Gardening in the Mid-South is a weekly program on WKNO – Memphis showing viewers tips, tricks, demonstrations, and advice to help gardens become their best. Hosted by UT Extension Horticulture Agent Chris Cooper.
From Family Plot. Cucumber beetles are difficult to control, even with insecticides. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond talks about the problems with insecticides in this situation. Then UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper talks about some pesticide-free options for cucumber beetle control. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these!…
From Family Plot. These are the nymphs of the leaf footed bug. They will not cause a major problem for the tomatoes. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/c/FamilyPlot For even more information, go to https://www.familyplotgarden.com
From Family Plot. Homeowners have to deal with significant problems from wildlife. These animals can cause costly damage and safety hazards. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about the problems and some solutions for keeping wildlife from damaging your yard and home. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden…
From Family Plot. After a hard winter many plants may have dead branches. You should wait until the plant has had a chance to leaf out in the spring before pruning. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to prune the dead branches on an Anthony Waterer Spirea. Subscribe now to Family…
From Family Plot. By carefully choosing the kinds of flowers you plant you can create a beautiful flowerbed. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows a flowerbed planted seven weeks ago. The bed was planned with complementing colors and textures and it looks good. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos…
From Family Plot. Lilies offer beautiful summer flowers with a wide range of flowers. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond outlines the five main categories of lilies. She also talks about how to care for them so they can be successful in your garden. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos…
From Family Plot. When it is happy, Russian sage can grow larger than you want. But, It can also be easily cut back down to size. Rosa Garcia, a Landscape Specialist at Agricenter International, shows how to prune a Russian sage that is growing too large and into a small Japanese maple. Subscribe now to…
From Family Plot. Fading blooms on a butterfly bush can make the plant look messy. Removing those spent blooms improves the look of the bush and encourages more blooms. Landscape Specialist Rosa Garcia shows how to deadhead butterfly bushes. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden Visit our sister channel…
From Family Plot. Powdery mildew can ruin your coneflowers, but it can be treated. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper identifies powdery mildew and then talks about treatment options. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden Visit our sister channel for answers to common garden questions: https://www.youtube.com/@GardenQuestionsAnswered For even more information,…
From Family Plot. Getting rid of spent blooms on knockout roses makes the plant look neat and tidy and encourages more blooming. Landscape Specialist Rosa Garcia shows the correct way to deadhead knockout roses. This encourages the plant to bloom more. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden Visit our…
From Family Plot. This is the set-up for a tomato gardening experiment. We’re trying two different methods of protecting tomato plants against blight. We’ve got three identical sweet 100 tomato plants, all planted the same way on the same date. One’s planted in bare dirt, another’s mulched, and the third gets both mulch and fungicide.…
From Family Plot. Chrysanthemum lace bugs can wreak havoc on plants in the chrysanthemum family. UT Horticulture Extension Specialist Celeste Scott shows damage from the lace bugs and identifies the insects. She also describes ways to control the chrysanthemum lace bug. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden Visit our…
From Family Plot. Lizards can be valuable helpers in the garden, and attracting them is easier than you might think. Mary Schmidt from Lichterman Nature Center in Memphis, Tennessee talks about the key elements of the lizard habitat that you need to attract them to your garden. She also shows three types of lizard that…
From Family Plot. After long periods of rain, mushrooms appear in mulch. They can spring up overnight and can be unsightly. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper talks about what to do. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden Visit our sister channel for answers to common garden questions: https://www.youtube.com/@GardenQuestionsAnswered For…
From Family Plot. The zucchini seeds are up, and it is time to pull the straw mulch around the young plants. The straw will shade out the weeds. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to do it. This is the second in a series of videos about growing a garden using heavy straw mulch. See the…
From Family Plot. Xeriscaping is growing plants with no irrigation. In the Southeast we have hot summers with little rain. Native plants are already built to handle these conditions. Jessie Munson from Lichterman Nature Center in Memphis Tennessee talks about xeriscaping in the Southeast and shows some native plants that do well with hot summers…
From Family Plot. Parsley is a biennial, meaning it lives two years. The second year the plant does not make many leaves, it puts its energy into seeds. Because of this it needs to be replanted on a regular basis. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to plant parsley. He also gives some tips for dealing…
From Family Plot. Maximizing your garden with the use of straw mulch. It will keep the weeds down and provide organic matter for the soil in the future. Avid Gardener Joellen Dimond shows the step-by-step process of spreading it in your garden beds and planting vegetable plants and seeds into the mulch. Subscribe now to…
From Family Plot. Cabbage worms eat the leaves of plants in the brassica family including cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper shows the egg, larvae (worm), and adult butterfly. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden Visit our sister channel for answers to common garden questions: https://www.youtube.com/@GardenQuestionsAnswered…
From Family Plot. Garden roses are often made of parts of two different plants grafted together. One part is the plant you see, and the other part is the roots. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper shows a rose bush where the top was killed by a hard freeze. The roots survived and they are now…
From Family Plot. Planting potatoes in your garden can be rewarding and best of all there is a surprise at the end of the season. UT Extension Area Specialist Walter Battle shows how to prepare a site and plant potatoes in the home garden. He also talks about how to hill the plants as they…
From Family Plot. Granular fertilizers are standard in gardening, but when immediate absorption is crucial, liquid forms offer a solution. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to dissolve granular fertilizer in water to provide a swift nutrient boost to plants. By adding a measured amount of fertilizer to a half-filled watering can, then gently mixing until…
From Family Plot. Understanding the concept of bolting is crucial for gardeners cultivating Brassica plants like kale, broccoli, turnip greens, and collards, as well as lettuce. UT Extension Area Speciaist Walter Battle explains bolting marks a pivotal phase in the plant’s lifecycle, transitioning from vegetative growth to seed production, rendering its edible parts less desirable.…
From Family Plot. Spring is a time to plant flowers for the growing season. This year University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond is planting SunPatiens, Sweet Potato Vine, and Blue Ageratum. She chose these because they are the three primary colors red, yellow, and blue, which is pleasing to the eye. She shows…
From Family Plot. Tillandsia and Bromeliad, often called air plants, can be attached to boards or pieces of driftwood and then hung outside for the summer. Laurie Williams from Memphis Botanic Garden shows how to attach them to the boards and add some decoration with moss. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos…
From Family Plot. Papaya offers an interesting option for gardens in the Southern US. It is fast growing and has very interesting leaves. Laurie Williams from Memphis Botanic Garden talks about using seeds from a papaya from the grocery store to start plants that will grow up to six feet in one year. They will…
From Family Plot. Spring is an ideal time for repotting plants, particularly when they become root-bound. Pothos is a common houseplant and can outgrow its container. When this happens, you will need to repot the plant into a larger pot or divide it. Laurie Williams from Memphis Botanical Garden shows how to divide and repot…
From Family Plot. If you realize you planted a plant in the wrong place here is how to move it. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to do it with a trowel. Subscribe now to Family Plot for more gardening videos like these! https://youtube.com/@FamilyPlotGarden Visit our sister channel for answers to…