Needle Blight Episodes

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AI illustration of a red pine's base with landscape fabric pulled back, dead needles raked onto a tarp, and drip irrigation tubing stapled over thin mulch

Ask This Old House Season 23 Episode 18: Red Pine Fungal Disease, a Lab Report, and a Detroit Home Checklist, or The Mulch Pile Was the First Clue

April 3, 2025 • 9 min read

Lee Gilliam brings in arborist Brandon Maltby to diagnose a red pine that has been browning out for years, and the treatment starts with mulch, fabric, and dead needles before any spray schedule. Nathan Gilbert then walks a first-time Detroit homeowner through a top-to-bottom maintenance checklist, from shingles and gutters to the water shutoff, the gas meter, and a house binder.