Thank you for your help! I’ve recently noticed that my wax myrtle is not very green & leaves are dead on the tree- it’s been with us a long time, so looks like a tree. A quick glance online mentioned a potential problem could be a foliar fungus. I plucked a green leaf off & noticed red speckles all over it top & bottom. Any advice would help me in my next steps.

I have had poor luck in the past with Daphne. I have tried growing Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata', but it seems to either succumb to our warm, humid night temperatures or it dies in the colder winter. I've given up on it. I am considering purchasing a Daphne 'Perfume Princess' (a cultivar of Daphne bhoula, I believe). Can you tell me if Daphne bhoula is a plant that is more adapted to our area? I would consider a native shrub, but I would prefer a flowering evergreen. Your thoughts would be most appreciated.

Hi, I am considering growing sunflowers, but am concerned about how far, the effects of Allepathy will reach and how long it lasts in the soil I have raised beds (Approx 18" tall) that I grow vegetables in with aisles of approx 30" between the beds and I would like to plant sunflowers in their own raised beds. Does the Allepathy spread from Bed to Bed? As I think about rotating crops, how long does it last in the soil? or - once a sunflower bed, always a sunflower bed? Thank You Chuck Osterud

I have been asked to help design two beds along the Lake Michigan shore in Charlevoix. What plants would survive the winds, cold weather, and are also deer resistant?

What small ornamental trees would survive in Charlevoix, along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

I am cutting the tops as it is ugly. Is there an OTC fungicide I can apply? Should I apply compost?

I was wondering what other apple tree I need in order to pollinate the truimph trees. I got 5 and will have 5 honey crisps comming as well. Do I need another variety to pollinate them. We live in ogema wisconsin.

I have a new peony that I planted in a pot along with peonies I have had in pots in prior years that now has peony botrytis blight. How can I treat this at home? I am an organic gardener so please consider this in your answer. It seems that I have something going on with my arctic willow as well; they are all in the backyard I live in Milwaukie, Oregon. Thank you

Hello! I have a garden bed of strawberries. I noticed last year and now even more this year, there is a different looking plant with the strawberries. I’m not sure if it’s a different variety of strawberry, a weed, or a different plant. It grows similar to strawberries, but the leaves are slightly spotted and I don’t see any flowers on the plants like I do on the other strawberry plants. The first two pictures are the plant in question. The last picture is the entire bed, where you can see the strawberry plants with flowers, but all the other green material is this different plant. Thank you!

Our young peach trees are loaded with fruit and we feel there is too much. How much is too much and how many should be culled.