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I sprayed with insecticidal soap and treated it once with a systemic insecticide. But the floors stay sticky with dripping sap. Can I cure this old girl? She is older than my son. So you’ve got to ensure you’re not bringing home any hitchhikers. Now, when it comes to the fig tree, I think you’re doing the right thing. So you’re going to have to do it more than once....

Plus, he shares a brilliant tip for picking daffodils. Question: We live in Zone 8 and have a vegetable garden. My greens, lettuce, and Swiss chard always taste bitter. What am I doing wrong? Once the temperature gets up in 75-78 degrees, these cool weather greens, they get bitter. His name isBrent Heath, and he lives in Gloucester, Virginia. I thought to myself, I didn’t know that there was a wrong way....

Plus, why you should consider the Fringe Tree. Question: Our peach tree gets lots of fruit, but they’re shaped like frisbees. When they ripen, they all get mold and fall off. What are we doing wrong? Grumpy Gardener Answer:Well, this sounds a lot worse than it is. That’s just the way that they grow. And they’re kind of a novelty. So get rid of that disease. One is called the whitefringe tree because the flowers are white....

Plus, when to weed and feed. Question: My five orchids have aphids. I tried isolating them and treating them with an orchid spray. Sometimes the plants lose leaves after spraying. Grumpy Gardener Answer:This is a very common problem, so it’s not just you. And you’re not doing anything wrong.Aphidsare going to be a continuing problem. It’s not something that you could just count on treating once. Except if you have plastic orchids, and then I can promise you once will be enough....

Plus, what to know about growing cherry tomatoes. And the few tomatoes that ripen are inedible. Grumpy Gardener Answer:I have a few suggestions. Change up where you plant your tomatoes every year. Put fresh soil in there. That’s not true. Cherry tomato gets its name, because the small size of the fruit look like big cherries. they can come in different colors. And they’re very easy and tremendously productive. About Ask Grumpy Ask Grumpyis a new podcast featuring Steve Bender, also known asSouthern LivingsGrumpy Gardener....

Plus, must-listen-to-tips on what to know before planting a tree. Question Of The Week: You say bad things about privet. Now in Georgia, we have four nicely groomed privets. What say you now? Garden Gardener Answer:I don’t care what you’re using for privet, I hate privet. I make no apologies about it. Now some people up North, they like it for making hedges and things like that. And it just takes over....

Plus, he highlights the Elephant Ear plant of the week. Will these produce fruit, or do I need to replace the trees? And better luck next time. We’ve got ones that are really shiny, dark purple. We’ve got ones that have green with different color spots all over them. And makes it really easy. All you do is plant them in the ground. So I would try and find the biggest one....

Plus, what to know about cracked tomatoes. I water it withlawn sprinklers three times a week for 15 minutes each. Should I water more often? But for a tree, lawn sprinklers are just not the answer. And it makes the tomato look pretty awful. and so here’s the question, what causes that? Well, it’s pretty easy. Other thing to remember is just because the tomato has cracked, doesn’t make it inedible....

Plus, Grumpy shares his best tips on picking and purchasing garden hoses. The weather has been ridiculously hot, so I water regularly. What else can I do? Grumpy Gardener Answer:Well, this is a very common problem, so don’t feel so bad. The weird thing is that male flowers show up weeks before the females. I don’t know why. When it comes to buying a garden hose, don’t go cheap. You will always be glad you’ve chosen better quality....

Question Of The Week Some sort of blight is ruining my potted dwarf Alberta spruces. The needles turn yellow and then brown. What is going on? Unfortunately, they do have one pest that can ruin their appearance, and we’ll talk about that. And the blight that you’re talking about, is actually a pest calledthe red spider mite. And red spider mite is absolutely tiny. And when they do that, the needles turn brown and die, and your plant looks awful....