We have an 18-20 year old wood privacy fence in a large yard, suburban setting. Wood was treated, professionally installed. We've observed the usual graying and shrinkage. Recently, I observed damage. We have no idea as to the source. Pest? Something fungal? Whatever it is, appears at various yellowish stages, on different sections of the fence. One board split down the entire center. That board's pics are labeled Top and Middle. We need to know if we're looking at replacement of sections or pressure washing or ??? Was this preventable? Thank you for your time. I appreciate any advice or direction you can provide.

Hi, I have just recently found a black worm crawling on my apple tree leaves.  it appears to be very think and about 1/8" long.  leaves are beginning to develop pin size holes.  this has appeared on some trees that I just planted last weekend and as well some older trees.  I have already sprayed my dormant oil and my fruit tree spray for the year. what should i do?

thank you

Neal winger  

I am looking for a product to eliminate the established weeds in my vegetable garden as I prep it for this year's growing season,

I'm considering Preen vegetable garden, Natural Weed Preventer.

What would you recommend?

Thank you,

Teresa and Dan in Pentwater MI

When can we expect the canning app to be Android compatible?

1.)I have several lilac bushes. The last few years my old fashioned white lilacs have not looked healthy by the end of the summer. They have squiggly lines in the leaves and the leaves look slightly yellow to lime greenish instead of deep green like they look at the spring. This year the plumes of white flowers were no larger than the length of the palm of my hand. 2.)This year my lavender lilac had whole plumes of flowers drop off. I probably found 25-30 plumes laying around the circumference of the bush. I found a small black hairy looking worm (1/8"long) at the base of some of the plumes still on the tree....I'm not sure if this is a culprit or not.

We have a couple apple and peach trees and was wondering what to use for treating them for bugs. In the past the apple trees have had a few worms in them. Was unsure of what to use and when to spray them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am wondering if there is anything I can do for my maple tree. When we purchased our house 15 years ago, the trunk had a large split. The tree was thriving. The last couple years, I have noticed branches dying. I’ve been trimming them back but I’m worried there is something more happening because this year I noticed the bark looks different. I appreciate any information or advice you ca. provide.

on the lower branches of a young willow oak I found what look like green caps. what are they? and are "bad" for the tree?

I have a Dawn redwood and a ginkgo that I have had for years that are Bonsai. every year they leaf out beautifully and our lush and green, fertilized at the correct time, but then both leaves start to curl and remain curled for the duration of the season until they fall off. There is nothing on either leaf, I’ve gone over them with a magnifying glass and see absolutely nothing. At the end of the season fall off and the cycle starts again. I’m suspecting that there’s something wrong with the roots and I would like to submit them for an analysis someplace. I should have asked last weekend at the Canby Garden fair, but had other questions that were more pressing. Wondering if you can direct me to a location for testing.

The first roses on my climbing zephirine drouhin rose are appearing, and I noticed quite a few yellowing leaves. They seem to be more "inside" the canopy. I will attach a photo. Please help me identify what the issue might be and suggest some solutions. I am happy to do whatever it takes to keep my rose arbor healthy! This spring I pruned them well, and added Rose Tone. I also recently sprayed with Bonide Rose Shield to treat for aphids, which have long been a problem on these roses.