Local Gardening Articles & Information

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Berries & Grapes

• Berries Bursting with Flavor for you to Enjoy (June 9, 2011)
• Berries: There's Still Time to Plant Them (January 27, 2011)

Bulbs

• Bulb Parfait Recipe(October 27, 2005)
• Bulb-Planting Time: Between the Pumpkin and the Turkey (November 20, 2008)
• Bulbs in Spring with a Twist (December 14, 2006)

• Bulbs: DAFFODILS Rarely Disappoint (November 23, 2006)
• Bulbs: Grow Your Own Holiday Bouquets!

CA Native & Drought Tolerant Plants - Gardening Central Valley Style - Sustainable Landscaping

• CA Native Plants: Why "Go Native"? (October 10, 2002)
• California Poppies (April 12, 2012)
• Gardening in California's Central Valley (November 28, 2002)
• Growing California Native Plants (December 9, 2008)
• Native Plants: How to Get Inspired (October 23, 2008)
• Spring: It's Time for Curb Appeal - Central Valley Style (March 22, 2012)

• Succulent Sedums are Suitable for Sustainable Gardens (May 19, 2011)
• Summer blooming drought tolerant plants available locally (June 10, 2010)
• Sustainable Gardening So What IS IT? Part II(September 24, 2009)
• Sustainable Gardening: So what IS IT? (February 24, 2011)
• Sustainable Landscaping for California's Mediterranean Climate (October 26, 2006)

Container Gardening

• Container Gardening (June 5, 2003)
• Container Gardening Outdoors (April 15, 2010)

Diseases

• Anthracnose (Q & A March 16, 2000)
• Leaf Curl (Q & A December 6, 2001)
• Powdery Mildew (Q & A April 13, 2000)
• Sudden Oak Death (Q & A December 21, 2000)

• Wet Spring Weather Brings Plant Diseases (March 18, 2010)
• What are Dormant Sprays? (February 2, 2012)

Flowerbeds

• A Tropical Garden That Can Take the Frost (June 22, 2006)
• Annual and Perennial Flowers for Year Round Color (September 27, 2001)
• Consider Curb Appeal When Choosing Plants (October 16, 2008)
• Experimenting with Lilies (September 23, 2010)
• Flower Shrub Bed with a Fence Backdrop for Beginners (March 29, 2006)
• Flowers for Winter Months: Pansies
• Perennial Border: Re-landscaping a Parkway(November 11, 2004)
• Perennial Favorites (October 6, 2005)
• Perennials (April 25, 2002)
• Perennials: Herbaceous Perennials (October 28, 2010)
• Perennials: Fall Care (October 30, 2008)
• Shade Gardens: Bright Ideas for Dark Corners of the Garden(March 27, 2008)
• Summer Annuals (March 10, 2005)
• Summer Annuals for Summer Color (May 17, 2007)

• Summer Plants (March 23, 2006)
• Summer: Create Your Summer Flowerbeds Now (March 15, 2007)
• Summer: Easy Care Plants for Summers in Tulare & Kings Counties (June 10, 2004)
• Summer: Essential Plants for Summer (March 22, 2007)
• Summer: Planting Color in the Summer (June 26, 2008)
• Summer: Time to Plant Your Flower Beds (March 9, 2006)
• Try Seeding a Special Flowerbed! (March 29, 2012)
• Water Requirements of Landscape Plants in Summer (May 22, 2008)
• Winter Annual Color: Sweet Peas & Pansies (October 22, 2009)
• Winter Color (September 23, 2004)
• Winter Color Planting Time is Here (September 22, 2005)
• Winter: Preventing the Bedding Plant Blues (October 28, 2004)
• Winter: Time to Plant Cool Season Annuals (October 7, 1999)

