The Dirt
Stalking the Wild Monarch
Plant Milkweed Now by Sandy Swegel It’s Show and Tell time. It’s time to take the kids or some curious adults outside and prove your superior knowledge of the ways of nature and introduce them to butterfly eggs. It’s been a good milkweed year in the wild this year. Lots of spring rains followed by […]
Help! I’ve been Invaded by Japanese Beetles!
How Do I Get Rid of This Terrible Pest? by Sandy Swegel I was so late writing my blog post this morning because I foolishly strolled out into the rose garden, where everything was delightfully dewy and fresh from rains last night. I thought I would deadhead a few late season roses that looked spent. […]
Two Midsummer Tasks
Taking Care of Your Plants in the Heat July can be hot in the garden. If you’ve kept up with weeding earlier in the season, there may not be too much work outside of harvesting veggies. Two midsummer tasks are important now. Fertilize plants that have been working hard. Tomatoes….because I want lots of tomatoes and […]