Garden Books – Recommended

I owe many things to my Aunt Elizabeth…. but the …

Mushrooms in Lawn – Fairy Ring – Dark Green Rings in Lawn

Rain in summer is appreciated but some folks receive unexpected …

Soil Testing – Using Gypsum

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the importance …

Brown Patch – Diagnosing

You have brown patches of dead grass in your lawn. …

Crapemyrtle Pruning – Shannon Pable’s Comments

“Here’s how I look at it:

“For pollarding, you cut …

Muscadine Grape

Vitis rotundifolia
Muscadines are truly a fruit that puts the …

Tomato – Early Blight

Most tomato gardeners have seen the symptoms: lower leaves turn …

Cauliflower

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
A member of the mustard family, …

Plant Names – Deciphering

The caller to my radio show a few Saturdays ago …

Rose – Carefree Varieties

My favorite breakfast cereal has been “improved” once again. Now …

Raspberry

Rubus cv.
Fresh Raspberries are nearly impossible to find in …

Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Tomatoes are unquestionably the most popular garden vegetables …

Collards

Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Collards are a mainstay of Southern …

How To Do a Science Fair Project

Science projects can be a real strain for kids and …

Shrub – Fertilizing

It is easy to forget that shrubs, perennials and annuals …

Plum

Prunus cv.
Plums can be grown throughout the Southeast and …

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus
Cucumbers are vine crops that are closely related …

Composting 101

Q: I am trying composting for the first time so …

Shrub – Pruning

As spring approaches, the first yellow blooms on forsythia plants …