Despite your best efforts, you just can’t seem to get rid of dandelions. Chances are it’s due to a combination of the fact that you haven’t yet learned the best methods to do so and that your asshole neighbors have it stuck in their puny little heads that dandelions are “cute”. On the other hand, [...]
When I was very young, I remember going to old farms that belonged to the family. I loved playing with all the animals and the interesting bugs. I recall running into a large garden, sending a white storm of insects into the air. I laughed and made sure everyone saw what I had accomplished. My [...]
Mushrooms are one of those things that some people love and others hate. Personally I love to eat mushrooms. But then, this article mostly deals with the inedible and occasionally poisonous variety. Fungus have a very important role in the ecosystem. They love to eat things that are high in nutrients, like rotting trees, leaves, [...]
Crabgrass. If you have a lawn or garden, chances are you’re familiar with it. You may even have figured out by now that it’s among the most tenacious of weeds. It quickly claims any open spaces in your lawn (even small ones), and if left unchecked, crabgrass can outcompete desirable turf grass for resources, spreading [...]
I never gave slugs much thought until I was 15 and my dad moved from Minnesota to Oregon, where slugs are practically part of the culture. They’re hard to ignore, anyway, since they’re roughly the size of chipmunks and often leopard-spotted and/or bright yellow. But even in Minnesota, where slugs are usually only an inch [...]
I consider myself verrrry lucky to have never had a poison ivy rash. This may be because I’m woefully inadequate at identifying plants while I tromp around in the great Northwoods and manage to avoid the poison ivy by sheer dumb luck, or . . . I may just not be tromping around the woods [...]
As spring approaches and the snow melts and the little green things start to come out, those lucky people with yards and and gardens can start thinking about things like seeds and planting and watering and . . . getting rid of weeds. Whether or not you want to get rid of weeds depends a [...]
So I went ahead and finished up the series on how to get rid of mites with this stunning article about getting rid of spider mites, a very common and very harmful garden pest. You’ll find the article in our new gardening section, previously christened by Eric and his article on aphids. I think you’ll [...]
Aphids, or “them little suckers” as my grandpa refers to them, are the silent killers of your garden plants and flowers. And aside from being ishy and destructive, they have spikey butts. Who wants that on their plants? Them little suckers are often the cause of yellowing and curling leaves, unattractive sooty black fungus coating [...]
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