Callers:

• Jim – He has two plants and one is the agave and he’s heard that if he cuts off the big stalk, it will prolong the life of the plant. Is that true?

Recommendation – It is true with the agave, but the stalk will plant another plant in it’s place, but there isn’t a whole lot you can do.

*We discuss succulents versus cactus, etc.

• Pam – She has a 3 year old ocotillo plant that’s not doing well and has a white powdery substance on the leaves. What should she do?

Recommendation – Jay’s never heard of this on the ocotillo, so she needs to take it in to a nursery or take a picture to an expert. Verify the water is correct and try Elgin Nursery in her area.

Romey talks about Bonide Products and how you can keep the weeds out of you yard. Find their products at Treeland Nurseries,  Viola’s or Mesquite Valley Growers.

Callers:

• Laura – She wants a vine that will grow at about 4,000 foot elevation?

Recommendation – Try the Flowering Jasmine Vine or the Flowering Honeysuckle. It attracts pollinators and is easy to grow. Jay says try wisteria.

• Katie – She has a 6 year old almond tree that stopped producing fruit last year.  Is there something she should be giving the tree to make sure it produces fruit?

Recommendation – It sounds like it’s a pollination problem, not a fertilizer issue. It may not be a “Self pollinator” and might need another tree. She needs bees!

*What makes a plant a self-pollinator…We help you sort it out.

• Jeff – He has an Ashe Tree that is planted to close to the house and wants to know if he can move it without damaging it?

Recommendation – Waiting about 9 months before the trees lose their leaves next winter….Move deciduous trees when the trees are dormant.

• Stan – His grapefruit tree is covered in leaf miner’s and it’s starting to damage the look of the tree. What can he use to get rid of them?

Recommendation – Try Dead Bug’s Brew by Bonide or a product with spinosad and that should get rid of it.

• Susan – She planted zucchini and they are dying off after they grow only 2 or 3 inches long. What is she doing wrong?

Recommendation – It’s a flowering issue and the fruit she’s seeing is just the flower before the zucchini actually comes in. It needs to pollinate to create the fruit.

Caller:

• Jessica – She has a queen wreath vine she loves and wants to know why their aren’t more here and why do the leaves drop off?

Recommendation – It’s a deciduous vine and the leaves will drop off. It’s natural for those to grow fast, but they will lose their leaves annually.

*Chris Wellborn from Vicente Landscaping joins us and shares his thoughts on Queen Wreath Vines and what’s happening with the landscape in Northern Arizona.

If you have questions for Jay, call Harper’s Nursery in Phoenix or Misti at Warner’s Nursery in Flagstaff.