Tag: pesticides
Helping Bees Find Our Gardens
07/31/2015 Ken Davisby 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.…
Read MoreToo Much Water Kills; Improper Spraying Won’t
07/30/2011 Ken Lain, mountain gardenerBefore getting into the horrible details of death and decay in local gardens this week, I’ll begin with a positive accent: the Heatwave Sparkle Sage. It’s a garden plant that rarely is highlighted in gardening publications, bears hot pink flowers…
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