Neil Sperry addresses concerns with whiskey barrel planters, weeds, growing tomatoes and peppers, oak trees' holes and fertilizers in this week's gardening column.
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Q: The house I bought has a number of half whiskey barrels planted with sotols. The barrels have begun deteriorating, and the metal bands have started to rust and fall apart. If I replanted into new wooden barrels, is there anything I could do to keep this from happening again? I don’t like the look of the fake plastic ones, but I also don’t want to do this again.That’s to be expected with wooden whiskey barrels. They’re made from oak, I believe, and the banding only can last so long as well.
Q: I just noticed these borer holes all over the trunk of my oak tree. Can anything be done to save the tree?I bring you good news! This is the work of a woodpecker, not an invasion of wood borer larvae. Woodpeckers indicate no particular problem nor do they cause a problem of any kind, either. This is a pretty aggressive attack, I will admit. I would apply pruning sealant to the wounded area to lessen the chance of oak wilt fungus moving in.
Q: Is Milorganite a good type of nitrogen fertilizer to get my Asian jasmine off to a quick start this spring? It is totally brown.
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