Yellow and purple nutsedge are not broadleaf or grassy weeds –– they’re sedges. Many common herbicides will have little to no effect on controlling nutsedge. So before you go spraying chemicals on your lawn, it’s essential to research your product and ensure it’s labeled for sedge co...
If the soil layer on top of the grass is not dense enough, grass shoots or weeds might pop through and disturb your garden. If you have a strong, healthy lawn, your grass roots can be up to 2 or 3 feet deep. Take the time to remove all grass and weeds in the area where you wa...
In order to survive, deer must conserve energy in the winter. To do that, they seek thermal cover — areas where hemlocks or thick pines grow. Thermal cover gives deer at least three advantages. These trees act like a blanket, holding the day’s heat through the night. They also act a...
The adult is black and looks like a small beetle. The adult appears around fall and eats the edges of leaves. Sometimes, all it takes is gravel or pebbles around the primrose to prevent them from laying eggs in the soil. Trap the adults by stuffing flowerpots with grass and placing them...
Train raspberries through loops. Or if you are handy at DIY you can build araspberry trellislike this : We will now look at growing raspberries in pots. Jump ahead to startplanting raspberry canes. 2. Growing Raspberries in Pots & Containers ...
I paced myself by hauling a couple of barrow or bucket loads down, then stopping to spread the gravel using the back (not the tines) of a metal rake. Before I started the bucket portion of the job, the prospect of such primitive, time-consuming donkey-work seemed mind-boggling. My laz...
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Of course you do. They feel like the enemy. But they can actually hold clues to help you take back your garden. We’re going to have some tips on how you can read your weeds for gardening success. LESLIE: And is your garage so crammed full of stuff that you just c...
Growing them in potsis most adapted, because that makes it possible to bring the lemon trees to a spot where it doesn’t freeze in the winter. Lemon treesaren’t indoor plants, and can’t bear staying in a heated environment all year round. They need relatively lower temperatures from Oct...
Install landscape fabric along the bottom of the area and run it up the sides at the perimeter. This helps keep weeds and grass from growing up between the stones. Fill the area with 1 inch of fine-crushed stone or coarse sand and pull a long, two-by-four board across the top to sp...