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I can answer questions about soils, soil amendments, drainage and proper planting. I have extensive background in homeowner labeled pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, etc.) and their proper use. I can also answer questions about the growing requirements of specific plants
I have 37 years experience in the lawn and garden business split fairly evenly between the retail nursery business and wholesale distribution of consumer lawn and garden products. From 1990 to 2000 I co-hosted a weekly call-in talk radio program in Memphis, TN.
Garden Writers Association Horticultural Board of the Mid South Fair
Green Thumb Magazine - out of print
37 years of learning everday.
Past president of the Memphis Horticultural Society. Past president of the Memphis Bonsai Society. Memphis Horticultural Society 2008 Horticultural Excellence Award
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| Larissa | 11/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Dan | 11/02/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Quick, fantastic advice, much appeciated |
| Dean | 10/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you anyway. You're the best! |
| Carole | 10/14/09 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| Nissa | 10/13/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much for you time ..... |
Hi Gary, Unless we get an unusually early cold spell, I consider the absolute last date to plant fescue in east TN to be Nov 1, middle TN Nov. 10th and west TN Nov 25th, but the earlier the better. The
Hi Larissa, They are stinkhorn mushrooms. They're not harming anything. The grow where there is decomposing organic matter (usually mulch) and indicate a healthy soil. Most of it is underground. The
Hi Dan, Use them in the garden. There may be some slight change in pH, but you should be monitoring you pH and adjusting it anyway. Leaves and compost are great additions to any soil, but there is not
Hi Vince, Re-grading may indeed solve your problem if the gravel hasn't filled up with soil. You did not say, but usually we use landscape fabric between the soil and the rock to keep out the dirt. Water
Hi Nissa, When building flower beds, you do not want to remove or replace soil or add a different textured soil on top of your existing soil. You should amend the existing soil by blending not more than

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