Ed Hume Answers Your Gardening Questions
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 We would like to move our
Maple and have heard it is delicate. Unable to find any info on this. Would
you advise us please?
 Everyone is hesitant to move
a Japanese maple because they are so delicate and valuable. The key is to
move them before the new growth starts, in other words, during their winter
dormant season. You must dig a root ball and move it soil and all (do not
bare-root the plant). The size of the root ball is determined by the size
of the plant. If you a re a first time gardener, you may want to seek advice
from a nearby nursery or even have them move it for you.
I have a question about pampas
grass I purchased last summer. I am not sure if you are supposed to trim
pampas grass, but It makes no difference because I have done it already.
Is this going to kill my grass? The plumes have not flowered yet. Is there
any way to save them? And are you not supposed to trim them to the ground?
Yes, they can be trimmed to
the ground, but they do not have to be cut back. Trimming is usually done
when they become ragged or have grown out of bounds.
I have planted thyme around
the base of a tree to provide ground cover. The chickweed has basically taken
over. I know that to spray with roundup would probably kill the chickweed
but also the Thyme. Does the Thyme have sufficient woody stems so that I
might put Casoeron on the area and not kill the Thyme or is there a better
solution?
No, I wouldn't use Casoron,
it is apt to affect the Thyme, too. Grub out the 'chickweed' and treat the
area with a pre-emergent weed control product. Check with the Certified
Nurseryperson at your local garden center. I think 'Concern' has a product
that would work, but you would have to read the label first. (It's called
'Weed Prevention Plus')
My glads are beautiful, but
fall over very easily. What is an attractive way to stake these plants?
Usually when glads fall over
they are planted too shallow. You can stake them with wire hoops. These are
available at some garden stores, or you can make them yourself. Use a straight
wire 18" high with a small loop at the top.
I searched your site, but
found nothing telling me what types of strawberries are best grown in Thurston
County, WA and also, I am looking for some place I could obtain starts for
cranberry plants. Do you know of any place in Washington or on the internet
to obtain these?
Some of the best strawberries
are Rainier, Tri-Star, Benton, Puget Summer, Shuksan. Raintree Nursery, 391
Butts Road, Morton, WA 98356 lists two varieties of Cranberries. Their web
site is RaintreeNursery.com
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