In this episode, I discuss more about aphid activity and ant activity on plants. I also discuss different types of control options:

monitor the population of the pest

inspect the plants for biological control, such as but no limited to lady bird beetle, lace wing.

threshold of the pest on the your plants

control options

I also discuss chewing pests, such as looper and caterpillars and control options that may be implemented

In this episode, I will be discussing a few of the common insect pests that attack landscape plant material. In this episode I will be discussing soft body insects such as but not limited to: aphids, soft scale, leaf hoppers. I will also be mentioning foliage feeding pest called spider mites.  spider mites are a sucking pest,  but spider mites  are in the spider family. Spider mites do not secrete honey dew, the damage from spider mite is different from the feeding activity from aphids and soft scale.

In this episode, roses are a full sun plant. Use drip irrigation, apply mulch and have a well drained soil. Proper rose to rose spacing.

This is the time of year for the management of the camellia's. Some items to remember regarding the growing of the camellia's are:

a well drained soil

applying phosphorous to assist with flower production

apply soil conditioner from live earth to assist with building a stronger, healthier soil

flowering periods for the camellia's

maintain a sanitary growing environment around the camellia's, the sanitary practices  will  aid in the management of a  a fungi called camellia petal blight

In this episode, I discuss seeding a warm season lawn, such as Bermuda grass. I discuss the following:

 type of rooting system that a warm season lawn as compared to a cool season turf. 

recuperative potential

holding up well under competition

Bermuda grass tends to use less water as compared to a cool season lawn

In this episode, I will be discussing examples of cool season turf. Cool season turfs are:

Perennial rye grass

Annual rye grass

Fescue

I will also discuss how cool season grass hold up under competition, such activity from kids and pets.

In this episode, I discuss micro nutrient deficiencies of:

Zinc and Iron

Salt tip damage, what is looks like and how to manage salt tip damage.

Both of the micro nutrients become unavailable with the soil ph begins to become alkaline. A soil become alkali with the soil ph begins to go above 7.2. 

I also reference a very good book, Western Fertilizer Handbook.

In this episode I will be discussing nutritional deficiencies issues with plants. I will be discussing macro nutrients and micro nutrients. Macro nutrient are: Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium.

Micro nutrients are: Zinc and Iron

This is two part episode.

In this episode, I discuss more information regarding how to manage root rots in the garden. I discuss some of the negative cultural conditions that favor root rots. 

A negative cultural  condition is applying rocks under the tree protection zone. Aesthetically , the rocks look nice, applying rocks under a tree is one of the worst practices that can be done to a tree. The soil has to breathe, remove the rocks. Apply mulch.

Introducing oxygen to a soil is one of the most important cultural practices to manage root rots. In addition, irrigation practices and the use of mulch are also great cultural practices to manage root rot. 

Do not apply any pesticides to control root rots, implement beneficial cultural growing conditions.

In this episode I discuss how to manage root rots in the garden.  Phytophora Root Rot and Armillaria Root Rot are two root rots that are very common 

in the garden. There are three specific components that are required for pathogen, in this case a root rot to become a problem. The three specific items are:

Host, cultural conditions to favor the pathogen, presence of the pathogen