Don’t Feed Houseplants When They’re Resting
In the fall, days grow shorter and often grayer as well, so much less light is available to your houseplants.Continue Reading
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Lichens: Harmless to Trees
When the leaves begin to fall, sometimes you discover crusty grayish growths on the branches and trunks of your trees.Continue Reading
The Cadillac of Composters
I’ve had all sorts of composters over my long gardening career, but the best was my compost tumbler (rotating composter).Continue Reading
Perennials: No Fall Cleanup Required!
The idea of “cleaning up” your perennials in the fall should have died out decades ago. It’s never been necessaryContinue Reading
High Humidity = Happy Houseplants!
As fall nights get cooler, heating systems start to operate… and the air in our homes becomes drier and drier.Continue Reading
Stop Your Weeping Fig from Losing its Leaves
It happens all the time: you see a beautiful weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) on sale at a really good price,Continue Reading
Blast Bugs into Oblivion
Sometimes gardeners become so used to sophisticated techniques and magic insecticide formulas that we forget that the simplest means can alsoContinue Reading
Shredding Leaves with a String Trimmer
Every gardener knows that it is better to chop fall leaves into small pieces before using them as compost or applyingContinue Reading
Continue Mowing Grass Through the Fall
As nights get colder and colder, remember that lawn grasses continue to grow throughout much of the fall, usually onlyContinue Reading
Fall Leaves: Shred Before Use
It’s he-re! Temperatures have dropped, frost is in the air (and has already hit some gardens), leaves are changing color: there isContinue Reading