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Our knowledgeable staff here at Garden-Ville are available to answer many of the questions you might have about gardens, landscaping, and trees. Many problems with plants, however, cannot be responsibly diagnosed other than in person. We're located in central Texas and may not be familiar with the details of gardening in very different climate or soil zones. One of the guiding principles of organic growing is adapting methods to the particularites of local soil and climate. With that in mind we'll do our best to answer your question, but if we can't we'll be happy to help you find the appropriate resources or professionals in your area.

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  • We live here in the San Antonio area and have asian jasmine in our front yard. This year it lost some of it's ground cover leaving us with patches. Many of the houses on our street have the same problem. We have tried adding mulch to the areas where it died back and one garden center suggested we use chicken manure which we also tried. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you!

    9/25/200811:08:06 AM Link 0 comments | Add comment

    Sick Tree Treatment, Soil Questions

    Asian jasmine is susceptible to several problems; it could be a bacteria that will stunt the plant.  If this is your problem you will find woody galls near the base or on the roots.  Other (fungi) diseases include blossom blight, leaf spot, or sooty mold.  Identify the disease and then you can treat the sickness.  The signs of die back are telling you something else, your plant needs nutrients it is not getting.  Micro-nutrients and compost are the key ingredients to bringing any sick plant back to robust vigor and a lush cover.  Garden-Ville offers a product called sick tree treatment that would be fantastic treatment.  It is composted of lava rock, greensand and compost. 

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