Podcasts Ask Grumpy Podcast Episode 52: Grumpy’s Season Finale With Never Before Answered Questions! By Steve Bender Steve Bender Steve Bender, also known as The Grumpy Gardener, is an award-winning author, editor, columnist, and speaker with nearly 40 years experience as Garden Editor, Senior Writer, and Editor-at-Large for Southern Living. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on October 28, 2023 In This Article View All In This Article About This Episode Questions Of The Week Tip Of The Week About Ask Grumpy Close About This Episode In this week’s episode of Ask Grumpy, Steve Bender, also known as Southern Living’s Grumpy Gardener, answers a series of questions from readers and busts some popular myths. Plus, Grumpy’s tip on killing weeds. Questions Of The Week Will cinnamon powder control disease on my coneflowers? Grumpy Gardener Answer: No. But it's great on applesauce. But why would you, why would you put cinnamon? What is the most poisonous common plant? Grumpy Gardener Answer: Well, it's not truly a plant, but I would say the answer to your question is that weird wild mushroom that you picked yesterday. Will blue Dawn take off the leaf spots on my hydrangea? Grumpy Gardener Answer: Will people get over the blue Dawn stuff. Don't use blue Dawn to solve your garden problems. Photo: Ralph Anderson Should people have lawns? Grumpy Gardener Answer: That's a very personal question. Lawns are a lot of work but I love my lawn. I love it dearly. Tip Of The Week There is no advantage to exceeding the recommended doses of any garden insecticide, pesticide, miticide, or herbicide. You can only kill things once and if you overdo it you might actually make the problem worse. So apply according to the directions. That's a command from Grumpy and I'm watching. Does Homemade Vinegar-Epsom Salts Weed Killer Work? About Ask Grumpy Ask Grumpy is a podcast featuring Steve Bender, also known as Southern Living’s Grumpy Gardener. For more than 20 years, Grumpy has been sharing advice on what to grow, when to plant, and how to manage just about anything in your garden. Tune in for short episodes every Wednesday and Saturday as Grumpy answers reader questions, solves seasonal conundrums, and provides need-to-know advice for gardeners with his very Grumpy sense of humor. Be sure to follow Ask Grumpy on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen so you don't miss an episode. Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors. Download Transcript Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit