I Hate Cucamelons
Maybe you call them cucamelons, mouse melons, Mexican miniature watermelons, Mexican sour cucumbers, Mexican sour gherkin or pepquinos. Or in Spanish,Continue Reading
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Visit Nurseries to Discover the Splendours of Fall Plants!
More and more temperate-climate gardeners are discovering that the flowering season in their garden doesn’t end with Labor Day. Indeed,Continue Reading
As You Age, Become an Adaptive Gardener!
By Duane Pancoast, author of the book The Geriatric Gardener: Adaptive Gardening Advice for Seniors. Gardening is an activity thatContinue Reading
Hops for Beer Lovers
We know all the ingredients that make a good cold beer so good. But it was only fairly recently thatContinue Reading
Birch Catkin Bug: Stinky Bugs Falling From Trees
Question My birch trees are infested with bugs. They hang in a cluster at the end of the branches. WhileContinue Reading
Gardening Book of the Month
How to Grow a School Garden A Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers By Arden Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Kathleen PringleContinue Reading
Why Is the Second Year Vegetable Garden Nearly Always a Flop? The Sad Story Behind Almost Every Vegetable Bed!
Since 2020, our lives have changed enormously. There has been a resurgence of interest in self-sufficiency, an exodus to ruralContinue Reading
What Animal Is Damaging My Tree’s Bark?
Question We’ve had a Norway maple in our back yard for over 15 years. This summer, we observed that theContinue Reading
A Bit of Fall Lawn Maintenance
Changing ingrained habits isn’t easy. Those concerning the maintenance of lawns, for example, go back generations. We still do justContinue Reading
Late-Season Powdery Mildew: Not Such a Big Problem!
Question My magnificent maple has had a fungus problem each fall for the last 3 years. I’ve asked all sortsContinue Reading