The Barrier Pesticide: Diatomaceous Earth
Diatomaceous earth is a fine white powder composed of the fossilized skeletons of microscopic algae called diatoms. They are extremelyContinue Reading
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Water Your Plants Early
It’s in the morning before 10 am that soil absorbs water most efficiently. That’s because both the air and theContinue Reading
Start Your Own Moss Lawn
The ultimate lawn for shady spots is a moss lawn. It’s green all year, never needs mowing, is highly droughtContinue Reading
Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects
Most beneficial insects use flowers as a food source for at least part of their cycle, or are simply attractedContinue Reading
How Can Soil Be Both Moist and Well-Drained?
I sometimes find it hard to imagine myself as a new gardener. After all, I’ve been gardening all my life,Continue Reading
Mulches Don’t Ignite Spontaneously!
Here’s yet another urban garden myth worth quashing: the one that says bark and wood chip mulches should be avoidedContinue Reading
Perennializing Echinaceas
Many gardeners are disappointed with the new echinaceas, formerly called purple coneflowers (Echinacea cvs), that have dominated the horticultural marketContinue Reading
Coping with Rose Chafers
The American rose chafer* (Macrodactylus subspinosus) is slender pale green to tan beetle with long orange legs. Although it isContinue Reading
Cut Flower Peonies Without Ants
Peonies (Paeonia spp.) make excellent cut flowers, but many gardeners are reluctant to use them for fear of bringing antsContinue Reading
Leek Moth: Coming Soon to an Onion Near You
The leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella, syn. Acroplepia assectella), also called the onion leafminer, is a recently introduced pest of allContinue Reading