August

Cucumbers are a relatively easy selection to grow for first time gardeners, and they are an ideal selection for the more seasoned growers. For...

Gardening in cold weather Well, I come from the south and my grandma and great-grand parents always gardened in the winter time. That was the...

We are now in the dog days of summer. It's hot and humid in most areas, and not typically the time of the year...

We've been looking at how our fruit-bearing plants fare at the end of summer. We shouldn't, however, neglect all the necessary care for our...

There's a lot more debate to pruning raspberries than is really necessary--especially when we talk about pruning them in the fall. A lot of...

You don't have to quit gardening just because winter is coming. In fact, some of us really like the challenge. We also like calling...

You may not remember all the way back to the start of this growing season, but the warning was put out early to watch...

Want to know the best time to plant your Spring blooming bulbs? Well, that depends--but we're certainly heading into the time when everyone should...

It's late August, and the hummingbirds will be starting their migration. Some of us will be sad to see them going, and others will...

The Zimmerman Pine Moth has become a problem in recent years--and we've learned to go after them in late summer. The larvae of the...

There are almost as many kinds of fertilizers as there are rose varieties--but how they're used to feed roses is similar. Roses are heavy...

Hedges add a nice touch to a yard or garden by providing interesting walls of green and privacy from nosy neighbors and random passers-by....

The dampwood termite is the largest of all the termite species. It ranges in size from 1/3 inch to over a ½ inch in...

Cabbage is a great crop to plant late-season. Southern states can go ahead and plant in late August, for example. Cabbage feeds off the...