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Monday, September 28, 2015

Native Asters for Early Fall Color by Joyce D'Agostino

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Now that fall is here, the flowers that can tolerate the cooler weather and shorter days may be few. But if you want to continue to enj...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Preventing Animal Damage in your Garden By Joyce D’Agostino

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Squirrel damage photo Missouri Botanical Gardens Few things are as disappointing to a gardener as to find a vegetable or fruit you were...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

Bumblebees in Your Late Summer Garden By Joyce D’Agostino

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Bombus huntii  photo bugGuide.net There have been many articles written about the plight of the honeybees and the decline in their numb...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Pruning Tomatoes Does Help Ripening! By Joyce D’Agostino

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As noted in the recent article on this blog    Need to Ripen Green Tomatoes? Let's Party! by Carol King ” dated 9/10/15,   the methods ...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Need to Ripen Green Tomatoes? Let's Party! by Carol King

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Perhaps, dear gardener, you have a plethora of unripe tomatoes in your garden. I do not. I got perhaps 50 tomatoes from my “Sweet 100s” (...
Thursday, September 3, 2015

Fall Cleanup Tips – Chapter II: The Annuals Ornamental Garden by Peter Drake

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Photo courtesy colorthegarden.com Beautiful to look at through the summer season, whether as a border to your house or walkway, or as a...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Common Garden Diseases and Solutions by Mary Small

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POWDERY MILDEW - White or gray, flour-like substance on leaves, stems, flowers. Thin plant if growth is dense. Keep water out of p...
Friday, August 7, 2015

The Noises of August by Donna Duffy

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Cicada, photo courtesy CSU Extension You’ve probably noticed that it's a noisy place out in the backyard with all that inse...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Aphids on Shade Trees By Joyce D’Agostino

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Aphids photo by Joyce D'agostina This summer I noticed some distinctive leaf curling on one of our shade trees. In checking it conf...
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Dividing Perennials by Donna Duffy

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If your garden looks like mine, you probably have lots of overgrown perennials. The abundance of rain during the past couple ...
Friday, July 17, 2015

Aphids Abound by Carol King

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Aphids Aphid Honeydew on Ivy  Sitting in my backyard has become an unpleasant experience.  I have lots of deciduous  tree...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Ascochyta Leaf Blight Damages Lawns by Mary Small

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Aascochyta Leaf Blight in Bluegrass Cool moist weather followed by hot dry weather often spells Ascochyta leaf blight on turf. The fung...