Bag Apples to Keep Pests Away
Are you having trouble getting quality apples without spraying for insects like apple maggots, coddling moths and stink bugs? IfContinue Reading
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Plants Groundhogs Tend to Avoid
If there are groundhogs (Marmota monax), also known as woodchucks, in your area, you probably already know it. They’re foundContinue Reading
Dr. Jane Goodall Honored With a New Rose
The legendary conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned for her work with chimpanzees, has been honored with a new rose. Rosa ‘Dr. Jane Goodall’Continue Reading
How do soil microbes influence nutrient availability?*
There are hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of organisms in just a handful of soil. The Soil Science Society ofContinue Reading
Garden Myth: You Can Kill Slugs With Cornmeal
Here’s a garden myth that just keeps circulating: that you can kill slugs by feeding them cornmeal. The idea isContinue Reading
Don’t Get Soaked with Soaker Hose
I’m a big user of soaker hoses. It’s an easy way of watering without waste, as they apply moisture directlyContinue Reading
Trap Wireworms With Potatoes!
Wireworms are frequently found in gardens, causing the most damage in vegetable beds where they attack the roots of seedlings,Continue Reading
What’s Eating My Columbines?
The columbine (Aquilegia spp.) is a highly attractive perennial and very popular as well. With its exotic-looking flowers, usually bicolored (theContinue Reading
Allium ‘Millenium’: The 2018 Perennial of the Year
The Perennial of the Year program, organized by the Perennial Plant Association, has come up with some truly stupendous plantsContinue Reading
Think Twice About Preventative Pesticides
I’m a very reluctant user of pesticide sprays and powders. I try to avoid using them at all and evenContinue Reading