Outdoor insects have endured quite well, despite our hopes that either the cold or snow would have done them in for the 2021 gardening season. The cold is more of a factor than the snow. The snow will act as...
Now that our days are warming up, so are those outdoor overwintering insects along with our not-so-favorite winter indoor pests.
Outdoor insects coming inside
Late last fall, adult insects like Box...
Note: this is the fifth post in a series on fruit trees. Read part one.
Young fruit trees in the home orchard should begin to fruit once the tree has become established....
Note: this is the fourth post in a series on fruit trees. Read part one.
For fruit growers, nothing may be more disappointing than finding insect and disease damage on our...
Note: this is part one of a series on fruit treesYou don’t need space for a full orchard to plant and enjoy fruit trees in the home landscape. However, where you place those fruit trees – whether it’s a whole...
January finds us thinking we have already had our share of cold, and this year, some snow. Yet the colorful gardening catalogs keep us thinking that spring will return. The vegetable and...
As we approach mid-January, there may be more going on inside than outside for gardeners. Perennial beds covered in snow enjoy the protection from drying winter winds and the winter sun (if we ever see sunny days anytime soon). For some of us, traditional...
January begins the annual flight of vegetable, flower, and fruit tree catalogs to your mailbox (or your email inbox). Depending on your level of gardening, the catalogs may arrive frequently and in mass.
It used to be you received a...
