Ask UW-Extension horticulture educator Lisa Johnson your questions about your yard, garden and plants. Send questions to ...

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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 ...

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In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

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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, ...