Chamomile, German

Chamaemelum nobile, Matricaria recutita

Chamomile, sometimes called Roman chamomile, is …

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa
No other salad crop is grown or used …

Collards

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

Geraniums – Bringing Indoors

Those fiery red blooms look pretty ragged in late fall …

South Africa – Animals

South Africa, of course, is known for the wide variety …

Moths – Control

Few things are more disappointing than donning an expensive wool …

Orange-striped Oak Worm

“Here today – gone tomorrow” is an apt description of …

Wildlife – Attracting with Fruit Trees

Rick Hindman recently sent me an e-mail requesting information on …

Fall Webworm

The large webs of the fall webworm begin to appear …

Whitefly

Whenever we have a cold winter gardeners wishfully hope that …

Bat – Control

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

Asian Ambrosia Beetle – Control

There is no more accurate description of Asian Ambrosia Beetle …

Fertilizer – Using Old and Lumpy

If you have partially filled bags and boxes of fertilizer …

Why Do Men Have Nipples?

Great thinkers, from Aristotle to Darwin, have pondered this question. …

Aphids – Control

If you want to become an aphid expert, early summer …

Treated Wood – Sodium Silicate

Radio caller Phil answers his own question!

“A few weeks …

Avoiding Stings

Dr. Paul Guillebeau is a writer, father and professional entomologist. …

Wildlife – Attracting

Rick Hindman recently sent me an e-mail requesting information on …

De-Icers – Damage to Plants

When ice and snow pile up it’s not unusual to …

Slug and Snail – Control

I found #133 under the clothes dryer recently. Unfortunately, I …