Pecan – Choosing, Planting, Maintaining

Carya illinoensis
The Pecan is a member of the Walnut …

How To Get Rid of Stumps

Mother Nature has been cooking stumps for millions of years. …

Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Tomatoes are unquestionably the most popular garden vegetables …

How To Force Branches to Flower in Winter

In just a few weeks the daffodils and flowering magnolias …

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

How To Make Well-Drained Soil

I was explaining to someone recently that flowering cherry trees …

Onion

Allium cepa
One of the oldest crops in human history, …

How to Mulch Correctly

You can’t have a productive,long-lived landscape without mulch.

WHY MULCH?…

How to Make Colored Flames for Fireplace

A reader recently asked me. “Do you know where I …

Azalea – Planting Properly

In high dudgeon, Dave Hudak wrote me recently:

“Last year …

Boxwood – Warts on Stem

Not long ago I discussed the symptoms of boxwood leaf …

Blackberry

Rubus cv.
Blackberries and raspberries are very similar. They are …

Southern Pine Beetle

Several kinds of beetles ferociously attack drought-weakened pine trees in …

Millipede – Control

Spring rains often bring creatures which are not seen at …

Tree – Covering Exposed Roots

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

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 …

Pine Beetles – Diagnosis and Control

Several kinds of beetles ferociously attack drought-weakened pine trees in …

Cherry – Bleeding

Ah, what a beautiful thing is the marriage of intelligent …

Christmas Tree – Selecting

When the winter holidays approach, you want your tree to …