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Crabgrass and Dormant Oil Mar. 20, 2024
Question: Does dead crabgrass look like white dead clumps dotted around the lawn? If so, should one ... Read More
Garden Resolutions Jan. 03, 2024
Do you ever wonder why some of the plants you were taking care of died? Usually, for me, it is my fa... Read More
Last-Minute Garden Gift Ideas Dec. 20, 2023
OK, this is your last chance to get a Christmas gift for your gardener or outdoor naturalist. Here a... Read More
Three Great Garden Books Dec. 13, 2023
Still looking for gifts for your gardener? The three books in today's article cover hot topics in ga... Read More
Indoor Vegetable Growing Nov. 29, 2023
Q: The house we just moved to has a huge sunroom. I have had a small veggie garden in the past, but ... Read More
Fall Landscaper Questions Oct. 25, 2023
Q: My landscaper told me a couple of things that I don't understand. I think he is just trying to ma... Read More
Daffodil Problems Oct. 04, 2023
Q: I am moving some perennials and I found some daffodil bulbs in the ground. They have some brown s... Read More
Personal Weather Station Sep. 13, 2023
Q: I am thinking about getting my husband a home weather station because he is a big gardener and is... Read More
Fixing a Dirty Pond Sep. 06, 2023
Question: We share the shoreline of a half-acre pond that is about three feet deep at the maximum. I... Read More
Glyphosate Aug. 16, 2023
I recently wrote an article about two property owners sharing a fence line who needed to have their ... Read More
Peony and Tree Problems May. 24, 2023
Question: My peony has bloomed wonderfully for many years but this year the buds are turning black a... Read More
Dormant Mail Order Plants and Bulbs Apr. 05, 2023
Q: When I ordered some grapevines and raspberry plants back in January, it sure seemed like having t... Read More
Houseplant Problems Feb. 15, 2023
Question: Hopefully you can help me with my houseplant problem. Recently I bought some indoor palms ... Read More
Last-Minute Gardener Gifts Dec. 21, 2022
Well, we are down to the wire here for gift ideas for the gardeners in your family. Many garden tool... Read More
Grass, Garlic and Amaryllis Sep. 28, 2022
Q: We are discussing when to cut down our ornamental grasses. I want to see them last through the wi... Read More
Fall Grass Seed Aug. 24, 2022
Q: I am a Master Gardener trained through my state university's extension service. The instructors s... Read More
Lawn Mower Alternatives Again May. 11, 2022
In a recent article, I mentioned how an updated version of the old-fashioned reel lawn mower might b... Read More
Grass Seed and Dormant Oil Mar. 23, 2022
Question: Does dead crabgrass look like white dead clumps dotted around the lawn? If so, should I di... Read More
Grass Hay Should Be Freely Available To Pet Rabbit Nov. 11, 2021
Q: Fern, our daughter's first rabbit, just joined our family. May she eat only rabbit pellets, or sh... Read More
Diagnosing Plant Problems Oct. 06, 2021
Q: Your answer on a lawn that suddenly appeared dead sounds like what many lawns in our area suffere... Read More
