What’s Bugging Your Garden: Borers and Soil Pests
Borers are either grubs (that become beetles) or caterpillars (the larvae of moths) that feed inside stems. Some borers eat the tissue of swelling buds and fruits; others attack roots…
Trap Crop Pest Control
My Kentucky garden has stink bugs, leaf-footed bugs, and aphids. These insects have also been spotted in entomologist Ayanava Majumdar’s research gardens in India, North Dakota, and Alabama, and wherever…
Good Garden Bugs for Pest Control
Aphids, caterpillars, grubs, and slugs are not only creepy-crawlies: They can wreak havoc on your garden and plants. But fear not! You don’t need dangerous chemicals to enjoy a lively,…
Backyard Orchard: Pruning and Weeding
A guide to the tools and techniques needed for pruning fruit trees in order to guarantee healthier plant life and better harvests from your backyard orchard. Pruning and Weeding Pruning…
Hardy Orange: Tending the Flying Dragon Tree
Want to grow a ‘Flying Dragon’ tree or other hardy orange cultivars? Learn about how to care for a trifoliate orange tree in your backyard. Sharp, stubborn, and sour, hardy…
Black Walnut Tree Facts
Discover black walnut tree facts from the juglone it produces to the black walnut tree value and where it should fall in landscaping. Plant black walnut trees and reap the…
10 of the Best Trees for Fall Color: A Planting Guide
Summer’s end doesn’t have to mean the end of color in your garden. The best trees for fall color extend beyond the well-loved varieties of maple, oak, and burning bush.Fiery…
How to Make Spearmint Tea
Learn how to make spearmint tea to reap the cooling benefits of mint. Spearmint is a versatile and easy-to-grow herb.Mentha spicata L.. or Spearmint, is such a refreshing, revitalizing herb! As…
Flowering Quince Varieties for Food and Flowers
Grow a multipurpose Japanese quince bush. These flowering quince varieties are an asset to your garden and kitchen, with many unique ways for how to eat quince.Flowering quince bushes are…
Colorful Flowers to Plant in Fall For Spring
Learn about the vast array of flowers to plant in fall for spring, including taking care of plant bulbs, daffodils, crocus, geums, anemones, snowdrops, and hyacinths. When spring finally breaks…