Flowers & Ornamentals

• Asters: September Flower of the Month for Fall Color (September 15, 2011)
• Begonias: Keep Blooming and Blooming and Blooming (June 23, 2005)
• Bergenia or Pigsqueak (March 15, 2012)
• Butterfly Bush & Honeysuckle Vine - How to Prune (Q & A July 19, 2007)
• Cacti & Succulents (July 22, 2004)
• California Poppy (May 10, 2007)
• Camellias Come Alive in Winter (January 27, 2005)
• Camellias: How to Grow Carefree Camellias (January 22, 2009)
• Ceanothus (March 24, 2005)
• Chrysanthemum: Autumn is Chrysanthemum Season(October 29, 2009)
• Chrysanthemums: October Flower of the Month: (October 20, 2011)
• Columbines (October 18, 2007)
• Cosmos: Experience a Cosmic Event in Your Garden (June 23, 2011)
• Cut Flowers (June 22, 2006)
• Cyclamens: Add Some Cheer (December 1, 2011)
• Daylilies (July 12, 2007)
• Daylilies (June 15, 2006)
• Edible Flowers (August 21, 2003)
• Edible Petals (June 24, 2010)
• Evergreens, Succulents, Perennials and Garden Art Brighten a Winter Landscape (December 22, 2011)
• Fuschia: November Flower of the Month (November 17, 2011)
• Gaillardias (August 11, 2011)
• Gardening with Succulents (February 11, 2010)
• Gourds: Growing Ornamental Gourds (June 12, 2008)
• Hellebores: Hardly Boring and Likely from Heaven (September 14, 2006)
• Hellebores: The Lenten Rose is One of My Favorites (October 17, 2002)

• Hostas: How to Grow (September 21, 2006)
• Hydrangea - Pink or Blue: What's Right for You (March 27, 2003)
• Hydrangea: When to Prune (October 12, 2006)
• Hydrangeas (July 22, 2003)
• Irises: A Varied Plant Family (May 15, 2003)
• Irises: Bearded Iris-The Rainbow of the Garden (April 26, 2007)
• Lavendars for California Gardens (October 14, 2004)
• Lilacs (February 23, 2006)
• Oleanders (July 30, 2009)
• Orchid Growing and Culture (October 21, 2004)
• Orchids: Growing at Home (February 7, 2008)
• Ornamental Grasses: Overlooked Beauties(September 8, 2005)
• Passion Flower (April 17, 2003)
• Peonies: Success with Peonies (April 16, 2009)
• Perennials (March 13, 2008)
• Petunias Perk Up Any Garden (April 30, 2009)
• Poinsettia (December 24, 2009)
• Ranunculus ( November 18, 2004)
• Sago Palms in the Landscape (July 28, 2011)
• Sedums (July 21, 2005)
• Snapdragons (February 16, 2012)
• Some Ornamental Plants Become Invasive in the Wild (July 23, 2009)
• Try Some Perennials In Your Garden This Fall! (September 8, 2011)
• White Flowers Brighten Shady Spots (March 25, 2010)
• Zinnias (June30, 2011)

Fruit & Nut Trees

• Bare Root Season is Here: Planting Fruit Trees in the Backyard (January 20, 2011)
• Budding and Grafting (May 18, 2006)
• Eliminating Suckers on Crabapple and Plum Trees (Q & A March 7, 2002)
• Growing Fruit Trees the 'Backyard Orchard Culture' Way (December 20, 2001)
• Homegrown Citrus (April 10, 2008)
• Items to Consider When Planting Fruit Trees in the Backyard Orchard (January 18, 2007)
• Oak Tree Galls & Hackberry Aphids (September 27, 2007)
• Peaches: Poor Elberta, Armillaria's Done Her In (July 20, 2006)
• Pomegranates (November 30, 2006)

• Pomegranates Thrive in the Valley Heat (July 7, 2011)
• Pruning Apricot Trees (Q & A January 18, 2001)
• Pruning Fruit Trees (January 13, 2000)
• Pruning Summer Fruit Trees in the Backyard Orchard (August 22, 2002)
• Summer Pruning Fruit Trees in the Backyard Orchard (August 12, 2010)
• The Evolution of the Backyard Orchard (January 8, 2004)
• Winter Pest Management in Backyard Deciduous Fruit Trees (December 10, 2009)

