How do I get my 8-year-old, sparsely flowering nandina to bloom and produce berries?
Large nandinas produce flowers that become berries from young growth, so stimulate this by pruning in early spring. Divide your nandina stalks into thirds scattered throughout what’s already there. Cut one-third only lightly. The second group should be pruned to remove about one-third of their present height. Cut the last third group heavier to remove two-thirds of their height. This process prevents mature nandinas from becoming leggy as well as stimulating flowers. Q: What is the best time to put down crabgrass preventer? Please give other hints for reducing this lawn weed in my fescue lawn. A: Apply the first crabgrass preventer of the lawn season when the soil and air are warming up enough to make crabgrass seeds germinate. A good signal of this time is heavy blooming of forsythias. Look on the product label to see if additional future applications are suggested. Some crabgrass preventers loose their strength several weeks after application and require another application in 6 week
