| What disease did the peach tree I cut down last year have? |
| The first question I got as a new MG on the Hotline was, I have
awful bamboo growing in my backyard, how do I get rid of it? The second
question I got was, I would like to put in some bamboo to screen my
neighbors house. Where can I get some? These are true! |
| I want a list of conical evergreen shrubs that stay
under 3 feet tall and never need pruning. |
| How can I grow a mango tree in Durham? |
| Why are the lower branches on my Leyland Cypress dying? (professionals
had diagnosed tip blight, spider mites, bacterial canker) The real
problem was nothing but deer! |
| Suggested to a very new gardener that they purchase a flat of marigolds.
They asked for a flat of magnolias! |
| (Overheard conversation) Q: How do you get rid of moles? A: Move! |
| Can I put formaldehyde on my vegetable garden to kill Fusarium wilt
on my tomatoes? |
| I have alien eggs hatching in my compost pile, can you come and
take them away? |
| Can I spray paint the bag of bagworms and use them as
Christmas ornaments? |
| Is this a good time to plant containerized plants? I
took out all of my shrubs and trees and put them in the garage before
the last hurricane and now I want my garage back. |
| I have a plant in my yard, I do not know what it is,
and it is been there awhile. Do you know what it is? |
| When will the pollen stop falling so I can wash my windows?
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| Examples of Funny
Questions Someone Ask Me: |
| I have atheists on my house plant, how do I get rid
of them? |
| Ladybugs are eating all my plants, what can I spray
to get rid of them? |
| When I moved into my new house, the builder advised
I should water my new lawn 3 times a day. How long should I continue
to do this? After a bit of discussion, I asked, How long have you
lived there? The answer, Seven years. |
| My pineys will not bloom! What can I do to help them
set flowers? (Pineys were actually peonies) |
| How do you plant bluegrass sod? Green side up or down? |
| While wearing my Master Gardener badge, I was asked,
Are you a gardener? I want to grow kudzu, how do I get started? |
| How do I fertilize and care for my oak tree? After much
discussion, the oak tree turned out to be okra! |
| My Southern Plant book shows a vine I want to grow in
my yard. Where can I buy Cat Briar? |
| My husband cut a limb out of our apple tree. Can I graft
another limb in to make it look more balanced? |
| What is an insexicide? (asked by a 4-year old gardener-in-training) |
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If you have an unusual question someone has ask you while you were
serving as a Master Gardenersm, feel free
to e-mail me to have it added to the list. Erv_Evans@ncsu.edu
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