Tag: Ask Burton

ASK BURTON: Is there anything I can spray to kill dallisgrass in my lawn?
Ask Burton: This week, a quick answer about issues in your containers. Those flowers in the patio pots need to look nice! Q: I have numerous pots of flowers on my patio, and many of them are getting yellowed foliage and aren’t looking their best. I fertilized them with a good granular fertilizer when I planted them up, and they get decent sunshine. Any ideas on improving them?
Ask Burton: This week, a question of color. Q: I want to plant some fresh color, but I don’t want to plant something that will burn up as soon as summer arrives. I’m still worried about cool weather, though – I’ve had begonias and impatiens hurt when I planted them a little too early. What should I use?
Ask Burton: This week, a question of Fruit Tree spraying Q: Last year, my peaches all had worms inside – I didn’t get very much fruit. How do I stop this from happening again this year?
Ask Burton: Q: When should I plant my tomatoes?
Ask Burton: This week, we’re answering a question about one of the most beautiful plants in the landscape. Q: I planted roses in my landscape last year, two Knockout roses and a climbing Don Juan. It’s February – should I cut these roses back now? And how?
Ask Burton: This week, a question involving the winter garden. Q: I had cabbages in my garden last winter, and they were covered in holes to the point that my plants looked like lace. I’d like this spring’s plantings to do better! What happened, and how do I head it off this year?
Ask Burton: This week, a question we’ve been fielding about boxwoods. Q: I have boxwoods I planted after last February’s terrible weather. But now, I have dry yellow pieces on my boxwoods, and in odd places. Some tips have turned dry and yellow, and on others, entire limbs look withered. What’s going on?
Ask Burton: This week, a question about a tasty area of the garden! Q: I want to plant an Italian herb garden. I love to cook, and fresh herbs are the best! But what can I plant here in North Texas, and when?
Ask Burton: This week, a question involving common North Texas shrubs whose answer lies in understanding our soil and water. Q: I have purple loropetalum and ‘Sunshine’ ligustrum in a sunny, south-facing raised bed. They were planted early last year and did fine all summer. Now, the loropetalum is starting to show yellow leaves with green veins, and the ‘Sunshine’ ligustrum is losing tip leaves and the leaves that are there are stunted looking and tiny.