How Heat Waves Affect Plants in Your Garden
Heat can do incredible damage to shrubs and flowers, but is especially damaging to vegetables and fruit.
Flowers & Perennials
How to grow organic annuals and perennials, including flowers and shrubs, with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Beneficial Nematodes – Garden Friends Or Enemies?
Beneficial nematodes control pests that destroy plants. But other nematodes completely destroy plants. How do you know which is which?
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Bats are Insect Eating Machines For Your Yard and Garden
A single bat is able to consume from 1000 to 6000 insects a night. Why not use a bat box to invite a bat to guard your garden and patio?
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Poison Ivy: How to remove it safely without chemicals
If you’re new to removing poison ivy, be careful, because it likes to fight back. Here are some do’s and dont’s.
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Are Your Lawn And Garden Chemically Dependent?
If you’re still using chemicals on your garden and lawn, it’s time to stop. Your lawn and garden don’t need these chemicals, in fact they weaken plants.
How Synthetic Fertilizers Harm Soil, Air, and Water
The impact of synthetic fertilizers are well established facts, yet nitrogen and phosphorous-heavy fertilizer use still persists.
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A Weed Killer That Lasts Forever?
What’s the best way to control weeds? Hint: the best weed killer doesn’t come in a bottle.
Rabbits and Deer Won’t Eat These Flowers, Shrubs, Herbs, and Trees
Rabbits and deer are notorious for grazing in your garden. There are a handful of plants they won’t eat, but nothing is certain.
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Pesticides Implicated In Deaths of Bees and Birds
Recent studies have shown that the world’s most widely used class of pesticides are responsible for the massive die-off of honeybees and deaths of birds.
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April Gardening Tips: Prune Grasses, Spread Corn Gluten Meal, Start Dahlias
Spread Corn Gluten Meal, start Dahlias, start leafy greens, prune ornamental grasses and start patio containers are some of the gardening tips for April.
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