Comments for Russell Camp: Southern Garden Coach

Comment on Rented Trees by Shenton

Shenton — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:40:22 +0000

True that! I am now buying 7-10 Himalyan Birch trees for my october wedding reception, 2-3″…..should look sick! And…..we get to plant them in our yard when we get back from our honeymoon!!!

Comment on Rented Trees by Shenton

Shenton — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:41:03 +0000

Forgot to add….I am spending about $350.00 per tree.

Comment on More Take Home Lessons from Walt Disney World by Todd Hurt, Training Coordinator, UGA Center for Urban Ag

Todd Hurt, Training Coordinator, UGA Center for Urban Ag — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:03:15 +0000

Nice article Russell. I appreciate you pointing out the difference in artistic use and functionality of turf in narrow strips. From a practical stand point some experts recommend that turf areas be at least 8 feet wide. -Todd

Comment on Take-home Lessons from Walt Disney World by Jim O'Neal

Jim O'Neal — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:52:39 +0000

Great idea! All of us can be a little more observant of the landscapes on our vacations and your accompanying tips are very helpful. I got started and wound reading everything on you web site. I especially liked your article on “…Fertilizer.” What a hoot; not too technical, just good down home advice. “Daylilies article is good too. Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping it simple; works for me.
Thanks.

Comment on How to deal with frost damage by Hani

Hani — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:41:18 +0000

Thanks! I’ll keep you posted.

Comment on How to deal with frost damage by admin

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:33:16 +0000

Hani,
A mulberry is gonna have a tough time in Minnesota. They are only marginally hardy here in North Georgia. The only living part of that tree is low down on the trunk. It is trying to sprout and grow and you are rubbing it off! The upper parts are most assuredly dead, so the only growth is going to be low on the trunk. My suggestion is to allow it to grow and become a multi-trunked tree…and hope it gets more established before the next harsh Minnesota winter! Let me know how it does through the summer.

Comment on How to deal with frost damage by Hani

Hani — Tue, 11 May 2010 23:58:11 +0000

Hello there and thanks for posting this. I live in Minnesota where I planted a bare-root mulberry tree in September. I received it 6 feet tall and it had no leaves on but was very much alive. After the bitter but relatively mild winter we’ve had this year, it’s yet to show any activity in its buds but scratch testing is positve everywhere on the tree and there are no stiff limbs.

Last week I noticed that in many areas above the main branching point, the bark was peeling off. It was paper thin and underneath it there was a white speckled texture that was rough to touch. I peeled all the loose bark off and rubbed that white substance off with my bare hands, exposing slightly green wood underneath.

It was also starting to form new shoots close to the ground. I quickly removed those because I wanted to encourage growth from higher up in the tree. I wonder what I should do about this whole situation. Should I simply wait for the buds to open? Should I chop the tree and make it grow from its main stalk? Should I spray it with fungicide?

Thanks in advance.

Comment on Atlanta Magazine by Jeff George

Jeff George — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:26:07 +0000

Great Job Russell- Great Website, Jeff G.

Comment on Why is this Crepe Myrtle crying? by electromozzo

electromozzo — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:08:33 +0000

i found you by link from the Directory Listing Script from Ash.. Nice to read your blog ^.^