What Eats Spinach in Alaska, and When
Four of the pests Alaska gardeners ask about most often do target spinach: aphids, cutworms, root maggots, and slugs.
Which Hydrangeas Survive a Alabama Winter
In most of Alabama, hydrangeas that bloom on new wood, like panicle types (Hydrangea paniculata) and smooth hydrangeas (Hydrangea arborescens), come…
Roses That Hold Up in Alabama
Roses that hold up in Alabama tend to share three traits: they’re grown on their own roots or a rootstock suited to Deep South heat, they carry natural…
What Eats Onion in Alaska, and When
UAF Cooperative Extension documents five pests for Alaska gardens, but only four of them ever touch an onion bed.
Blind Shoots on Roses: Stems That Grow but Never Bud
A blind shoot is a rose cane that leafs out normally but stops short of producing a flower bud at its tip.
Hydrangea Stems That Flop After Rain
Flopped stems after rain are almost always a weight problem, not a disease. Rain-soaked flower heads, especially on bigleaf hydrangea (mophead and…
What Eats Summer Squash in Washington, and When
Summer squash in Washington faces a fairly short list of pests: aphids, western spotted cucumber beetles, slugs, spider mites, cutworms and armyworms…
What Eats Corn in Alaska, and When
Corn in Alaska deals with a short but real list of insect pests: aphids, cutworms and slugs are the ones that actually feed on corn plants, according to…
How to Turn Hydrangeas Blue or Pink, and What Actually Works
Flower color in hydrangeas comes down to one thing: how much aluminum the roots can actually absorb.
What Eats Pumpkin in Alaska, and When
In Alaska, three pests actually damage pumpkin patches: aphids, cutworms, and slugs.