Garden Help Desk

Container Gardening - Herbs and Veggies!

CHRIS PESCHEMay 19, '21

Select compact plants. Bush–type plants are better suited for limited space available when container gardening. Some common vegetables available in bush form are: Beans Tomatoes Cucumbers Zucchini Variety is the spice of life. Use a mix of veggies and herbs in your containers. Pot up a salsa garden with tomatoes,...

Growing Onions

CHRIS PESCHEMar 27, '21

Onions need direct sunlight. Place them in a full sun area of your garden. Make sure to amend your soil before planting with Back to Nature Natures Blend Compost. Use 1 bag per 100 sq. ft. Cultivate a bag of coarse sand into the area. Rake the soil even then apply Dr....

Snow Mold

Kim EllsonMar 11, '21

As the snow melts, many of us are finding unattractive patches of what appears to be white or pink, almost fine spider webbing, across our lawns.  Whenever you see any of these characteristic round circular patches on your lawn with that bleached-looking, fine strand cover, it is almost certainly snow...

The Magic of Flocked Trees

Kim EllsonNov 24, '20

Flocked Christmas trees, a vague reminder of the past or a current day trend?  Numbers seem to reflect an increase in popularity as more and more people seek out these once popular trees.  For many of us flocked trees bring back memories of our childhood, warm and fuzzy memories, happy...

Autumn Garden Chores

Kim EllsonOct 27, '20

Autumn is the ideal time for carrying out an array of tasks.  Lower temperatures and increased rainfall both provide ideal conditions for planting trees and shrubs, as reduced heat and drought stress will ensure new plantings can get established.  The sooner you plant, the longer your plants will have to...