Raccoons are crafty critters, but one thing they like to be able to do while eating is to stand up and look around occasionally. If they're breaking into your corn crop, you can take advantage of this tendency by planting other vegetables around the corn plants. … [Read more...]
Too Much Salt in Soil Impacts Plant Health
If you discover that some of your plants are wilting and showing ugly yellow streaking and dryness, don't automatically reach for the organic pesticide or fungicide. They may be responding to an excess of salt in the soil. Causes of Salt in Garden In northern climes, the salt … [Read more...]
Use Compost Tea Ice Cubes to Water Houseplants
Some houseplants can be a pain to water, especially those in hanging baskets that are kind of hard to reach. The result can be quite a mess if you're not careful. Rather than dragging a stepladder along every time you water, just toss a couple of ice cubes up into the basket. … [Read more...]
Handling Two Common Onion Fungal Diseases
For those of us who enjoy growing onions, leeks, and related alliums in our home gardens, there's nothing more frustrating than having diseases ruin these slow-growing crops before they mature. Two of the most common problems are onion rust and onion white rot. … [Read more...]
Adding and Caring for Earthworms in the Garden
It's a little known fact that Charles Darwin's last book was about earthworms and their value to both geology and agriculture. It's no wonder he turned his attention to such humble creatures. Few things in nature are as effective at improving tilth and aeration as the earthworm, … [Read more...]
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