The Dirt
Apples
All About Apples by Sandy Swegel Two things I learned about apples this year. Reduce codling moths in your trees. A few years ago, I started following the advice of a local organic farmer to pick up the bad apples under my apple trees. I’ve always left them there to compost in place or waited […]
Fall Blooming Bulbs and Corms
Colchicums by Sandy Swegel Colchicums! These huge flowers of Fall are still some of my absolute favorite flowers that I look forward to each year. They grow with virtually no attention and have thrived in a shady, pretty dry hosta garden that lacks color so much of the year. It’s been seven years since I […]
Stop the Powdery Mildew Cycle this Fall
Gardening Tips by Sandy Swegel Powdery mildew had a grand time in my garden this year. I often have a nonchalant attitude to it growing on a few leaves and don’t mind a little bit. But it started early this year on roses, then showed up on the bee balms and finished out the season […]