What Eats Summer Squash in Missouri, and When
Four insects do the real damage to summer squash in Missouri gardens: squash bugs, squash vine borers, cucumber beetles, and spider mites.
When to Prune Hydrangeas in Alabama
Prune panicle and smooth hydrangeas in late winter while they’re still dormant, roughly mid-January through late February in most of Alabama, finishing…
Rose Diseases in Alabama: What the Climate Here Actually Brings
Alabama’s mix of high humidity, warm nights and mild winters favors five rose problems above all others: black spot, powdery mildew, cercospora leaf…
What Eats Summer Squash in Mississippi, and When
Summer squash in Mississippi faces a short but specific lineup of insects, not an endless one.
What Eats Summer Squash in Minnesota, and When
Minnesota gardeners growing summer squash deal mainly with four insects: squash bug, squash vine borer, striped cucumber beetle, and Japanese beetle.
What Eats Summer Squash in Michigan, and When
Summer squash in Michigan gets hit by eight insects worth watching for, according to MSU Extension: cutworms, flea beetles, seedcorn maggot, slugs…
Achillea millefolium: Hardiness, Drainage and Dividing
Achillea millefolium goes by several names in nursery catalogs and old gardening books: Common Yarrow, Devil’s Nettle, Dog Daisy, Milfoil, Soldier’s…
Where to Cut: The Branch Collar and the Cuts That Do Not Heal
Cut just outside the branch collar, the slightly swollen ring where a branch meets the trunk, angling the cut so it follows that ring rather than slicing…
Trees, Shrubs and Perennials for Wyoming: What Will Not Survive
Wyoming’s hardiness range runs from 3a to 6a, a spread wide enough that a shrub thriving in Cheyenne can freeze out entirely near Jackson or up in the…
Trees, Shrubs and Perennials for Wisconsin: What Will Not Survive
Wisconsin’s USDA hardiness range runs from 3b in the north to 6a along the Lake Michigan shore and the far south.