fbpx
(989) 835-8260

Fall Planting

Sep 23, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Plants & Planting

Most people think that the best time to plant is spring. They are right. The second best time to plant is fall. In fact, the fall is almost as good as spring in most respects and better than spring in other respects. There are a few plants that should not be planted...

Roundabouts vs. Cul-de-sacs

Aug 18, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Plants & Planting

In June of 2000 I visited Germany on a singing tour with the Midland Music Society. You may be asking yourself, what does that have to do with plants? Well my answer would be that just because I was there to sing, doesn’t mean I wasn’t looking at plants. Many people...

Beetles R Us but they won’t beat us.

Jul 23, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Plants & Planting

Now is the time of the season to prepare for the devastation that the Japanese Beetles will cause next spring. Look back at the article I wrote concerning grubs in the spring. There is a “beautiful” picture of the grub damage that was prevelent last spring. It may...

Phenology

Jul 7, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Plants & Planting

Phenlogy is a study in the correlation between bloom times, degree days, and insect emergence. It is very useful in IPM. IPM is integrated pest management. Integrated pest management is the practice of using biological controls, cultural practices and chemicals to...

Shrub Planting

Jun 22, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Plants & Planting

Last week I wrote about pruning but didn’t have enough space to address all the aspects of pruning that gardeners need to know about. This week we will finish the discussion about pruning. Shrubs are another category of pruning that takes a little more time to write...

Gardening Mistakes

Jun 2, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Plants & Planting

Let’s talk about some mistakes that can be made in the garden and lawn. Now that its June and we are all going to be doing a lot of lawn mowing, we need to consider the height at which you cut your grass. The healthiest height to keep your lawn during the summer 2...