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Ask UW-Extension horticulture educator Lisa Johnson your questions about your yard, garden and plants. Send questions to ...
I received an email from one of my readers about her Rhubarb or Rheumrhabarbarum. It seems that the stalks on her rhubarb were as thin and weak as they haveever been. Her rhubarb normally does well ...
In a recent Instagram Reel, regenerative grower Andreas (@solarpunkfarmer) breaks down the "chop and drop" method, a gardening technique of cutting down old or inedible plant matter and dropping it ...
I Asked 3 Experts To Name the Best Strawberry Ice Cream—They All Said the Same Thing Texas flood victim clinging to tree is ...
In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.
The best fertilizer for peppers for maximum fruit production. From homemade compost to store-bought, there's something for ...
Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...
The flip side of our dry summers is that, without sprinkler intervention, Seattle lawns turn into crispy straw. July’s average rainfall is 0.78 inches, according to the National Weather Service, ...
When drought hits, our garden plants suffer. Inadequate water stresses plants, and you will see the oldest leaves yellowing, ...
Composting has gone mainstream. If you're ready to pile on, we've outlined everything you need to know to start a compost ...
If your annual flowers aren’t exploding with celebratory fireworks of color right now, it may be lack of fertilizer.
We have spent 20 years improving our vegetable garden soil by adding composted horse and chicken manure at the end of each ...