HOW TO GET RID OF BLACKSPOT ON ROSES

January 25, 2017 in COMMON GARDEN PROBLEMS, MAINTAINING A GARDEN

The best way to control blackspot is to practice good cultural controls. Remove leaves and dispose of them in trash, not compost.

ALTERNATIVES TO INVASIVE ENGLISH IVY

January 25, 2017 in COMMON GARDEN PROBLEMS

English ivy does not provide an ecological benefit. It is invasive, destroying all native vegetation in its path.

SUCCESS IN THE GARDEN: GARDEN CONTAINER IDEAS

January 25, 2017 in MAINTAINING A GARDEN, CHOOSING THE RIGHT PLANT

Planters made out of porous materials such as a terra cotter planter will need to be watered more often than a plastic container. Plastic and glazed pots are slower to dry out because water doesn't evaporate through these non-porous materials.

ELIMINATING WEEDS IN THE GARDEN

January 25, 2017 in MAINTAINING A GARDEN, COMMON GARDEN PROBLEMS

The best prevention of perennial weeds is to mulch, which suppresses the weed growth.

Aphids on a rosebud. photo by www.biologicalcrophealth.co.za

GETTING RID OF BUGS IN THE GARDEN

January 25, 2017 in MAINTAINING A GARDEN, COMMON GARDEN PROBLEMS

There should be insects in a garden, but the insects should not destroy the garden. Over millions of years plants and insects have co-evolved, found a symbiotic relationship where there is a balance.