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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...

Rain Rain Everywhere

May 27, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Plants & Planting

We have all heard the nursery rhyme, April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims of course. This year we did not get much rain in April to bring out our May flowers (even though a lot of them were beautiful this year) and we are not getting...

Moles Moles Moles

May 13, 2008 | Gardener's Corner, Lawns, Plants & Planting

I once was involved with a television program called “Ask the Professional”. It appeared on public television through Delta College. My husband Chuck, a horticulturist at Dow Gardens, was one of the moderators and I was behind the scenes answering the phone....