Tag: bugs

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener This week I was checking out the first of the seed catalogs on my iPad, dreaming of next spring.  We gardeners have our core ‘Go-To’ plants we always grow:  A favorite pepper that grills…

None! I know it’s hard to accept, but the spiders in the garden are our friends. They’re the good guys. They’re predators, and right now, they’re doing a fine job reducing the bug populations in our yards. So we do…

Click Here to View Video Ella Amos explains how to keep your vegetables and plants Insect free with Safe products that don’t taint your crop

By Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Because we’re gardeners and work around many flowers it’s bound to happen: a bee stings us.  Coincidentally, although it had been several years since any of us Lains had been stung, just last week…

by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Bees are essential pollinators, pollinating about a third of our nation’s crops. We would have far fewer food options without these little workhorses, but bees are in trouble and local gardeners can help them.…

Growing tropical plants indoors is different in arid climates. Success is in the soil, the food, and choosing the right plants. Grow healthy houseplants in style after this class and each student receives a free coupon towards Watters 2015 pottery…

The days grow short as we move into the last of the 2014 garden season. This is a time to relax, sip some tea while warming your feet by the fire, and reflect on our gardening successes and near misses.…

A couple of weeks ago we dispersed the final applications of plant food to keep our landscapes health through winter. At the same time “Crabgrass and Weed Preventer” was applied to keep winter-growing weeds away until spring. This week the…

Carved pumpkins look their best one to two days after carving and rarely look good after seven days. Pumpkins begin decomposing from harmless bacteria and fungi in the air and on the carver’s hands. To avoid transferring bacteria to the…