Raking maple leaves off a lawn in November may be clearing away the very thing that keeps next spring’s dandelions down. In Michigan State University trials, leaves mulched into Kentucky bluegrass with a rotary mower cut dandelion populations by about…
Happy Halloween weekend! You can dress up as a crazy gardener and do some planting! I think this may be the last ideal weekend for it. Temperatures are in the 60s, and soil is still workable. The mosquitoes, gnats, and flies…
Another beautiful weekend found me among the plants in my assorted gardens. Nice weather with few insect pests inspires me to stay outside and attend to important tasks. If you enjoyed other pursuits, that’s fine, but you may want to…
In November, the planting season is in full gear. We can feel the transition towards winter. Days are shorter, and storms may affect our ability to work outdoors, but November is still a great month for gardening. Planting: In the…
Every November, I look out into my yard full of leaves and wonder what would happen if I just… didn’t. Turns out, not much. Your HOA might take issue, but the City of Boise doesn’t have an ordinance requiring leaf…
Figure 1. This garden plan features 12- and 24-inch-wide walkways of scrap wood or sawdust, short rows for ease of hoeing from ends, perennial vegetables planted on the long sides for the least interference with garden soil preparation, and many short rows…
Fall and fall foliage color arrive slowly on the Island, compared with the mainland. Roadside sassafras and sumac broadcast daily beauty, and switchgrass catches sunlight delicately. Island-wide, the many swamp maples glow rosy, whether in damp or upland locations. Under…
The Whitehall Ledger It's Fall, Y'All! Garden Club Spruces Up for Fall Members of the Whitehall Garden Club did some 'sprucing up' of the whiskey barrels in front of the JVEMS Ambulance Barn, as an homage to fall. If you…
Q. What is the advantage of planting large box trees versus planting a tree in a 15-gallon container, other than size? Some of the box trees planted along our street don’t seem to be very healthy. Many look half dead (literally-one…
Fall has arrived, along with Facebook posts urging you to “Leave the Leaves”—that is to keep the leaves in your yard rather than raking or blowing leaves to the curb for collection. Since choosing to “leave the leaves” represents…
Soil health, amendments, and mulching for moisture and weed control.
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