I'm sure you're sick of clover lawn questions! If there is already a FAQ page on clover lawns you can direct me there! If not I was wondering: - I've heard seeding lawn with clover instead of grasses is better for the environment (pollinators & less water usage are the two things I've heard) - is that true? - are there species of clover native to the Maryland area? - are there recommendations for seeding a lawn re:actual application? Do I need to kill the grass or can I just add clover seeds and let them slowly take over the yard with reseeding intermittently? Thank you for your time and attention!

I am looking for a resource that is a comprehensive listing of typical vineyard expenses.

I just dug up a very long root of a Buckeye tree that was removed several years ago. The root had multiple suckers growing off of it and I considered planting a section of the root in an area that I'd love to have another tree. I heard that trees will not grow from these suckers. Is that true? Will suckers from Buckeyes be hardy enough to grow into full fledged, sturdy trees?

I have 3 overgrown Endless Summer Hydrangea in my lawn. 2 bigger ones (the tallest branches reach 47")) and one smaller one (36") I want to prune them to 30" in height and make them a smaller plant all around. How should I prune them to avoid cutting all the flower buds? Thank you for your help.

This is my third season with mason bees. The first two seasons, I didn't harvest my cocoons and saw lots of mason bee activity in the Spring. This Fall/Winter was the first time I harvested, cleaned, and cold stored my cocoons. I put half my cocoons outside 3/17/24 and I put the rest outside 3/31/24. The bees were very slow to emerge. The majority of the cocoons were still unopened as of 4/18/24. No bees have emerged in the last 5 days and it has been reaching a high of 55-70+ each day. There hasn't been any scratching noises or movement in the cocoons either. I decided to cut open a few cocoons to see if they had mono wasp larva, but just found dead bees. I continued to open cocoons. Out of 65 cocoons I opened, only 3 had mono wasps. The rest were dead bees that didn't look to have anything wrong with them. I am trying to figure out what I did wrong. Why did over 80% of my bees die in their cocoons? - Cleaning: I followed directions I found on OSU extension (1 tbsp bleach to 8 cups water), didn't leave cocoons for more than 2 minutes in bleach solution - Storing: Fridge crisper drawer in small cardboard box with holes. Included damp paper towel. Even with the damp paper towel, the humidity was really low (I didn't realize until I bought a thermometer with humidity reader). So the bees were stored at only 30-40% humidity for a few weeks before I modified the crisper drawer to keep at 80%+ humidity. Could this be what killed them? - Releasing: when no bees emerged after a couple days of putting out the cocoons, I opened the attic so the cocoons would get more warmth since the temps were 55-60ish until recently. Could direct sunlight be what killed them? I am really trying to target how this happened so I can avoid in the future.

Extension agent - I have several hundred square feet of Scilla. What is the best way to eradicate it? - Jack Klinker

I've tried Sucker Punch (ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Ethyl 1-Naphthaleneacetate) and it wasn't very effective. Any other suggestions? Was wondering if Roundup for lawns would work. Thanks

Do you provide any native seeds or starts (prairie grass?) for purchase?

Are there brands of grass seed that you recommend? I typically buy Superior grass seed from Fleet Farm because I have a large 3 acre lawn and it is less expensive than most of the name brands. I need a good amount of both shade seed and sun & shade seed and am looking for the best bang for the buck. Thank you!

I was away and when I came home last week, my arborvitae was damaged I believe from wind storms. There are two large limbs at the bottom that have split from the main trunk as seen in photos. Should I just remove the damaged branches and will they regrow? It's upsetting since it will leave a large gap in the tree structure. Thanks!