Shaggy Manes are a kind of mushroom commonly referred to as “inky caps”. That’s because they grow quickly and then “melt” into a pool of black ooze that looks like INK. I know, that’s a gross description, but it’s true. MORE SOURCE: … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Use Pumpkins After Halloween
Once all the trick-or-treating is over and it's time to change your decor to the next holiday, you may be wondering what to do with all your Halloween pumpkins. Tons of them just get tossed in the trash—according to the U.S. Department of Energy, … [Read more...]
GROWING PANSIES
Pansies are the colorful flowers with “faces.” A cool-weather favorite, pansies are great for both spring and fall gardens! Here’s how to keep your pansies growing and blooming. CONTINUE SOURCE: https://www.almanac.com/plant/pansies … [Read more...]
Composting Leaves
The leaves of one large shade tree can be worth as much as $50 of plant food and humus. Pound for pound, the leaves of most trees contain twice as many minerals as manure. For example, the mineral content of a sugar maple leaf is over five percent, … [Read more...]
GROWING DAFFODILS
How to plant, grow, and care for daffodils... The bright yellow blooms of daffodils are a wonderful sign of spring—but do you know how and when to plant them properly? Here are tips on planting daffodil bulbs, caring … [Read more...]
When To Pick Pawpaws: How To Tell If Pawpaw Fruit Is Ripe
If you have a pawpaw tree in your landscape, consider yourself lucky. These native trees are cold hardy, low maintenance and have few pest issues, plus, they produce delicious, exotically flavored fruit. If you’re new to picking pawpaws you’re … [Read more...]
Native Wildflowers: A Feast in the Fall
Our native wildflowers are still putting on a show, in addition to provisioning late season pollinators and butterflies searching for fuel to carry them through the winter. Some of those creatures hibernate right here, others are taking wing and … [Read more...]
Don Davis: Get your fall gardens going
Summer gardens are winding down and fall gardens are starting up. September is a busy month if you want homegrown food, a tidy yard and lush indoor greenery. MORE SOURCE: … [Read more...]
How to deal with fall webworms
The signs of fall are all around us: shorter days, cooler temperatures, pumpkin-spiced foods and an abundance of silky nests in hardwood trees and shrubs. That last sign is the often-unwelcomed indication that the fall webworm has arrived. The … [Read more...]
Gardening for Butterflies
Learn about the butterfly life cycle, and how to manage your garden to attract butterflies. They are also extremely important ecologically. Butterflies pollinate flowering plants and serve as food for other organisms, thus forming an important link … [Read more...]