Q: When we bought our house, 10 months ago, we saw we have two small pine trees in the backyard. One is approximately 15 feet tall and the other about 10. On both, the needles are turning brown and dying, from the inside and bottom, up and out. I have tried adding Miracid to the…
Free Compost Available for Orange County Residents Nov. 5
November 4, 2022
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Residents of Orange County, California, can pick up free compost this Saturday, Nov. 5, from three different locations as the OC Waste & Recycling—which manages waste and landfills in the county—is working to recycle organic waste. “OC Waste & Recycling creates quality compost material from green waste collected from homes across Orange County. … Our…
Chrysanthemum Show Puts Season’s Best Blooms On Display
November 2, 2022
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SARATOGA, Calif.—Colorful blooms brightened the room at the Joan Pisani Community Center in Saratoga during an annual chrysanthemum show that was held Oct. 29–30. The show was hosted by the Bay Area Chrysanthemum Society, which has held the event for 10 years. Every year, club members get to display the results of their passion, patience,…
Whip Up Lebanese Toum With Homegrown Garlic
The recipe for toum contains only garlic, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil. It’s as thick and creamy as mayonnaise and improves everything it touches. But before it’s time for toum, we have to discuss the task at hand: It’s time to plant the garlic. Select Your Garlic Autumn isn’t the usual time for planting,…
How to Grow Your Own Medicinal Herb Garden
Many Americans feel that our country is overmedicated and that the endless concoctions we subject our bodies to cannot be good for us in the long run. The alternative to over-the-counter drugs is what was once called “home remedies.” Most of these cures for common ailments come from herbs. If you have space to do…
Pesticide Resistance
Q: I sprayed for weeds in my yard and aphids on my roses, and neither treatment seemed to work. Do you think my two biggest pest problems have developed resistance to pesticides? A: Pesticide resistance is a serious worldwide problem, but there are other possible reasons your sprays did not work. It would take genetic…
Homegrown Tomatoes: $37 Each
I don’t know what I was thinking the year that I bought three dozen tomato plants (they were small), plus enough planting mix to cover a small farm. And as long as I was there, I picked up mulch, root stimulator, liquid fertilizer, time-release fertilizer, pest control, slug and snail bait, metal cages (one per…
Fall Care for Water Gardens
Q: This is the first year we have had a water garden. What do we do with the plants over the winter? We expect the pond to freeze for several weeks over the winter. We live in an area that gets a few inches of snow each winter, but the winters are not too bad….
Grass, Garlic, and Amaryllis
Q: We are discussing when to cut down our ornamental grasses. I want to see them last through the winter and let the birds eat any seeds. My husband wants to cut them down in the fall because he says it is easier then. The plants are still upright and not beaten down. We can…
7 Essential Leaf-Raking Tips to Make Your Fall Cleanup so Much Easier
Trees and shrubs in all their brilliant fall finery are an amazing sight to behold. But those color-drenched leaves eventually make their way to the ground, where you may find them much less welcome. Raking leaves is at the top of most fall garden to-do lists, and it can be a rather labor-intensive and time-consuming…
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