Beet

Beta vulgaris
Garden beets are closely related to sugar beets …

How to Mulch Correctly

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

WHY MULCH?…

Salad Burnet

Sanguisorba minor

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

Cabbage

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

How to Choose a Landscape Maintenance Company

The slips of paper with scribbled phone numbers are passed …

Grape, Bunch

Vitis cv.
American and French hybrid bunch Grapes can be …

Cilantro/Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea
Spinach is probably native to southwest Asia. Gardeners …

Carrot

Daucus carota var. sativas
These vegetables with their bright orange …

How to Get Your Gardening Questions Answered

My website contains just about EVERYTHING I have ever written. …

Blackberry

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

Mint

Mentha spp.

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Sorrel

Rumex acetosa (scutatus)
Sorrel, commonly called garden sorrel, produces leaves …

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus
Cucumbers are vine crops that are closely related …

No BS! Free HS! – Getting Horse Manure for your Garden

Gardeners have used animal manure for thousands of years to …

Avoiding Stings

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

Ticks – Identification and Control

Ticks engender a strong get-it-off-me response because they can suck …

Identifying Insects, Plants and Animals

My neighbor Chrissy has taught me more about the insects …

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug

If you think fire ants and armadillos are terrible exotic, …