GERANIUMS VS. JAPANESE BEETLES

Have a Japanese Beetle Problem?   Are Japanese beetles chomping on the leaves of your beans and peppers? Are they chomping holes in the leaves of your favorite roses? Try this simple and beautiful solution.  Buy a few flowering geranium plants. Set them out  among  your plants whose “hole-y” leaves indicate they are being victimized by […]

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PLANT COMPANIONS

Plan Your Plant Companions   You’ve undoubtedly heard the advice about planting marigolds with certain vegetables to deter pests, improve flavor, and so on. This is known as “companion planting.” The two companion plants help each other out. They are beneficial to each other. Fine, but exactly what vegetables make good companions for marigolds? And […]

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PROTECTING YOUR STRAWBERRY PLANTS

WINTER’S COMING!   Preparing Your Strawberry Plants Now is the time to prepare for a beautiful crop of luscious strawberries next summer — especially if you live in an area where winter temperatures drop below 15°F. Your strawberry plants need winter protection in the form of seed-free mulch. Before mulching, however, thin your plants to about 5 […]

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