Weigela florida: Hardiness, Site and When to Prune
Weigela florida, sold under names like Old Fashioned Weigela or simply Weigela, is a deciduous flowering shrub hardy in USDA zones 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a…
Buttoning in Broccoli: Three Causes, and Why a Big Transplant Makes It Worse
A broccoli head that stalls out the size of a marble instead of filling a dinner plate has already made its decision weeks earlier.
Anthracnose: The Disease That Follows a Lawn Already Under Stress
Anthracnose almost never strikes a healthy lawn. It shows up on turf that’s already running on empty, worn down by heat, drought, compacted soil, or a…
The White Part of a Leek Is Made, Not Grown
The white part of a leek doesn’t come from a special variety or a lucky soil type.
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Utah
In most of Utah, potatoes come out of the ground before the first fall frost hits, sometime between October 18 and October 29 in the Salt Lake valley…
What Eats Summer Squash in Oregon, and When
Oregon State University Extension documents eight pests known to feed on summer squash across the state: aphids, cucumber beetles, European earwig, brown…
What Eats Summer Squash in Ontario, and When
Six pests turn up on Ontario summer squash with any regularity, and the order they arrive in matters more than their names.
What Eats Summer Squash in Oklahoma, and When
Oklahoma State University Extension documents ten insect pests on Oklahoma’s summer garden crops, but only about seven of them regularly show up on…
What Eats Summer Squash in Nova Scotia, and When
Only three of the pests documented for this region actually feed on summer squash: the striped cucumber beetle, the squash vine borer, and the seedcorn…
What Eats Summer Squash in Northwest Territories, and When
Four insects account for the squash damage gardeners report across the Northwest Territories: aphids, cutworms, root maggots, and slugs.