moquitoes & water gardens; ants in pots or on peony buds, and more: q&a with ken druse
THE LATEST CROP of Urgent Garden Questions ranges from peonies that just didn’t bloom, to ants on peony buds and [read more…]
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fighting back against rose rosette disease, with christina king of star roses
I DON’T GROW a lot of roses, just a few favorites, but birds plant the occasional multiflora rose seed here [read more…]
getting to know your garden insects, with dr. david shetlar
WHEN THE NEW SECOND EDITION of “Garden Insects of North America” arrived recently from Princeton University Press, I quickly went [read more…]
16 things i know about growing tomatoes
FROM THE FIRST SEED SOWN to the last fruit stashed in the freezer, homegrown tomatoes are a labor of love. [read more…]
asian jumping worms: what we know, with uw-madison’s brad herrick
I GET A LOT of questions about invasive species, and lately a week doesn’t go by without at least one [read more…]
links i liked: fighting impatiens disease, crossbill irruption, overwintering ticks
THE DISEASE THAT DETHRONED Impatiens as the top annual in the nursery industry—Impatiens Downy Mildew—continues to take its toll. But [read more…]
the latest on backyard tick research, with dr. neeta connally
IT MAY BE the so-called garden offseason in many zones of the United States, but I’m not sure anyone told [read more…]
emerald ash borer, plus imperiled oaks, with morton’s murphy westwood
ALL TOO MANY HEADLINES in the science section lately speak of trees in trouble, of various forest pests and other [read more…]
when variegation reverts, killing goutweed, cucumber wilt, black knot fungus: q&a with ken druse
IS IT TIME to take in the houseplants? That’s just one of the things I compared notes with Ken Druse [read more…]
controlling lily leaf beetles, with u. of rhode island’s lisa tewksbury
I GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS about insect pests, but not just familiar opponents like cucumber beetles or squash bugs [read more…]
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