Tag: Pine Needles
How Pine Needles Help the Garden
11/24/2020 Ken DavisBy Ken Lain, the mountain gardener If you live in a neighborhood where ponderosa pines grow freely, you know about too many pine needles. Pine trees drop lots of needles, especially those 50-foot giants! Gutter guards protect rain gutters, but…
Read MoreAre My Evergreens Dying When the Needles Turn Yellow and Brown?
09/20/2019 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Blue Spruce in front of wall If the older needles on your evergreens are turning yellow and dropping, don’t worry. Nothing’s wrong, and they’re not all dying. We define them as “evergreens,” such as…
Read MorePine Needles Bad for Our Gardens?
11/14/2015 Ken DavisBy Ken Lain, the mountain gardener If you live in a neighborhood where ponderosa pines grow freely, you know about too many pine needles. Pine trees drop lots of needles, especially those 50-foot giants! Gutter guards protect my rain gutters,…
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