Peony flowers have richness unlike any others. Home gardeners can create an exquisite and long-lasting display by understanding the types of peonies available and the proper planting requirements. CONTINUE SOURCE: … [Read more...]
Does Vinegar Kill Weeds?
We field many questions about alternatives to synthetic herbicides for weed control. One common question is whether vinegar, or acetic acid, works as an herbicide. The answer is, it depends! Continued: By Noelle Orloff, Extension Associate … [Read more...]
Wise Watering in Dry Times
We gardeners don’t need a weatherman to know it’s been an abnormally dry year in the Charlottesville area. Federal weather data confirms what we’re seeing in our yards: total precipitation for our locality is around four inches below what we would … [Read more...]
Tomato Problems
Few garden treats can top a vine-ripened tomato from your own garden. Unfortunately, there are many problems that can affect tomatoes in St. Louis gardens that can prevent you from obtaining your goal. Following are some of the major tomato problems … [Read more...]
Downy mildew in garden cucumber and other cucurbit plants
This disease can occur anywhere throughout the eastern US, even in a garden with just one cucumber plant and no past occurrences. This is because the pathogen spreads via wind-dispersed spores that can be moved long distances and be deposited by … [Read more...]
BUILDING BIODIVERSITY
Nature loves a layer. She cements courses of sediment into solid stone. She laminates an annual succession of circles into living trees. She layers an onion in pungent iterations of itself, one inside the other. And, sandwiched between the strata of … [Read more...]
Storing peonies to bloom at a later date
Dixie Sandborn, Michigan State University Extension - You can cut peonies and store them for weeks or months if you know when to cut and how to properly store them. Continued: … [Read more...]
Best Soil Temperatures for Sowing Vegetable Seeds
Did you know if you sow seeds at certain soil temperatures you will get the best germination rates? Every plant species has its own sweet spot, and the more we accommodate this, the better the results. Read More: … [Read more...]
Plan Your Garden Layout
After choosing a garden site, the next step is to plan the arrangement of crops in the garden. Read on: Source: … [Read more...]
Straw Bale Gardening, Step-by-Step
Straw bale gardening is easy, affordable and fun for kids! Don't think you have enough time for a garden? Not enough space (or no yard at all?) for a garden either? Straw bale gardening is right for you! Read more: … [Read more...]