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Castor Bean Plant Won't Kill Lawn Moles Dear Plant Doctor: Please tell me how 1 can rid my centipede lawn of moles? 1 have heard that a castor bean plant in the yard will keep moles away but I have no idea where to obtain a castor bean plant or seeds? Can you help? ? Fayetteville ANaWEK. fvloic iiaps are the best control for moles. Moles feed on insects, worms and other small critters living in the soil. Mole damage in lawns is more of a nuisance problem than an actual threat to the health of the grass. Castor-bean (Ricinus communis) is a unique tall annual or perennial plant with poisonous seed. But thus plant has no special attributes to rid your lawn of moles (even if you did really want to plant this 6-to-8-foot tall plant in your lawn). For homes in or near heavily forested areas, moles will naturally find their way into your lawn while foraging for worms, insects or grubs. Although many turfgrass special ists blame grub infestations for mole invasion, getting rid of the grabs may not get rid of moles. Heavy in secticide use rarely cures the mole problem, and more likely than not, leads to other more severe insect problems. In addition. I rarely ob served sufficient grub populations in southeastern North Carolina home lawns to warrant grab treatment. I suspect moles are feeding on earth worms or other small insects in most lawns in southeastern North Carolina. I am sending you an excellent publication. "Mole Control -Zoology Note 18", that will help you better understand this small insectivorous rodent and describes the best method of trapping them. Dear Plant Doctor. This year I had a problem with tomatoes that I had never encountered before and cannot find anyuue ihs: kso*? ?he answer. 1 planted "Better Boy" and had a Tine early crop, then the fruit started to ripen on the top First, in stead of on the bottom. The fruit on the lower portion of the plant re mained a white or very light green color and was very hard, even when the tomato turned a full red color. I found that on cutting the tomato that they were an opaque white throughout with only a red skin. I am enclosing a picture of the condi tion and will greatly appreciate any help you can give me. ? Ix>ng Beach ANSWER: You have a most in teresting problem. I have never seen a disease that produces symptoms exactly like your plants exhibited. After consulting with Dr. Harry Duncan at North Carolina State University, I came to some conclu sions. The problem is (elated to one or a combination of the following: a plant virus (like tobacco mosaic virus), insufficient potassium in the soil coupled with high temperatures, or water-logged soil. Dr. Duncan told me reports were coming in that implicated the sweet potato whitefly in causing similar symptoms but fur ther research was needed to confirm this connection. I recommend you soil test and amend your garden with the required nutrients and pay spe cial attention to avoiding virus in fection during planting next season. If any readers have experienced this problem, please let me know. Dear Plant Doctor I have en closed the beautiful red leaf of a plant that seems to grow wild around my house. What is this Get your pool ready for winter with BioGuard. Avoid nasty surprises next spring by winterizing with BioGuard' now. Relax. Bring your pool ^55" to BioGuard. Complete Line Of Pool & Spa Chemicals Dealer For Down East Spas PROFESSIONAL POOL MAINTENANCE Island Village Specialty Shops Hwy. 179, Ocean Isle Beach (Behind IGA BkJg ) Open Moo-Sat m 579-8828 Daily Maintenance Chemicals, Accessories & Equipment plant? Can it be cultivated in a gar den? ? Clinton ANSWER: The plant you sent me is called Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina). Staghorn sumac is a native plant cultivated in American gardens since the 1600's and is especially well suited to droughty, infertile soils. Staghorn sumac is from a very notorious plant family, the Anacardiaceae, whose cousins in clude poison ivy and the cashew. "Dissecta" or "Laciniata" are two beautiful cultivated forms of Staghorn sumac with highly dissect ed leaves that are sometimes seen in the nursery trade. These plants are a superb selec tion for difficult to establish for low maintenance sites on banks, cuts or hills. Sumac suckers freely from the base and can be invigorated by cut ting the woody stems to the ground in late winter. Plants can be propa gated from root cuttings or seed. Dear Plant Doctor: I have en closed a leaf and stem of a small tree planted in the yard by the previous owner. Is the plant worth keeping? ? South port ANSWER: Absolutely >es! This versatile member of the rose family is called a Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum). The Washington Hawthorne is a beauti ful small thomy tree that you will want to keep in your garden. The tree is a close relative to the crabap ple and produces dozens of clusters of small red harries in late fall and early winter. The contrast of the red fruit against the gray bark in the dreariness of winter is quite beauti ful. In addition, the berries are a wonderful food for migrating and over wintering birds. If you need to move and plant this or any other small woody tree, the months of November and December are a great time to do so. Send your gardening questions and comments to the Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109, Bolivia NC 28422. ELTON ERBFARM Herb Plants For Fall Planting [<v aso van*??) Goodman Rd. oil Hwy. 17 3 Mites N o) Wiinabow 253-5964 "/? * * ' ?> .?J:?dnuaHvT, ?' -j ?; ; Specials In this ad effective November 2-8, 1994 /?v nmi ! A XT TCI 13 DC Open I 8 AM-9 PM 1 SUN.-THURS. 8 AM-10 PM I FRI.&SAT. We now accept 4 Food Stamps 1 wtth all those bones? 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