Just a heads-up in the garden this week with this wonky weather we’ve been having lately: keep an eye on your rhubarb patch. With the temps jumping around, you might notice it starting to seed. No biggie, just snip off…
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Green Thumb Talk for April 19
My Annual Garden Review
Pesky Broadleaf Weeds
In the Garden this Week (Sept 21)
In the Garden this Week (Sept 14)
In the garden, this week is the weeds. For annual weeds like crabgrass, annual bluegrass, kochia, etc., there is not much to do since they are producing seeds. Try to keep them from producing seeds by mowing or removing the…
This Week in the Garden (Sept. 6th)
This Week in the Garden (Aug 29)
This week in the garden is the proliferation of the monarch and swallowtail butterflies along with the dragonflies. These are good things; however, it also has been the week of squash bugs. These fleshy bugs run along the squash vines…
This Week in the Garden for Aug 15th
This Week in the Garden (August 6th)
This Week in the Garden (Aug. 2nd)
This Week in the Garden
This week in the garden, some people who bought or raised pepper plants from seed are getting different types of peppers than they anticipated. They call this Jalapenogate, Peppergate, or the Great Pepper Mix-up of 2023. This happened when a…
In the Garden this Week
In the Garden this Week
In the garden this week: as it gets hotter, water your newly planted trees and shrubs more remembering they need more water than watering your lawn will give. For the first year or two most of the roots are contained…
Aphids are Becoming a Problem this Week
Aphids are becoming a problem this week. If the plants (vegetables or flowers) are becoming deformed, look underneath the leaf and see if you have tiny green, black, or reddish โbugsโ. If so, use Neem oil or insecticide soap to…