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Citrus Care Guide (Lemon, Lime, Orange, Calamondins) Dwarf Citrus trees can make very attractive container plants and kept at manageable sizes. In the Chicago area, Citrus plants can be moved outside on a patio or apartment balcony in the summer, but MUST brought indoors when outside temperatures get below 55...

Magnolia Tree Looks Sick and is Dripping Sticky Black Sap All over the Plants below It.   Magnolia scale has become an increasingly common problem on magnolia trees in Illinois.  Magnolia scale, Neolecanium cornuparvum is one of the largest and most conspicuous scale insects in our area. The over-wintering nymphs...

Would you like absolutely spectacular flowers in containers and in your planting beds? Treat your plants to Pesche’s cocktail for growing success! Water your plants well the day before fertilizing. Mix these 3 components together per instructions for 1 gallon. Feed your containers once a week, your flower beds every...

Inexperienced gardeners often wonder why high quality potting mixes do not look like the rich, black loamy dirt found in lawns and gardens. Plants obviously thrive in this soil, so why not use it as a potting soil? Many years ago, professional growers discovered that no matter how rich looking,...