Insect Pests & Beneficials

• Ants (Q & A May 18, 2000)
• Ants and Fleas (August 19, 2004)
• Ants are Social Insects (June 14, 2007)
• Aphids Spring to Life in Spring (March 24, 2011)
• Aphids: Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid (September 1, 2011)
• Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid Takes Residence in CA: Creates Drippy Mess (July 8, 2004)
• Bees are Buzzing Around (May 5, 2011)
• Bees Start Buzzing in Spring (May 9, 2002)
• Black Widow (December 29, 2005)
• Citrus Peelminer on Oranges (Q & A March 7, 2002)
• Cockroach Invasions & Management (July 9, 2009)
• Cottony Cushion Scale (Q & A March 17, 2005)
• Creating a Beneficial Insectary Landscape (August 18, 2011)
• Drought Tolerant Stars for any Landscape (September 10, 2009)
• Eucalyptus Trees Infested With An Australian Bug (Q & A June 15, 2000)
• European Elm Scale (May 17, 2001 Q & A)
• False Chinch Bugs: Invading Insects (July 15, 2010)
• Fungus Gnats (May 6, 2005)
• Galls: Oh, the Gall (January 31, 2008)
• Insects and Mites (Q & A February 15, 2001)
• IPM for Backyard Insects (April 24, 2008)
• IPM: Bugs...Squash Them or Watch Them? (October 20, 2005)

• IPM: Computer Resource for Plant and Pest Information in the Central Valley (June 15, 2000)
• IPM: Gardening Naturally: Invite the "Good Guys" Into Your Yard (July 15, 2002)
• IPM: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs (April 28, 2005)
• Nematodes May Be Nibbling at Your Roots? (May 21, 2009)
• Raspberry Horntail (Q & A March 15, 2001)
• Scales are Insects, Too (January 29, 2009)
• Snails (Q & A February 17, 2000)
• Snails and Slugs (April 21, 2011)
• Snails and Slugs are THUGS in the Garden (April 21, 2005)
• Snails and Slugs: How to Control in the Garden (January 23, 2003)
• Spider Mite Populations Explode! (August 10, 2006)
• Spider Mite: The Tiny Menace (July 26, 2001)
• Spider Mites: In the Home Garden (June 7, 2007)
• Spiders are a Gardener's Friend (July 14, 2011)
• Swallows (April 12, 2007)
• Walnut Fly Husk (Q & A September 14, 2000)
• Wasps (Q & A April 13, 2000)
• Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizers (August 17, 2006)
• Whiteflies, Aphids and Worms in the Garden (September 29, 2011)
• Woolly Insects on Trees: One's Harmless, the Other's a Nuisance (November 14, 2002)
• Worms in Summer (August 27, 2009)

General Landscape

• A Walk Through My Garden (February 5, 2009)
• A Winter Walk (December 28, 2006)
• Absence Makes the Garden Wander (September 29, 2005)
• Allergy-Free Plants in the Landscape (April 19, 2007)
• Answers to Frequently Asked Gardening Questions (June 17, 2010)
• Backyard Habitats (January 26, 2012)
• Butterfly Gardening (April 4, 2002)
• Chocolate Gardens: Indulge a Passion (September 25, 2008)
• Collecting Conifer Greens for the Holidays (December 2, 2010)
• Create Outdoor Rooms (July 10, 2008)
• Create Your Own Hanging Baskets and Window Boxes (April 29, 2010)
• Do You Suffer from CHAD? (August 13, 2009)
• English Cottage Gardening California Style (February 20, 2003)
• Every Garden Can Be Special (November 18, 2010)
• Fall Gardening Chores Pay Off in Winter & Spring (October 15, 2009)
• FALL is the BEST Time to Plant (October 7, 2004)
• For the Gardener Who Has Everything (December 21, 2006)
• Fragrant Plants Add Enjoyment to Your Yard (September 25, 2003)
• From Horse Pasture to Wildflower Garden (July 17, 2008)
• Garden Decor: A Valentine Gift to a Gardener (February 19 2009)
• Garden Decor: All I want for Christmas… (December 25, 2003)
• Garden Decor: Collecting Conifer Greens for the Holidays (December 18, 2003)
• Garden Decor: Old-World Troughs Are A Fun and Inexpensive Winter Project (December 12, 2002)
• Garden Decor: Preserving Your Summer Flowers (August 24, 2006)
• Garden Photography (July 22, 1999)
• Garden Tips for August (July 31, 2008)
• Garden Tips for January 2008 (January 3, 2008)
• Gardening for the Senses (June 25 2009)
• Gardening Information Is All Around Us (March 12, 2009)
• Gardening Therapy (December 16, 2004)
• Gardening Tidbits & Techniques (February 17, 2011)
• Gardening Tips for April 2008 (April 3, 2008)
• Gardening Tips for June 2008 (June 5, 2008)
• Gardening Tips for November 2008 (November 6, 2008)
• Gardening Tips for October - The Best Month of the Year to Plant
• Get Caught up in the Garden this Memorial Day Weekend (May 27, 2010)
• Getting to the Root of the Problem (Q & A June 24, 2004)
• Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Gardener (December 16, 2010)
• Gifts for and From the Gardener (December 15, 2005)
• Gifts from the Garden (July 11, 2002)
• Give Your Garden a Makeover (January 22, 2004)
• Giving Thanks (November 25, 2010)
• Giving Thanks for Garden Memories (November 22, 2007)
• Hanging Baskets and Window Boxes (June 9, 2005)
• Holiday Decorations from the Garden (December 23, 2010)

