Gardening by the Yard Season 6 Episode 8 Dursban Banned

Chemical bans on the pesticide Dursban sent gardeners scrambling for alternatives. Master gardener Paul James discusses many common chemicals that have been banned or are under review for health and safety concerns. He offers some good alternatives, many of them organic. He also talks about variegated plants and some of his favorite uses for them in the garden. Next, James talks about the role of fertilizers in the garden. Finally, getting up close and personal in the garden: Japanese maple seeds, new growth on a sago palm, the textured bark of a hackberry and the wispy seed stalk of wild grass.