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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
Vegetable Seed Catalogs Mar. 02, 2022
Q: I saw an article that you wrote that said there were garden vegetable seed catalogs available at ... Read More
Winter To-Do List Jan. 05, 2022
The North American landscape is almost entirely dormant. Just because the landscape is dormant doesn... Read More
Gardening New Year's Resolutions Dec. 29, 2021
Aren't you glad 2021 is over? Hopefully 2022 will be better. Gardening makes everything better, so l... Read More
Integrated Pest Management Oct. 27, 2021
The methods used in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) have been around for as long as gardening has b... 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
A Melted-Out Lawn Sep. 08, 2021
Q: All of a sudden, half my lawn grass died. It is mostly on the sunny side, with some in the shade.... Read More
Fairy Rings and Barn Spiders Aug. 25, 2021
Q: A circle of mushrooms suddenly appeared in my lawn, which has never happened before. The mushroom... Read More
Cucumber Chemicals Aug. 14, 2019
Q: I haven't tried growing cucumbers recently because when I last grew them, they were bitter, and I... Read More
The Cheapskate Gardener Jun. 13, 2019
The only difference between gardeners and cheapskate gardeners is the amount of money they spend to ... Read More
Clover and Weed Control Apr. 03, 2019
Q: There is an outbreak of clover on my lawn and in my flower beds. It has been spreading for severa... Read More
Lawn Irrigation Oct. 24, 2018
Q: I have a friend who is having trouble with dogs going to the bathroom in her flowerbeds. She has ... Read More
Managing Pine Needles, Crabapple Fruits and Fire Blight Sep. 27, 2017
Q: We have been in this home for less than a year, and we are running into new landscape questions a... Read More
Disrespectful Dog Owners May. 24, 2016
Dear Annie: We live in a friendly town. Yet, we have some residents who are terribly disrespectful p... Read More
Bringing Your Garden Back to Life Jan. 06, 2016
Wow, can you believe this El Nino winter? Even though the weather is not bitterly cold for most of u... Read More