• How to Select Plants (September 20, 2007)
• Hummingbirds: How to keep them in your garden (October 11, 2007)
• Husbands & Wives Compromise in the Garden (March 8, 2007)
• Increase your flower gardens by dividing and swapping plants (September 16, 2010)
• Is Pressure Treated Wood Safe to Use in My Yard? (February 22, 2007)
• January Tips 2009 (January 1 2009)
• Joy In My Garden (December 29, 2011
• July 2007 Q & A
• Lavenders for California Gardens (October 21, 2010)
• March's Garden Checklist 2008
• Master Gardeners Give Thanks for Garden Memories (November 27, 2008)
• Mill Creek Trailway - Make a Difference Day (October 25, 2007)
• More Garden Tips (June 11, 2009)
• Most Gardening Can Wait Until After the Holidays (December 22, 2005)
• New Year's Resolutions for the Garden (December 31, 2009)
• November 2009 Q & A (November 19, 2009)
• October Gardening Tips 2007 (October 4, 2007)
• Odds and Ends (May 16, 2002)
• Oh, How Do I Pronounce that Strange Sounding Name? (February 5, 2007)
• Our Best Planting Month of the Year is October (October 14, 2010)
• Outdoor Living in the Garden (May 20, 2010)
• Peelminers, Suckers and Messy Fruit: Some Questions & Answers
• Planning & Preparation, Cooperation & Consideration Help New Gardeners Succeed (November 13, 2008)
• Planning Ahead for the Color You Want Next Spring or Summer (November 11, 2010)
• Ready, set fly! (From a Winged Mother's Perspective) [November 24, 2011]
• Roots and Timing are Key to Gardening Success (October 19, 2006)
• Saving Water in Landscape Irrigation (July 24, 2008)
• September Gardening Tips 2008 (September 4, 2008)
• Tapioca Plants? Saffron Bushes? Where Does our Food Come From? (April 27, 2006)
• Thanksgiving Conversation (November 26, 2009)
• The Future of Our Gardens: An Early Look at the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars (February 26, 2009)
• Tips May 2008 (May 1, 2008)
• Toxic Plants: Identify to Keep Your Family and Pets Safe (May 22, 2003)
• Tufa Pots are a Fun and Inexpensive Winter Project (December 9, 2010)
• Vocabulary 101 for Gardeners (August 15, 2002)
• Water Conservation (August 2, 2007)
• Water Gardening (April 10, 2003)
• Water Wisely (July 20, 2000)
• We All Make Mistakes (May 19, 2005)
• Wood Ashes As Plant Food (Q & A January 18, 2001)
• Woodland Garden (September 9, 2004)
• Year-Round Color to Your Landscape (September 18, 2003)
• Yesterday's Victory Gardens Still Inspire Us Today (November 24, 2005)

