The Capitol Hill Garden Club presents
Dear Garden Problem Lady, by Wendy Blair Neighbors had their dogwood tree sprayed three times this spring for something called “Discula Anthracnose.. Would you please explain what that is. We wanted to get a Dogwood this fall. In D.C. it has become a wellknown fungal blight that can kill dogwoods. First diagnosed in 1978, it spread across the southern states, and into the north, quite concentrated in cities like DC. There is no cure for this Anthracnose. However, careful pruning, and then fungicidal spraying, can keep healthy dogwoods alive. Diagnosis must occur promptly after the first sight of browning of leaves, flowers, or whitening of trunk or branches. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SOLICITATION NO.: 0011-2022 FPREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR HVAC AND WATER TREATMENT
DISTRICT of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) requires professional contractors to provide Preventive Maintenance and Repair Services for HVAC and Water Treatment throughout various DCHA properties. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS will be available beginning Tuesday, May 31, 2022 on DCHA’s website at www.dchousing.org under “Business” and “Solicitations”. SEALED PROPOSAL RESPONSES ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE Friday, July 1, 2022 at 12:00 PM. Email LaShawn Mizzell-McLeod, Contract Specialist at LMMCLEOD@dchousing.org with copy to business@dchousing.org for additional information. 94 H HILLRAG.COM
My neighbor says he is resorting to solarization. My high school Latin tells me it involves the sun. Anyone with a bad sunburn knows the unexpected (because invisible) destructive power of the sun. Farmers use solarization to clear whole fields of grass and weeds. You can use it to clear even a small patch of grass, weeds, or a raised bed, where you want to plant something else. The only problem—it takes time—at least six weeks if you use sheets of clear plastic over the area, longer if you use just layers of newspaper. First cut whatever is growing down to
