Spider Mites on Hydrangeas: Stippled Leaves in a Hot, Dry Spell
Fine gray-bronze stippling across the leaf surface, a dusty look you can’t wipe off with a thumb, and maybe a scrap of fine webbing tucked in a leaf…
Rose Mosaic Virus: Yellow Patterns That Came With the Plant
Yellow line patterns, wavy mottling, or oak-leaf shapes stamped across rose foliage usually mean rose mosaic virus.
Rust on Hydrangeas: Orange Pustules Under the Leaf
Orange, powdery pustules crowding the underside of a hydrangea leaf point to rust, a fungal disease that shows up most often on panicle hydrangea late in…
What Eats Spinach in Iowa, and When
Grasshoppers are the only documented pest in Iowa that actually treats spinach leaves as food.
What Eats Onion in Iowa, and When
Two insects show up on Iowa onions with any regularity: the common stalk borer, which tunnels into the stalk and leaves a single leaf wilting from the…
What Eats Pepper in Idaho, and When
Six of the pests Idaho tracks for garden vegetables will actually feed on pepper: aphids, Colorado potato beetle, cutworms, grasshoppers, tomato…
Training a Climbing Rose: Supports, and Where to Tie
Training a climbing rose means fixing its canes to a support and guiding them horizontally rather than letting them shoot straight up.
When to Plant Melons in Yukon
Yukon’s average frost-free window runs from about June 5 to August 25, roughly 81 days, and the territory records zero days a year at or above 90°F.
The Best Melons to Grow in Yukon
Yukon’s growing season is too short and too cool for standard melons grown outdoors without help.
When to Plant Melons in Wyoming
Wyoming’s frost dates give melon growers a narrow, uncertain runway: last spring frost falls between May 7 and May 18, first fall frost between September…