Horticulture

If you plan on using a grub preventative on your lawn, the first half of July is a good target date for most products....

Before we get into leaf loss, we should also touch on scorch. The hot, drying winds recently have resulted in some tree suffering scorch...

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Slime molds are primitive organisms that are common on turf and mulch. Slime molds are not fungi and are no longer classified as such....

We have had several reports of slug damage; likely due to all the wet weather.  Slugs, like snails, are mollusks and are related to...

A winter cold snap, late frosts and hail have damaged some of our fruit crops this year.  However, some of the following tips apply...

Next year's strawberry crop will be affected by what you do to this year's strawberry bed. The sooner after harvest the patch is cleaned...

Many gardeners look forward to harvesting new potatoes this time of year. New potatoes are immature and should be about the size of walnuts....

Now is a good time to mulch garden vegetables if you haven’t done so already. Mulches provide several benefits including weed prevention, reduced watering...

Though tomatoes need to be fertilized to yield well, too much nitrogen can result in large plants with little to no fruit. Tomatoes should...