How to Buy Fertilizer

For a couple of years now, I have presented a …

Shrub – Moving

Two of my son’s best buddies moved to South Carolina …

Watermelon

Citrullus linatus
Summertime celebrations would be incomplete without watermelons. Children …

Pea, English and Snap

Pisum sativum var. sativum
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon (Sugar Pea)…

Cauliflower

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

How to Soil Test

If the word TEST gives you the fantods, contemplate a …

Foliar Fertilization – Pro’s and Con’s

When and How to Use Foliar Fertilizers
Carl Rosen and …

Labels – Read Before Buying

Some people collect stamps. Others accumulate coins. I collect garden …

Wood Ashes – Use as Plant Fertilizer

On a cold winter weekend, nothing is cozier than a …

Tools (Gifts) – Choosing

I was out working in the garden last weekend, doing …

Tools (Gifts) – Recommended by Gardeners

A couple of weeks ago I listed several garden tools …

Cool Tools and Funky Fertilizers

Interesting items I’ve collected or that have been sent to …

LiquiVac Lawnmower Oil Change System

I often get products to review. Many of them are …

Bat – Control

The old-time farmers who sat on the rickety straw-bottomed chairs …

Tree – Covering Exposed Roots

D.S. recently sent me a question I have heard over …

Tree Planting – Use Phosphorus Fertilizer

One of the great gifts of gardening in the South …

Trees – Planting Correctly

It is said that when you plant a tree you …

Fertilizer – Using Old and Lumpy

If you have partially filled bags and boxes of fertilizer …

Pesticides – Disposing

When my father died a few years ago our family …

Pesticide Toxicity to Earthworms

by Daryl Pulis, Mrs. Green Thumb

Once called the “intestines …