I am curious about lawn fertilizing. We have a small lawn and I’d love to know when the best times are to fertilize throughout the year. Also, if you have some recommendations for natural fertilizers, I would appreciate it!
The leaves on my Rhododendrons curled and browned in the cold last winter – How can I prevent this?
If the symptoms on these plants were indeed caused by the extreme cold, then the plants have lost moisture through their stoma or pores. Plants stoma are much like our skin pores and moisture can be lost through these in the same way we lose moisture as we sweat.
What is the safest de-icing product for my walks and drive in consideration of my green space, Calcium Chloride or Sodium Chloride, (Salt)?
May I pick C, none of the above?
AH – Ornamental Grasses – Big – tall, short – small, spring through fall, we love them all. Then, there is the winter, and what about our grasses? How do we feel about ornamental grasses in the winter?
The moment someone finds out I am a Horticulturist, I am inundated with questions. As fall is coming to a close and winters veil is descending upon us, I find one star emerging through conversation, the Stink Bug! “Why do I have them in my house? Where did they come from? How do I get rid of them and keep them out”? Every year about this time I am asked this question, and I am equipped to respond, but, I must stop myself and ask one more question. “Does your Stink Bug look like a Lady Bug”? As they reply, “Yes”, I find myself smiling inside. I know, if one has a choice, and must choose, we would all pick the Lady Bug hands down.
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