Herbs

• Grow a Pizza Garden (June 10, 1999)
• Herbs (July 6, 2000)
• Herbs Belong in Every Garden (September 22, 2011)
• Herbs: Annual Herbs for Summer Gardens and Kitchens (March 20, 2008)
• Herbs: Surprise...Horseradish is an Herb! (December 8, 2011)

• Ornamental Oreganos (July 29, 2010)
• Sage Advice (June 13, 2002)
• There's More to Sweet Basil than Pesto (April 7, 2011)
• This Time It's About Thyme (March 31, 2011)

Houseplants

• African Violets Have Lots of Relatives (January 12, 2012)
• Holiday Cacti (December 20, 2007)

• Houseplants: African Violets (January 5, 2012)

Landscape Designs & Styles

• Add Square Footage to Your Haven - Just Go Outside and Take It! (October 13, 2011)
• Design Gardens to Satisfy all the Senses (November 29, 2007)
• Design Your Yard for Living (February 10, 2011)
• Design: Creating Microclimates in the Garden (April 14, 2005)
• Design: Japanese Garden Sanctuary (April 22, 2010)
• Design: Landscaping to Prevent Wildfire Damage (August 16, 2007)
• Design: Seek Professional Help for Landscape Designs (July 10, 2003)

• Design: What is Your Garden Plan? (May 8, 2003)
• Design: What To Do With That Problem Area? Try, Try Again (September 7, 2006)
• Design: Year-Round Landscape Color (September 21, 2000)
• Dog-friendly Landscaping: A Backyard Designed by Maggie & Tillie (August 20, 2009)
• Dry Creek Bed: A River Runs Through It (December 15, 2011)

Lawns & Groundcovers

• Clover and Oxalis Management in Lawns (February 28, 2008)
• Cool Season Fescue Slumps In Hot Summer Months (July 27, 2006)
• Crabgrass (Q & A February 7, 2002)
• Fall Lawn Care (September 6, 2001)
• Fescue Lawns (Q & A August 12, 2004)
• Getting Rid of Bermudagrass (September 30, 2010)
• Getting Rid of Bermudagrassw & Nutsedge in Lawns & Flowers (July 16, 2009)
• Greening Fescue Lawns (Q & A January 20, 2000)
• How Long Should I Run the Sprinklers? (May 8, 2008)
• If Using Lawn Herbicides-Then Be Sensible About It. (March 11, 2004)
• Lawn Care Do's and Don'ts (May 27, 2004)
• Lawn Care Questions (Q & A April 7, 2005)
• Lawn Fungus (Q & A July 15, 1999)
• Lawn Insects (July 26, 2007))

• Lawn Weeds (Q & A August 7, 2003)
• Maintenance Tips for Fescue Lawns - Part 1 (March 13, 2003)
• Maintenance Tips for Fescue Lawns - Part 2, How long should I run my sprinklers (March 20, 2003)
• Managing Lawns in Shade (April 5, 2012)
• Managing Lawns on Clay or Compacted Soils (April 19, 2012)
• Mushrooms and Nuisance Fungi in Lawns & Landscapes (February 25, 2010)
• Spots in the Lawn? Get to the Root of the Problem (July 28, 2005)
• Tall Fescue Lawn (Q & A February 7, 2002)
• Tips for a Lush, Healthy Landscape Under Local Conditions (August 28, 2008)
• Water Wisely (July 20, 2000)
• What's Bugging Your Lawn? (July 29, 1999)
• Winter Lawn Disease: Pink Snow Mold (January 12, 2006)

Landscape/Ornamental Trees

• Build an Evergreen Backbone in Your Garden (May 3, 2001)
• Cedar Tree Dripping Clear Sticky Substance (Q & A July 4, 2002)
• Christmas Tree: Keep it Fresh (Q & A December 6, 2001)
• Christmas Tree: Nation's (Q & A December 6, 2001)
• Coast Redwoods as Landscape Trees (April 8, 2010)
• Conifers for California (December 13, 2007)
• Conifers for Christmas Trees (December 19, 2002)
• Crape Myrtles (September 11, 2008)
• Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Trees, But Were Afraid To Ask! (February 5, 2004)
• Five Steps for Training Young Trees (January 9, 2003)
• Japanese Maple (April 15, 2004)
• Leaning Trees (Q & A April 20, 2006)
• Magnolias: Not Always Big Evergreen Trees from the South (February 19, 2004)
• Oak Tree Compatible Plants (June 8, 2006)
• Oak Trees (Q & A July 13, 2000)
• Palms, Their Selection, Planting, and Care (April 9, 2009)
• Plant Trees with Care Near Utility Lines (November 10, 2011)
• Pruning Big Mature Trees (Q & A November 16, 2000)
• Pruning Deciduous Landscape Trees - Let's Do it Right! (February 9, 2012)

