Mysterious Clay Particles

This garden mystery started innocently enough. In July, I got …

Rain Barrels – Using

With summer temperatures in the nineties, creative gardeners think seriously …

Timing Spring Pre-emergent Herbicide Application on Lawn

Bob K. wrote me recently to ask about controlling crabgrass. …

Landscaping Maintenance – Summer

FEED FLOWERS Summer annual flowers are go-for-broke types of plants. …

Mysterious Clay Particles Dropping on Deck – Reader Theories

Reader theories on the origin of clay particles from the …

Soil Testing – Why

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

Bluegrass – Thermal Blue variety

New varieties of turfgrass come along every year, promising that …

Plants – Failure to Bloom

Few things are as frustrating as having a plant that …

CD’s Yield 3.5% – Plants Yield 400%

My mother explained it to me carefully: I should give …

Soil Testing – Using Gypsum

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the importance …

Lawns – Diagnosing Dead Grass

I regularly drive by a church that has a nice …

Shrub – Pruning

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

Vegetables – Pollination

One of the most delightfully informative garden books I’ve ever …

Strawberry

Fragaria cv.
Growing your own Strawberries means that you can …

Pea, English and Snap

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

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage is a cole crop, a …

How to Make Peach Ice Cream

I grew up hand-cranking ice cream.

The churn body was …

Azalea – Planting Properly

In high dudgeon, Dave Hudak wrote me recently:

“Last year …

Pick-Your-Own Farms

Few things are more fun than going to a pick-your-own …

Watermelon

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