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| Invasive iceplant in Hawaii October 29, 2008 Last time I checked Hawaii was in North America. Invasive or not, iceplant continues to be a much used ground cover etc for golf courses, sides of the freeway and many many City and County projects pr... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Care for iceplant in Hawaii October 25, 2008 Good morning Mr. Smarty Plants( I love the name) I live in Hawaii and have iceplant on the hill behind my house. Its established pretty well.I weed it often. How much water do I need and how can I get... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Getting rid of giant ragweed in Austin October 25, 2008 How can I get rid of a large field of giant ragweed? Part of the site is a steep slope, which is difficult to mow. I want to encourage native grasses but they are crowded out by the ragweed. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Eliminating wisteria invading from neighboring yard October 12, 2008 How can I get rid of Wisteria vine? It originates in my neighbor's yard. Have tried everything; gets in my Oak tree and has almost killed it. Thanks. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Care for a Campsis radicans in Yakima, WA October 08, 2008 I have a Campsis radicans it is in a 7" pot and the plant is 20" tall. It was a clipping given to me by a lady that is now out of town. My question is: I live in zone 6a so do I leave it in the p... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is the mimosa tree poisonous? September 23, 2008 Is the mimosa tree poisonous ? If you burn the trimmed limbs is the smoke noxious ? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Information about invasive Paulownia tree September 22, 2008 What genus and species and family is this Royal Paulownia tree I hear about? Is it Elm? Linden? Dogwood? Is it a weed? thank you View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Poverty Weed in Wimberley, Texas September 20, 2008 I have seen differing reports about the native plant, Baccharis neglecta or Poverty Weed. Some reports say it is invasive and others consider it an acceptable native plant. I have quite a few Povert... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| East Texas grasses for holding soils September 17, 2008 Hi Mr. Smarty Plants, I have a question about the East Texas area: Specifically, which natvie grasses can be planted to hold the soil/new roads through the winter? Here is the situation: (Against... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Nutgrass September 12, 2008 Hey Hi Barbara, I just read the information you gave about nut grass. I had wished for other options. Back to digging them out. Thanks for the information What about substituting cud zoo. S... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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