I’m confused. Should I clear out my garden at the end of the season or not? I’ve been leaving my flowers’ seed heads for the birds and the dead stalks for pollinators and overwintering beneficial ...

You water, fertilize and do all the right things, but your lawn doesn’t respond to your nurturing. There may be a simple ...

LET’S HEAD TO GREEN. WELCOME TO THE DAYS WHERE OUR GREEN WERE, BEAVER POND FARM AND NEWPORT. I’M JOINED BY KENDALL CORNELIUS FROM U.A. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. AND KENDALL, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR. A ...

Can you kill couch grass without chemicals? MILLIE: Yes! But it takes time and hard work. Millie has been smothering the couch in her garden while she renovates, placing metal sheeting and boards on a ...

All gardeners know how important it is to fertilize. Vegetable plants, perennials, annuals and rose bushes will grow best when they have enough fertilizer. But, sometimes, even if you keep up with ...

If you plan to feed your lawn only once a year, make it a fall feeding. Cooler weather encourages root growth and winter rains can wash slow-release lawn food deep into the root zone. Janet Jensen The ...

The optimum use of fertilisers is obtained when soil pH is between about 6.2 and 6.5 and more than 60% of soil samples show a shortage of lime. The first step in producing any crop is to get the lime ...

Can I apply lime to my yard this month? And how much lime should I apply? A: The easy part is when to apply lime. End of March through early April is excellent timing to apply lime. As for the second ...

I recently had the good fortune of being in Mexico on the Day of the Dead. I saw skeletons everywhere. Most people would have been spooked, but seeing all those bones reminded me that now is the time ...

04:01, Thu, Oct 2, 2025 Updated: 07:48, Thu, Oct 2, 2025 While autumn may seem like a strange time to start thinking about weeding your garden, it’s the perfect time to maintain them in preparation ...