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Beautiful shade trees are valuable, long term assets in any yard and should be vigorously protected against insects that can damage and kill them. The very best defense against an insect attack is a healthy tree. If water is scarce, it is much easier to replace a lawn or shrub than a mature tree. Once […]
Spring is a good time to prune many types of shrubs, especially the deciduous ones, or the ones that lose their leaves every fall. Just before growth begins is the very best time to prune. Without all those leaves on the shrub, it’s easy to observe the structure of the plant and it’s easier to […]
The seeds of most annuals and vegetables are very easy to germinate. For the most part, all they require is a moist potting soil that maintains a temperature of seventy degrees. A regular potting soil is better to start seeds in than soil from your yard or garden, because it allows free development of the […]
There are two main types of strawberries: June Bearers and Ever bearers. June bearers produce one prolific crop per year in early summer. Ever bearers will set on two crops per year- one in the early summer and a smaller one in the fall, with a dribble in between. All strawberries can be planted early […]
Many vegetables have best flavor and production when they are grown in cool weather. Spinach is one of these. Once up, thin spinach to every four to six inches so it won’t go to seed so quickly. Mulch it, too, to keep the soil moist and keep weeds down, because weeding can damage the roots. […]
In our harsh climate, red raspberries perform the best and are the hardiest of the raspberries. Raspberries need a cool spring to reach perfection, so crops may vary from year to year. Well-drained soil is also essential to good raspberry yield- if you haven’t planted yet, and your soil is heavy clay, you may want […]
Sometimes, despite our best efforts to fertilize, aerate, and pamper the lawn, it looks tired and dowdy compared to the vivid green of the new house next door. The problem lies in the very nature of the grass. Left to itself, un-mowed, it would naturally form seed heads and reseed annually. Instead, we mow and […]
Spring bulbs include dahlias, gladiolas, begonias, lilies, cannas, and a few others. These bulbs have rewarded garden enthusiasts with gorgeous, show stopping blooms year after year. When you plant spring bulbs, work a low nitrogen, high phosphate fertilizer, such as 16-16-16 or Hi-Yield Dutch Bulb Food, into the soil. Feed dahlias again when flower buds […]
If your roses have been covered for the winter, you can start to remove the mulch as the weather warms and the threat of really hard freezes is past. Be gentle as you remove the mulch. Now you can prune off any canes that have died back, as well as removing dead ends and canes […]
Aerating your lawn in the spring will open up the root system to air, water and fertilizer, making your lawn more resistant to drought, disease, and insects. Aerating machines remove many little plugs of soil and root in a hurry, or you can do it with a hand held aerator if your lawn isn’t too […]
Systemic insecticides can prevent an insect infestation before it even begins, saving untold damage to your yard and garden. Systemic insecticides work from the inside of the plant, deterring and killing most insects when they take their first bite. The systemic insecticide granules are applied to the soil around the plant and watered in. The […]
Lovely black loamy soil doesn’t just happen- you make it happen by what you add to your soil. In our area, the most common problems are a soil that compacts and turns hard when watered- this is most likely a clay soil. A soil that remains soft and drains well, but dries out very fast […]