AboutRussel Ray Expertise I can answer questions about water-wise landscaping, xeriscaping, and using native vegetation, cactus, and succulents to create a home paradise that won't increase your water bill.
Experience My wise ol' grandmother got me started with cactus and succulents 42 years ago. The rest, as they say, is history.
Organizations National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Better Business Bureau of San Diego
Education/Credentials After graduating from Texas A&M University, I started a plant-sitting business in Houston to take care of the house plants when people went on vacation. That went on for five years before I moved back to College Station and started several businesses, one of which was a landscaping business specializing in "dry" landscaping.
Awards and Honors The privilege of working with people.
Question I live in El Cajon, Calif. and have many dead spots in my red apple. It is as if someone has walked around in it on purpose. I have a fertilizing company who regularly fertilizes the property and I still have these large, brown spots. It this a usual thing and can I fix it?
Answer If you're in El Cajon and you have dead spots in your red apple, I suspect one of two things:
You have some gophers that have eaten the roots or at least dug some little tunnels that havhe destroyed the roots, or,
You have a fertilizing company that is throwing large amounts of fertilizer in certain spots rather than spreading it around.
I suspect it's the former, but I have run into the latter, too. When applied improperly, fertilizer can cause fertilizer burn.
