Posts in Q&A
Ep. 157- 4 Critical Characteristics When Buying Plants

This week, Nathan answers Frank's question about what characteristics to look for while shopping for plants to make an outstanding display in the garden. Nathan starts by listing out what to look for in a healthy plant, but then switches directions and talks about

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Ep. 153- Seed Starting, Pruning Camellias, Hellebores, Composting, and Sweet Potato Slips

This week, Nathan opens the inbox and checks for your questions to answer! Nathan answers questions on topics that span the vegetable garden to the ornamental flower bed. Starting seeds, pruning camellias, transplanting baby hellebores, the basics of

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Ep. 150- January Q&A Week: Weather-Wise Gardening, Beginner Herbs, and Black Sooty Mold

Nathan goes to the mailbag this week to answer your questions! He helps out Carol who wants to know how to make sure her plant choices and weather conditions don't clash. Then, Jackie wants to know what herbs are best for a beginner. Lastly, Mary Beth

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Ep. 145- December Q&A: Pruning Peach, Planting Daphne, and Being A Better Gardener

A great way to start a new gardening year is to help you out by answering your questions! This week, Erik gives us an update on his beat roots and Nathan answers a question about peach pruning from Kirk. Betsy wonders if the challenges that come

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Ep. 141- Q&A Week October

This week, Nathan goes to the inbox and answers your gardening questions! He discusses just what you need to do to care for your fall containers over winter. Then, he gives you some ideas for extending your fall vegetable garden well into the winter

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Ep. 133- Q&A Week: Pruning Shrubs, Insect Problems, Banana Trees, and Fall Veggies

This week Nathan answers your questions! Mary wonders if now is a good time to hard prune her evergreen shrubs. Scott has a worm issue on all of his vegetable plants. Alma has a banana tree that needs a new home. Leigh wonders if she can s

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Ep. 124- June Q&A Week: Japanese Pieris and "Passalong" Plants

This week, Nathan answers your gardening questions! He starts off by answering Shane's question about Japanese Pieris and ponders five different reasons why it might not be blooming. Then, Kathleen asks about plants that make great

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Ep. 120- May Q&A Week

Your questions, Nathan's answers! This week, Nathan opens the mailbag to help you get growing and get growing well! This week, Carl asks what books are great for more information on perennial plants and Nathan gives his Top 4! Ashley

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Ep. 115- Q&A Week- Hydrangeas and Sunscold Injury

This week, Nathan answers your gardening questions! Rhoda in Gainesville, Ga. asks what kind of hydrangea she has and wonders why it doesn't bloom. Nathan identifies her shrub from the picture she sent and discusses the different types of hydrangeas

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Ep. 107- Q&A Week- Food Preservation, Deterring Deer, Pickleworm, and New Roses

This week on New Southern Garden, Nathan opens the mailbag and answers your questions! Kaitlyn from Winn Family Garden in North Carolina describes her process for Food Preservation in the Modern Age, Susie in Central Florida needs help deterring deer

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Ep. 105- Q&A Week- Screen Spacing, Limiting Factor of Growth, and Heeling In

This week on New Southern Garden, Nathan answers your gardening questions!. Patrick in Flowery Branch, Ga. wonders how far apart he should space his trees to create a screen. Nathan touches on the "limiting factor for growth" which could be

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Ep. 91- Q&A Week- Blackberry, Rose Sawfly, and East Asian Joro Spider

This week, Nathan's back to answering your questions! David from Alabama asks about the best way to build a bed for blackberries and how to keep them disease-free and growing great! Nathan discusses a nemesis of roses known as the Rose

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Ep. 84- Gardening with Kids Revisited, Picking the Best Laurel, and Sunlight for Fruit Trees

This week we venture into the New Southern Garden Mailbag and answer your questions! First, Nathan reminds you how cultivating kids and their interest in the garden is just as important as cultivating the garden itself. Then, we take a trip to

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Ep. 74- Founding Gardeners, Perched Water Table, Tropical-ish Gardens, and Layering

Happy Birthday, America! Did you know that the Founding Fathers were just as much into gardening as they were patriotism? Nathan talks about some of the memorable gardening information our Founders left to us. Then, he describes

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Ep. 71- Buttonbush, Weeds in Liriope, and Best Watering Practices

This week, Nathan helps out with preparing your garden for drought! First up, he describes the awesomeness of the American Buttonbush which can be used and planted in standing water and wet soils. Penny has a question about ridding

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Ep. 70- Shasta Daisy, Slugs and Snails, Mummy Berry, and Poison Ivy

Another week of garden problems but Nathan's got solutions for you! After describing a classic but irresistible perennial plant called Shasta Daisy, Nathan jumps to the mailbag and answers questions concerning everything from dealing

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Ep. 69- Q&A Week Agapanthus, Hedges, Weeding, Fireblight, and Wildflower Meadows

On this week's episode, we answer your questions! Nathan first discusses a really cool perennial plant known as Agapanthus, or African Lily. With it's blue, purple, or white globe shaped flowers atop a thin spike that emerges from the

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