ways to get my shelter belt of trees growing after I incurred many losses through failures. You recommended adding more trees from pots (not bare rooted) as they would survive the harsh winds better. You also recommended spraying off weeds from the base of the existing trees and giving them a boost with some fertilizer.Just to update you, your recommendations were spot on. I did plant some pines (from pots) into the areas where there were failures and I sprayed and added fertilizer (7-6-17) to all the trees.I guess along with the great rush of growth that April offers, the results have been instantly positive.As the trees are breaking out of dormancy they are soaking up the fertilizer and without the weeds to compete against, they are getting a great start to the year.I should have been less ambitious when I planted large bare-rooted trees to begin with. The strong Atlantic winds just hammered them, leading to numerous failures and severe die-back Those that survived now look shrubby, not like what trees should look like. From here onwards, I'll stick to your advice and plant from pots and take more care of the trees I plant.
My wife and I have a shaded part in our garden and would love a japanese style moss garden, but are finding it hard to source seeds here in Ireland. Any ideas as to where we can find enough to cover approx a 5th of an acre? Thanks ,virgingardener
Is there any spray i can put on the soil in a flower bed to kill weeds,and be able to plant in it soon after. i have grass roots i think is switch grass, they are yellow/white. and some other hard to get rid of weeds. that have come up after cleaning out before. an organic spray was suggested to me before but unable to locate any.
Hi Gerry, I have a weeping willow, very woody branches, not producing leaves, 'suckers' now growing all parts of lower tree. Is it worthkeeping to see if it comes back to life.