Lawn And Garden Care

So I've been exploring ways to hide the fact that I am still planting more and more bulbs in our yard. It's tough digging holes around, for example, those shallow maple roots—grass won't grow there—so nobody, absolutely nobody, can object if you manage...

Once it penetrates the lawn, it Creeping charley is a perennial weed and shows up very early in the year. Here in Ohio (Zone 6), it never really dies back, rather goes dormant and turns reddish-brown.

If you don't want violets in the lawn, then dig them out as soon as you spot them there. But it seems to cause most trouble when it invades the grass.I do admit, when the spouse is out of earshot, to actually liking the violets.

During the leaf season, November to February, we estimate a total of 3 feet of leaf depth. About the Compost Mix Calculator. The neighbors strongly suggested we not leave them on the ground, or put them on the garden, because they would kill or smother...

Use an axe or shovel blade to cut the root.Spray, pour or brush on a root killer to the end of the root while it is still freshly cut from the tree. This should kill the root portion that is cut off from the rest of the tree.

An 8-1-10-4 fertilizer contains the ratio, by weight, of 8 parts nitrogen, 1 part phosphorus, 10 parts potassium and 4 parts magnesium.Gandoderma butt rot, a soilborne fungus for which there is no known cure, spreads upward from the soil until it destroys...

Orange trees require water when the first 2 inches of soil are dry. The kaffir lime tree has long thorns and should be handled with care, but it acclimates well to container and indoor growth.

However, if the size or shape needs more control, Leyland cypress are adaptable to pruning when used for hedging. Leyland cypress tree spacing is dependent on the desired usage of the tree, which can include rows of Leyland cypress for a single hedge,...

According to Desert-Tropicals.com, the Arizona cypress comes from its namesake state and is known for its minimal watering requirements. The Leyland cypress does not occur naturally on its own.

Determining the average frost dates for your area helps you decide when to plant. Northern hard frosts begin mid-to-late September, extending to late October farther south. The UW Extension recommends planting both types of stock as soon as trees are...

Cherry trees are extremely resilient trees, which make them an ideal choice for many home fruit growers. Coat all of the surfaces of all of the roots with this herbicide; it will flow into the open wounds you created on the roots to eat away at the healthy...

Many ornamental trees grown in the United States are indigenous to China, including Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba), Yulan magnolia (Magnolia heptapeta) and China fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata).A member of the Cercidiphyllaceae...

Spray the closest trees, even if no evidence of holes is seen, to prevent the borers from moving to those trees.Wait one to two weeks, or the time specified on the pesticide label, and repeat the treatment of spraying the aspen trees.

If the body of water is smaller than 50 square feet and 18 inches deep, add a filtration system. Insert the rhizome with the buds at the highest point.Fill in the hole and press the soil down around the rhizome.

Container growing maximizes garden yield by creating garden spaces where plants cannot be grown in the ground. Watch for the spot where Sugar Baby watermelons rest against the soil or pot to change from a pale white to a bright yellow.

Today is Weed Appreciation Day. What weeds have you eaten? I do not want to live in a chemical world. My backyard is full of birds that love to eat from the free smorgasbord of weed seeds in my back yard.

It is difficult touse this mower on excessively bumpy or uneven ground because the blades do not 'float'.Push mowers are harder to push; therefore, it takes longer to mow. The mower does not have a motor but instead the sharp blades turn as the mower...

The proper application of sprays at the right time helps to ensure that your trees give you fruit and not grief.Timely spraying can help to ensure a bountiful harvest from your trees.Rather than checking off the same dates on a calendar each year, it's...

If you see greenish white underneath the scrape, the branch is alive. Look for spots on leaves, green spores underneath leaves, lesions on twigs or branches and dieback.Scrape the top of a branch to see if it is dead from damage or disease.

Though willows usually survive drought, proper irrigation promotes health, making it easier for willows to recover from diseases and other problems.Apply mulch made of wood chips or bark around the tree's base to help the soil retain moisture and prevent...

The wounded area will develop a callus and eventually close.It only takes two or three hits with a string trimmer to kill a young tree, according to Allen Wilson, a Master Gardener with the University of Idaho.

In general, this reduces the tree roots' ability to hold up the tree. There are many factors contributing to a palm's ability to withstand wind, including the tree's age, whether it is native or exotic, the condition of the soil, the duration of the storm...

A "cedar tree" may refer to the true cedars of the Old World -- like the famous Cedars of Lebanon, frequently referenced in biblical texts -- or to other conifers, especially various members of the cypress family.

The Canadian yew is an example of an aril-producing conifer that contains a fleshy covering to contain the tree's seeds. Seed cones tend to develop higher up in the tree to aid in dispersal once the seeds are pollinated.Seed cones are commonly used to...

If the short stem that connects the frond to the trunk is green, the frond is not dead and should be left in place.Sever the frond stems on the horizontal, at a right angle to the tree trunk, not on the bias.

The evergreen white pine tree (Pinus strobus) grows to a height of 50 to 80 feet, with a width of up to 50 feet. The tree begins to produce seeds between three to five years old.Urban pollution adversely effects the white pine tree.

Although drought-resistant, Sylvester Palms will also grow better if they receive regular water. With its feathery, bluish leaves, the Sylvester Palm is a popular landscape specimen.