• Pruning Japanese Maples (January 21, 2010)
• Pruning Mature Shade Trees (Q & A October 11, 2001)
• Pruning Properly Vital to Mature Tree Health, Aesthetics, and Value (February 16, 2006)
• Pruning That Big Tree (February 27, 2003)
• Pruning Trees and Shrubs Made Easy (November 9, 2006)
• Selecting Landscape Trees with Asthmatics and Allergy Sufferers in Mind (November 6, 2003)
• Selecting Shade Trees (May 20, 2004)
• The Real Story about Tree Roots (June 19, 2008)
• The World of Trees (November 20, 2003)
• Tree Hazards: How to Recognize (October 1, 2009)
• Trees and Shrubs with Low Water Needs (September 20, 2001)
• Trees: Fertilizing Landscape Shade Trees (Q & A July 4, 2002)
• Trees: Planting and Staking Young Trees (October 9, 2003)
• Trees: Training Young Trees (September 26, 2002)
• Vanquish Invasive Intruder Trees (August 13, 2008)
• With All The Rain...What Can Trees Expect? (February 24, 2005)
• Woodland Garden (February 24, 2000)

Plant Propagation

• Fall Is Time for Dividing, Multiplying, and Sharing (October 6, 2011)
• Growing Carnations from Seed (December 30, 2010)
• Plant Propagation (September 18, 2008)
• Propagation: Growing Plants from Seeds (January 24, 2002)

• Propagation: Making New Plants by Layering (August 5, 2004)
• Propagation: The Magic of Seeds (July 24, 2003)
• Seeds (January 17, 2008)

Q & A

• Aphids & Mildew on Roses (Q & A May 24, 2007)
• Bulbs, Weed Control (Q & A November 18, 1999)
• Camellia Bushes (Q & A May 12, 2005)
• Easter Lilies (Q & A March 17, 2005)
• Eliminating Messy Fruit (Q & A March 7, 2002)
• Heavenly Bamboo (Q & A March 17, 2005)
• Olive Tree Leaves (Q & A May 12, 2005)

• Pruning Trees (Q & A January 20, 2000)
• Raywood Ash Trees (Q & A March 15, 2001)
• Staking Trees (Q & A May 12, 2005)
• Staking: Nursery Stakes (Q & A May 17, 2001)
• Tree Pruning - Commercial (Q & A February 7, 2002)
• Wasp, Oak Gall (Q & A August 12, 2004)

Roses

• Rose Care for Summer and Fall (September 9, 2010)
• Rose Pruning Time is Here (January 13, 2005)
• Rose Pruning Time is Here (January 13, 2011)
• Roses: It's Time to Prune Your Roses (January 15, 2009)
• Roses: January is the Month (January 15, 2004)

• Roses: Selecting & Planting Bare Root Roses (January 19, 2006)
• Roses: Start-up Guide to Roses (January 11, 2007)
• Roses: The Incredible Miniature Rose (January 10, 2008)
• Summer Rose Care (June 16, 2011)

Shrubs & Hedges

• Don't overlook the value of evergreen shrubs (May 26, 2005)
• Shrubs: The landscape workhorse - often neglected and abused

Soils - Compost - Fertilizers

• Clean Answers for Dirt Questions (November 8, 2007 Q & A)
• Compost: The Fast and Easy Way (September 15, 2005)
• Composting (May 25, 2006)
• Composting: Easy to Do and Beneficial for All (July 21, 2011)
• Composting: How to Beef up on Organic Matter (April 23, 2009)

