Search
  • Home
  • Gardening Q&A
    • Lawn Care
      • Bermudagrass
      • Fescue
      • Zoysia
      • Centipede
      • St. Augustine
    • Landscaping
      • Outdoor Flowers & Foliage
      • Ornamental Trees
      • Shrubs
      • Vines
      • Groundcovers
      • Ornamental Grasses
      • Pest Plants
      • Plant Lists
      • Water Features
      • General Garden Info
    • Food Gardening
      • Fruits
      • Vegetables
      • Nuts
      • Herbs
      • Houseplants
      • Insects & Animals
      • Tools & Chemicals
      • General Q & A
      • How-To
  • Name That Plant
  • Gardening Calendar
  • News
  • About Walter
    • Where’s Walter?
    • Walter’s Biography
  • Home
  • Gardening Q&A
    • Lawn Care
      • Bermudagrass
      • Fescue
      • Zoysia
      • Centipede
      • St. Augustine
    • Landscaping
      • Outdoor Flowers & Foliage
      • Ornamental Trees
      • Shrubs
      • Vines
      • Groundcovers
      • Ornamental Grasses
      • Pest Plants
      • Plant Lists
      • Water Features
      • General Garden Info
    • Food Gardening
      • Fruits
      • Vegetables
      • Nuts
      • Herbs
      • Houseplants
      • Insects & Animals
      • Tools & Chemicals
      • General Q & A
      • How-To
  • Name That Plant
  • Gardening Calendar
  • News
  • About Walter
    • Where’s Walter?
    • Walter’s Biography
  • Newsletter
  • Podcast
  • Home
  • Tag: Soil

Tag: Soil

  • Maiden Grass

    Miscanthus sinensis

    Among the showiest and most beautiful of ornamental …

  • Why I Weed By Hand

    (written in 1993)

    Those warm days around the first of …

  • Soil Testing – Why

    Once upon a time, farmers tested their soil by tasting …

  • Lawn – Leveling

    A new home in my neighborhood had bermudagrass sod planted …

  • Invasive Plants

    When I was a kid, I loved melting plastic toy …

  • Bamboo – Control

    Technically, bamboo is a grass, but certainly not one you’d …

  • Mulch – More Myths

    It is hard to mess up making macaroni and cheese …

  • Soil Testing – Using Gypsum

    A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the importance …

  • Lawn – Choices Before You Plant

    I was once asked by a writer for Publisher’s Weekly …

  • Landscape – Choosing Healthy Plants

    I’ve mentioned before all the advantages of planting in fall: …

    • Advertisement
  • Mulch Myths

    One day he’ll finally crack. My across-the-street neighbor, Carl, has …

  • Soil – Amending

    Homeowners often want to amend their existing soil to make …

  • Lawn – Basic Maintenance

    The sweet young couple seated in front of me at …

  • Landscape – Effects of Wet Weather

    In my line of work, few things give me more …

  • Smilax ID and Control

    It has wicked thorns, it laughs at herbicides and it …

  • Rat – Chewing Tree Bark

    Paul H. solved his own tree mystery. I’ll allow his …

  • Soil Temperature – Monitoring

    My son and I had just arrived the first day …

  • Lawn – Beer for Fertilizer

    One of the most ill-informed decisions of my life was …

  • Landscape – Fall Planting

    A couple of weeks ago I described how to plant …

  • Lichens – Description and Control

    Every kid (and most adults) can remember being falsely blamed …

Prev

OF 111

Next
  • Follow Walter
    • Newsletter
    • Podcast
  • Advertisement
    • name that plant

      Post your puzzlers and help others with theirs.

      Start Here
  • Trending Posts

    • Today
    • Week
    • Month
    • All
    • 1

      Tips for Pruning Rhododendrons

    • 2

      Two Steps For Controlling Weeds In a Flower Garden

    • 3
      No Image

      Fire Ants – Control Near Pond

    • 4
      Pre-emergent under sod

      Fungus Patch Killed My Centipede Lawn

    • 5

      Asian Ambrosia Beetle – Control

    • 1

      What To Do About Camellia Leaf Gall

    • 2
      chamberbitter, or mimosa seed

      Chamberbitter Is a Terrible Nuisance

    • 3

      Two Steps For Controlling Weeds In a Flower Garden

    • 4

      St. Augustine Grass Seed – Where to Buy

    • 5

      Gardening in Georgia (Your Southern Garden) – TV Shows

    • 1

      What To Do About Camellia Leaf Gall

    • 2

      Two Steps For Controlling Weeds In a Flower Garden

    • 3

      Do Strawberries Ripen Off the Vine?

