About This Episode
The Grumpy Gardener answers a readers question about foam on their gardenia.
Plus more tips about growing and rooting the Southern favorite.
Question Of The Week
“What is this on my gardenia?
It looks like a wad of spit?”
-Mary Ann
Grumpy’s Answer:So, what is this gob?
The good news is that spittlebugs really don’t do any serious damage.
It just looks gross, doesn’t it?
So you don’t have to spray any kind of insecticide.
Plant Of The Week
Gardenias
So peoplelove gardenias,especially here in the South.
Did you know that you might root gardenia cuttings in water?
And this lady, I was friends with her for a long time, she had a wonderful garden.
And so, she planted that in her garden as kind of a memory of this person.
This is the definition of apass-along plant.So, as it sounds, it’s easy to do.
About Ask Grumpy
Ask Grumpyis a podcast featuring Steve Bender, also known asSouthern LivingsGrumpy Gardener.
