Growing Roses in Pots: Size, Compost and Winter
Meta description: Growing roses in pots means solving three things ground-grown bushes don’t face: how deep the container needs to be, what the compost…
What to Plant With Roses, and What Not To
Good companions for roses share the same sun and drainage needs: lavender, catmint, alliums, salvia, and low groundcovers like creeping thyme all grow…
Hedge Plants for Florida: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Four of the twelve hedge species tracked across this site’s regional guides won’t survive anywhere in Florida.
Hedge Plants for Minnesota: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Six of the twelve hedge species tracked for this region survive the whole state, from the Iowa border to the edge of Canada.
What Eats Pumpkin in Louisiana, and When
Five insects account for essentially every pumpkin problem tracked in Louisiana: squash bugs, squash vine borers, pickleworms, leaf-footed bugs, and fall…
What Eats Potato in Louisiana, and When
LSU AgCenter documents only three insect pests that actually feed on potato in Louisiana gardens: fall armyworm, tomato pinworm, and vegetable weevil.
What Eats Parsnip in Louisiana, and When
In Louisiana, only two of LSU AgCenter’s documented vegetable pests have any real business on a parsnip bed: the vegetable weevil, whose larvae tunnel…
What Eats Pepper in Indiana, and When
In Indiana, ten insect pests show up regularly enough for Purdue Extension Entomology to document them for home vegetable gardens, but only about half…
What Eats Spinach in Kentucky, and When
University of Kentucky Extension Entomology does not name a single spinach specialist among the pests it tracks statewide.
What Eats Onion in Kentucky, and When
Kentucky’s official pest tracking for gardens and landscapes doesn’t include a single insect that treats onion as a preferred meal.