There were 126 inquiries to the Hotline. The breakdown is as follows:
General: 25. 13 requested Newcomer packets and 12 requested soil sample kits and interpretation of analysis.
Lawns: 25. The majority of calls concerned Centipede grass. The remainder concerned general questions about types of lawns for this area and weeds in the lawn.
Shrubs: 3. Gardenia, rose, and hydrangea were the shrubs that had problems.
Trees: 30. Dogwoods, crepe myrtle, and Leland cypress seemed to suffer the most problems since they had the most inquiries. Oak's, Magnolia's, Hickories, and Cedars also gave problem to our callers.
Pests: 12. Callers wanted information on getting rid of various pests such as bees, fire ants Japanese Beatles, moles, etc.
Vegetables: 26. Tomato's had the most calls. Squash, cucumbers, potatoes and grapes were also subjects of interest.
Flowers: 6. Lantana were the main concern of the callers last year
