Guide For Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden
Many vegetables and herbs planted in early spring can also be sown mid to late summer for a delicious fall harvest.
Review: Building Soils Naturally by Phil Nauta
Phil Nauta’s Building Soils Naturally focuses on how to improve garden and lawn soil health by balancing your soil’s nutritional components.
Black Spots on Tomatoes Could Be Blossom-End Rot (BER)
Blossom-end rot in tomatoes frequently appears after a drought. Roots are unable to take up sufficient water to move calcium to the growing fruit.
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Compost: Today’s Leftovers, Tomorrow’s Plant Food
When you compost your garden, plants need less fertilizer, soil quality improves and plants show more tolerance to diseases and pests.
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Summer lawn care: Has your grass turned brown?
If your lawn has turned from a beautiful green to an unsightly brown in the summer heat, chances are the grass is dormant, not dying.
DuPont Imprelis update: still no satisfaction for most tree owners
Imagine staring at dead and dying sixty foot-plus evergreen trees on your property for more than one year and knowing who’s to blame.
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How to Use Diatomaceous Earth as an Organic Pesticide in Your Garden
Diatomaceous Earth is a very effective organic pesticide. Unlike chemical pesticides, it poses no risk for kids, pets, wildlife or you.
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Is My Rabbit Fence Useless?
Last year my garden of salad greens was decimated in one night by a gang of rabbits. This year I was determined to not let a rabbit attack happen again.
How to Remove a Yew Shrub
Removing a Yew shrub is notoriously difficult, due to its deep root structure and dense wood. Whose bright idea was it to plant six of them around my home?
What are Mycorrhizal fungi?
Mycorrhizal fungi attach to the roots of most plants, especially trees, forming a symbiotic relationship.
Spring Lawn Care: 8 Tips For An Organic Lawn
Spring is the best season to start organic lawn care. It’s time to sort out problems with thatch and weeds, and improve your soil.