Winterizing your Lemon Trees
Lemon trees are the cold-hardiest of all the citrus. Even so, they’re not crazy about cold weather. Some varieties are cold-hardy down to 20 degrees F, but even trees planted …
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What to Do About Pests that Can Harm Your Rosemary Plants
Rosemary is also largely pest-resistant, because its fragrant oils protect it from tiny predators. Some of the pests you might encounter are spider mites, mealy bugs, scales, aphids, or spittle …
How to Water Your Garden for the Best Vegetable Crops
Everybody always wonders and asks about how to water your garden. I remember my first vegetable garden. I spent hours fussing over which veggies to plant, and the best location …
Watering, Weeding, Fertilizing, and Pruning Your Cherry Trees
As with any plant, watering your cherry trees is an important consideration. Once you’ve planted your trees, you’ll want to keep them consistently watered, but not soaked, for the first …
What to Do About Pests that Can Harm Your Brussels Sprout Plants
It’s essential that you check your plants for pests on a regular basis to squash any problems at the outset. Daily inspections will help keep your plants pest-free, and in …
What to Do About Pests that Can Harm Your Scallion Plants
If you don’t check your scallions regularly for pests, someone other than you may wind up feasting on the young plants. Be on the lookout for pests that like to …
The Amaryllis and the Pussycat
It’s early December and I’m out driving when some folks at my public radio station call me with a Big Idea: Let’s send poinsettias to five stations that are on …
April Showers
April showers bring May flowers” is a proverb that dates at least to 1560. That is, more or less. The 16th-century version was “Aprell sylver showers so sweet/Can make May …
