For the second year in a row, we are very short on the amount of rainfall we should have for the growing season. Most everyone has had to do supplemental watering to keep yards and gardens looking nice. Rather than setting a watering schedule and sticking to it religiously, you can prioritize your plants [Continue]
Everyone is worried about their tomatoes this year. Either the bushes are growing like gangbusters but aren’t producing tomatoes, or the bushes are scrawny and overloaded with fruits for their size. Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable garden plant in the U.S. While they are easy to grow, they also have the largest variety [Continue]
Governor Doyle has proclaimed June 2005 as Invasive Species Awareness Month. Why does the governor care about invasive species? Why should we care? Just what is an invasive species? The Invasive Plant Association of Wisconsin defines an invasive plant as one that is a non-indigenous species or strain that becomes established in natural [Continue]