    • 4

      Tips for Pruning Rhododendrons

    • 5
      Leyland cypress seedcone

      Sometimes Bubbles Can Be Useful

    • 1
      daffodil

      Bulbs – When to Plant in Fall

    • 2

      Deer Repellent (Deer Away, Tree Guard) – One Gardener’s Experiences and Evaluation

    • 3

      Pansies – Latest Date For Planting

    • 4

      Poinsettia – Forcing to Bloom for Christmas

    • 5
      No Image

      Insecticide – Homemade Recipe

  • Advertisement
  • Popular topics

    Soil Spring Summer Seed Winter Fall Flowers Weed Fertilizer Disease Shade Temperature Pots Oak Pine Pruning Mulch Watering Container Maple Compost Birds Herbicide Azalea Tomatoes Moisture Poison Pears Hydrangea Glyphosate Caterpillar Pests Cherry Roundup Irrigation Pesticide Pre-Emergent Stone Dogwood Peach Spider Pine Straw Magnolia Greenhouse Squash Squirrels Lemon Travel Beans Poisonous
  • Follow Walter
    • Newsletter
    • Podcast
  • Advertisement
      • February calendar

        Every kid (and most adults) can remember being falsely blamed …

        Get The Checklist
      • name that plant

        Post your puzzlers and help others with theirs.

        Start Here
  • Trending Posts

    • Today
    • Week
    • Month
    • All
    • 1

      Tips for Pruning Rhododendrons

    • 2

      Two Steps For Controlling Weeds In a Flower Garden

    • 3
      No Image

      Fire Ants – Control Near Pond

    • 4
      Pre-emergent under sod

      Fungus Patch Killed My Centipede Lawn

    • 5

      Asian Ambrosia Beetle – Control

    • 1

      What To Do About Camellia Leaf Gall

    • 2
      chamberbitter, or mimosa seed

      Chamberbitter Is a Terrible Nuisance

    • 3

      Two Steps For Controlling Weeds In a Flower Garden

    • 4

      St. Augustine Grass Seed – Where to Buy

    • 5

      Gardening in Georgia (Your Southern Garden) – TV Shows

    • 1

      What To Do About Camellia Leaf Gall

    • 2

      Two Steps For Controlling Weeds In a Flower Garden

    • 3

      Do Strawberries Ripen Off the Vine?

    • 4

      Tips for Pruning Rhododendrons

    • 5
      Leyland cypress seedcone

      Sometimes Bubbles Can Be Useful

    • 1
      daffodil

      Bulbs – When to Plant in Fall

    • 2

      Deer Repellent (Deer Away, Tree Guard) – One Gardener’s Experiences and Evaluation

    • 3

      Pansies – Latest Date For Planting

    • 4

      Poinsettia – Forcing to Bloom for Christmas

    • 5
      No Image

      Insecticide – Homemade Recipe

  • Advertisement
  • Popular topics

    Soil Spring Summer Seed Winter Fall Flowers Weed Fertilizer Disease Shade Temperature Pots Oak Pine Pruning Mulch Watering Container Maple Compost Birds Herbicide Azalea Tomatoes Moisture Poison Pears Hydrangea Glyphosate Caterpillar Pests Cherry Roundup Irrigation Pesticide Pre-Emergent Stone Dogwood Peach Spider Pine Straw Magnolia Greenhouse Squash Squirrels Lemon Travel Beans Poisonous
Search our site
Top hits:
view all search results
Email Walter
  • Gardening Tips and Advice

    BY WALTER REEVES

    • Lawn Care
    • Landscaping
    • Food Gardening
    • Houseplants
    • Insects & Animals
    • Tools & Chemicals
    • General Q&A
    • How-To Archive
  • Gardening Resources

    • Seasonal Gardening Calendar
    • Online Plant Identification
    • Helpful Gardening Links
  • About Walter Reeves

    • Walter’s Biography
    • Radio / TV / Personal Appearances
    • Books by Walter Reeves
    • Contact Walter Reeves

©2021 Walter Reeves / The Simple Gardener, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Design: Code18 Interactive
Top