Keep your soil as cool and moist as possible (without disrupting the ecosystem), as armyworms prefer dry, hot environments to thrive. Watering your lawn with one inch of water per week should be enough to create the proper conditions for a healthy, pest-free lawn. Don’t allow too much ...
vulgaris (common lilac) which has large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers 2. (Plants) French lilac another name for goat's-rue1 3. (Colours) a. a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tinge b. (as adjective): a lilac carpet. [C17: via ...
The structure that holds kelp to the ocean floor is not a root but a holdfast. It does not provide the kelp with any nutrition. Instead, it just serves to tether the kelp in place. Entire forests of kelp create a massive underwater habitat for species such as sea otters, sea urchins,l...
How and when to prune elderberry shrubs for beautiful bushes and a bumper crop of berries By Drew Swainston Plants to never prune in January – don’t risk the health of these popular trees and shrubs By Drew Swainston When to prune a privet hedge – trimming this fast-growing plant...
From the first dandelion rosettes in the spring, edible weeds abound. Then comes the stinging nettle emerging near the berry bushes and the wood sorrel along the edges of the vegetable plot. Bowls of wild salad and cooking greens (“weeds”) will span the weeks until the arrival of our cul...
As well as trimming back large bushes, shrubs or trees that keep your lawn in the shade or block airflow, it's also a good idea to scarify your lawn, with a rake or lawnmower. Scarifying is 'scratching' the grass to remove any build-up of dense patches that can't 'breathe'....
Because of their fast growth, make sure you space Jasmine bushes out considerably. Plant Jasmine from June to November, with at least 8 feet (2.4 m) of spacing between bushes. For indoor container planting, start in the autumn. Young plants may need support from staking. ...
One of my sage bushes Sage contains volatile oils and tannins as well as camphor, terpene, and salvene. The taste of sage is unique and is described by herbalists as pleasantly bitter, lemony, and camphorlike. Sage can be purchased as whole dried leaves or as rubbed (powdered) sage, but...
(I do keep my zucchini bushes neat and prune any excess or old leaves)"Sam on Tuesday 27 November 2018 "I haven't tried this yet but I will share it. My grandmother was adamant about using natural ways to tepelvgarden pests. I recently found on of her many garden "journals" where ...
House Finches feed on seeds, buds, fruit, and flowers. They often visit feeders in Arkansas but also forage on the ground, and in bushes and trees. We see these pretty birds in deserts and arid zones, and in parks, farmland, urban areas, and other semi-open habitats. ...