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…]
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talking pests, with clemson entomologist j.c. chong
IN AN ISSUE of his “PestTalks” e-newsletter not long ago, entomologist Dr. Juang-Horng Chong wrote something that I really loved. [read more…]
when inner conifer needles turn yellow or brown
DON’T PANIC: Nothing’s wrong, and they’re not all dying in unison, I promise. Though we commonly call them “evergreens,” conifers [read more…]
invasive asian jumping worms: a 2019 research update, with brad herrick of uw-madison
SO-CALLED CRAZY WORMS or Asian jumping worms, several invasive earthworm species that are spreading alarmingly in many areas and degrading [read more…]
materials for path surfaces, black spot and powdery mildew, and more: q&a with ken druse
IT’S URGENT GARDEN QUESTION time again, which means Ken Druse visited my radio show and podcast to help provide the [read more…]
battling mice and voles (but never with mothballs)
THE SNOW MELTS, revealing the horror: Mice and voles have had at it in your garden, coldframe or greenhouse. As [read more…]
clivia, staking, viburnum leaf beetle, chestnuts & more: q&a with ken druse
YES, IT’S US AGAIN, me and Ken Druse, here to answer your latest crop of Urgent Garden Questions about topics [read more…]
what garden ‘pests’ are trying to tell us, from eliot coleman’s ‘the new organic grower’
WHAT ARE OUR vegetable garden “pests” trying to tell us, and how can we move past the mindset of it [read more…]
what to do about fall webworm? (usually, nothing)
IT’S A BANNER FALL WEBWORM year in my corner of the Northeast, more than I’ve seen in 30ish years here. [read more…]
fighting dodder, propagating pineapple lily and more: q&a with ken druse
WHO AMONG US doesn’t have at least one Urgent Garden Question? This month on my public radio show and podcast, [read more…]
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…]
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…]
asian jumping worms: what we know (2018 interview), 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…]
