KILLIN - Garden Guide
Sowing Seeds
Temperatures are still too cold for setting out spring plants in Virginia, but spring is here and the nursery staff is busy. Seeds need to be sown, cuttings taken, and plugs planted. The new ellepots are living up to their...
Prune And Trellis Your Tomato Plants To Achieve Higher Yields
For many home gardeners, the tomato crop is frequently a source of pride. Gardeners frequently compete to see who can grow the earliest ripe fruit, the biggest or most flavorful tomato. The desire for ideal tomatoes sends many...
New Uses For Old Plants
Plants continue to play and important role in our lives. Modern science is finding new solutions to problems by closely examining the plant kingdom. These new discoveries make us realize how much we depend on nature, despite...
Mosquito Magnets
According to a large number of researchers across the world children are natural mosquito magnets, as well as the aged and the ill. The reasons for this are still a mystery, but all the same the medical fraternity does agree to...
Challenges Faced By Australian Farm Hobbyist
Spring time in Victoria is the certainly the most beautiful season. Unfortunately the weather is frequently windy and changeable. Without windbreaks plants will quickly be damaged and young plantings are literally torn out of...
Basic Swimming Pool Water Chemistry
Pool pH & Pool AlkalinityThe pH and Alkalinity levels of swimming pool water affect many areas of the swimming pool and must be kept at the correct levels if you expect to successfully maintain your swimming pool. The Alkalinity o
Garden Bugs
For as much as I like most bugs, they undoubtedly have a way of ruining a garden in a very timely fashion. As a child, I would run from the garden to the woods, transplanting as many garden bugs as possible before my mother...
Spruce Budworm
Spruce budworm is a very serious pest in our area and can be found in all species of spruce. The adult moths will lay their eggs in July and early August. These adults will lay approximately 100-150 eggs in a cluster pattern....
Injury to Trees and Shrubs
Weather, animals, and people cause mechanical injury to plants. Of the 3 causes, damage by people is number 1. Most of this damage is caused by the improper use of lawn equipment around the plant. If a lawn mower or weed...
The Azalea Shrubs Are Easy Plants To Grow In Shade
Most gardeners consider the azalea shrub as an easy plant to grow, if located in the most suitable environment. Azaleas can be divided into two recognizable groups, the evergreen azalea and the deciduous azalea, which drops all...
Separating The Good Weeds From The Bad
In your fight against weeds youve probably come across any number of different types. And chances are equally likely that you went straight for the herbicide, or started pulling them up as soon as you saw them. But believe it...
Deer Ticks
Hundreds of species of ticks are found across the world. The deer tick is a species of tick that is small and dark legged. It is also known as the seed tick or bear tick and feeds primarily on mice, deer, cattle, and humans.In...
The Truth About Hosta Virus X
Hosta Virus X or HVX as it is known by its acronym is a dangerous, contagious virus that is killing hostas in both North America and Europe. It first started showing up in North America about five years ago when mutated looking...
Growing Grapes - 3 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Growing Grapes
Growing Grapes is one the few overlooked yet most promising and exciting outdoor hobbies one can become involved in. It is fun, challenging, and best of all rewarding in the sense that once you have a fully grown grape farm or...
Pest Control - Adventures with Small Animal Traps
For those of us who garden and live in the suburbs, which means where small animals live as well, keeping unprotected plants (especially vegetables) from being eaten can be a real challenge. There are few things more painful...
Repotting
Most plants that require repotting can be easily removed from the container. This is usually done if it is held upside-down, while knocking the lip of the container directly on the edge of a table. If you hold your hand over...
Tomato Plants and Black Fungus Disease
Question: How do you deal with black fungus disease? It seems this nasty disease keeps on killing my tomatoesAnswer:My grandfather grew tomatoes in Poland, where black fungus was
just as much of a problem as it is for you....
How to Get Rid of a Mouse
If your house has small opening, mouse may utilize these small opening to enter your house and you will definitely need to know how to get free of mouse. The mouse may sometimes be very small to weigh less than even one ounce...
How to Get Rid of Moles
Get Rid of Moles Animated movies and television shows frequently portray moles are furry, funny, friendly little underground dwellers. Isn't it cute how they dig the tunnels! Moles are only cute when they're cartoons - real...
Tips On Watching Your Grass Grow
What are you going to do? Watch the grass grow???Who has not heard that one?But the real question is: What if you want to watch the grass grow? Or At the very least to be able to MAKE your grass grow? What if you want to grow...