• Let's Talk Dirt ( March 4, 2010)
• Lower the pH of Soil (Q & A October 11, 2001)
• Soils and pH (July 25, 2002)

Vegetable Gardening

• Alliums-From the Garden to the Kitchen (November 13, 2003)
• Are your Veggie Beds on the Rise? (March 1, 2012)
• Cool Season Vegetable Gardening is Cool and Rewarding (November 17, 2005)
• Gourds (Q & A September 14, 2000)
• Growing Zucchini: Not always easy to get fruit (June 18, 2009)
• It's Time to Plant Your Thanksgiving Vegetables (August 16, 2001)
• Not a Veggie Grower? Just Try Two: Tomatoes & Sweet Corn (April 6, 2006)
• Onion Growing Takes Skill and Luck (November 16, 2006)
• Planning Your Veggie Garden (January 20, 2005)
• Planning Your Winter Vegetable Garden for Food Preservation (September 16, 2004))
• Plant Pumpkins Now for Halloween (June 2, 2011)
• Plant Your Own Veggie Garden (March 26, 2009)
• Plant Your Summer Vegetable Garden (March 8, 2012)
• Planting A Vegetable Garden (Q & A November 18, 1999)
• Potato Growing Tips (February 18, 2010)
• Prepare Ground Now for Your Veggie Garden (February 13, 2003)
• Rhubarb & Asparagus: A bounty of botany in these perennial vegetables (January 28, 2010)

• Starting Tomato Seeds (February 23, 2012)
• Summer Squash: Don't Just Settle for Zucchini (April 26, 2012)
• Sweet Corn (Q & A July 19, 2007)
• Thanksgiving Salads are Planted Now (September 6, 2007)
• Thanksgiving Vegetables (August 20, 2008)
• This Year Our Tomato Crop Will Be Better! (March 19, 2009)
• Tomato and Sweet Corn Blemishes (June 6, 2006)
• Tomato First-Aid (May 28, 2009)
• Tomatoes (March 14, 2002)
• Tomatoes: Tips for Tasty Tomatoes (May 13, 2004)
• Turn Your Spring Fever into a Summer Vegetable Patch (March 22, 2001)
• What to Do When Your Veggie Garden Overflows (August 18, 2005)
• What's Wrong with My Tomatoes? (July 22, 2010)
• Winter Vegetable Gardens are EASY to Grow (August 26, 2004)
• Worms: Are They on the Rampage in Your Tomatoes? (August 4, 2011)

Vertebrate Pests

• Gophers (Q & A July 5, 2001)
• Gophers Outta' Control? (June 28, 2007)

• Moles (May 26, 2011)

Weather

• Diagnosing Sun & Heat Related Injuries in Plants (July 8, 2010)
• Frost Damaged Plants May Need Pruning, But Wait Until Spring (January 25, 2007)
• Frost Facts (November 27, 2003)
• Frost Facts for Landscapes (December 25, 2008)
• If only we could put sunscreen on our landscape plants (July 28, 2005)

• It Is Not Too Hot To Plant! (August 25, 2011)
• Winter Tips (Q & A December 16, 1999)
• Winter Weather (Q & A December 16, 1999)

Weeds

• Bermudagrass (Q & A August 7, 2003)
• Crabgrass: Tips to Minimize (Q & A April 20, 2006)
• Lawn Weeds: "Get an Early Start" (February 21, 2008)
• Moss and Algae in Lawns, Walkways and Rooftops (February 3, 2011)
• Moss on Lawns, Roofs and Walkways (Q & A February 17, 2006)
• Nutsedge (Q & A June 24, 1999)
• Oxalis (Q & A June 21, 2001)
• Oxalis in Flowerbeds (Q & A May 12, 2005)

• Some Ornamental Plants Become Exotic Pests in the Wild (December 26, 2002)
• Spurge (Q & A July 15, 1999)
• Troublesome Summer Weeds in Lawns & Landscapes (August 19, 2010)
• Understanding Creeping Woodsorrel (aka Oxalis)in the Garden (August 26, 2010)
• Weeds (Q & A June 21, 2001)
• Weeds Popping Up in Your Lawn? (February 26, 2004)
• When are flowers weeds? (May 13, 2010)

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