Hello. I live in Trumbull County, Ohio. We have 6 beech trees with beech leaf disease diagnosed by a certified arborist with a local tree removal company called Davey Tree. We have had two summers of treatment based on Penn State research of this disease. The treatment is costing approximately $750 per summer and an additional annual fertilization of these 6 trees for $350. I am concerned that, since my neighbors also have beech trees with beech leaf disease that sre NOT being treated in close proximity to mine, that the long term prognosis is not good for my sick trees. My questions are: 1.Since this winter was more normal with very cold temperatures, will this help kill the nematodes in my trees? 2. Is there any sense in continuing this treatment if my neighbors are not doing any treatment of their trees? As you can see, I am trying to budget my money for this but I don’t want to be just throwing it away. Thank you in advance for a response. Sent from my iPhone

This weed has taken over one of our pastures. Slowly making it's way into another. What do we spray to kill it and other weeds but not grass? Also time frame of application.

We are a non-profit senior living community in Brooklyn Center partnering with Girl Scouts looking to create a pollinator garden in a 75' x 5' space. We have questions and need help knowing how to prepare our space for planting. Currently it's full of cattails and weeds. The space floods so we may need to re-route water, put in fill or do something else to make the space suitable for planting. Is there a master gardener volunteer who can help us? Another project might be an intergenerational project like Gardening and Grand Friends that I saw on your site. If a master gardener might be interested in helping us with this that would be great!

What ingredients and percentage should i look for in a preemergent crabgrass preventer?

Is English Ivy considered invasive. On one hand I see articles about planting, and in another saying it is invasive. We have ivy in several locations and are considering removing it. We like its appearance and not sure how much of a nuisance it poses to the surrounding area.

We have a garden where snow from our drive is plowed. It is not driven over but the snow pile will get 6-8' high. Would the weight of this accumulated snow compact the bed underneath?

i'm working on making our property a working farm. i would like to start with fruit/nut trees/shrubs. in researching the various chill hours and disease resistance, i just get turned around. Do you have a list of cultivars that work will in St. Mary's county? I'm looking at apple, pear, mulberry, maybe tart and sweet cherry and hazelnut/current/elderberry? the property is hardpan clay, so I'm hoping to start with a contour line at the top of the field, creating a Bearn/swale type protection. my final vision is a series of small working food forests that i can invite the public to come and learn about how to plan/create their own sustainable food. i had been hoping for grants to improve the soil, but i fear that ship has sailed, but i'm super excited about this project and welcome any and all advice. i will be taking EVERY course you have on your site :) thank you so much for your time!

Is it a good idea to sprinkle 10-10-10 fertilizer this time of year in my perennial garden?

My spiders are dragging onto the tabletops. Would trimming them 2-3 inches hurt them or would it promote growth? Thank you, Jim