More than half of the gardeners who answered a survey about indoor gardening said they talk to their plants—and 43% have named their plants. (The researchers didn’t ask if the plants talked back or if they liked the names they were given.)
Watching birds is good for you, and you don’t even need a note from the doctor to do it.
Q: I saved seeds from several of my garden plants last year, including pumpkins, peppers and peas. I want to store more again this fall, but I wanted to start with a few and see how they worked. Besides just planting them and seeing what comes up, how can I be sure the seeds are […]
Roses entered into the AGRS are tested for two years in six different geographical regions, each containing two test gardens. Most of these test gardens are in botanical gardens, and all are open to the public.
Rakes don’t work as well as a leaf blower on paved surfaces such as driveways, patios and rooftops. Rakes don’t work as well as leaf blowers at removing leaves from the top of hedges or from evergreen branches. And finally, rakes don’t work as well as leaf blowers in tight areas like those between boulders, at the base of a fence or between boards on a deck.
If you want to have a decorated pumpkin but also save it for later eating, you can use tempera paint or markers to make your designs on the outside without cutting it open.
In spite of all the problems a mole can cause to a lawn, they are very interesting animals.
Buying large bulbs at a garden center that lets you pick you own bulbs is better than buying boxed or bagged bulbs from a discount store, as these bulbs will be much smaller and may be damaged.
If everything else about the tree is healthy, the dry spell won’t harm an older established tree.
Yes, you can, but you will not get Stella De Oro daylilies as a result. If you want more of any kind of daylily, you can do so through division rather easily.
Different lilies bloom in the spring, summer and fall, so the digging date depends on the time when the lily dies back in the ground.
You will need to use a systemic insecticide. These insecticides soak into the plant and then move throughout the plant.
the landscape, continue watering and fertilizing annuals, container plants and fall blooming perennials such as chrysanthemums and asters. Continue watering but not fertilizing perennials, shrubs and trees to begin the hardening off process.
So, how do you get rid of these plants in your garden? The same way you do for any other weed. Early identification while the plant is small and not letting it go to seed are the first steps.
If your plants have scale insects, first figure out what kind they are and when the crawlers are going to be out; then treat them as soon as you can.
Most of the time, the castings are small piles that are not a problem, but they can be large enough to make walking in a lawn uncomfortable.
Most fast-growing trees have short lives and are not too sturdy. They lose more twigs and other debris and have more insect and disease problems than longer-living trees. Fortunately, many trees are fast-growing while they are young.
