Earthworms: Free fertilizer for lawns
The best method to judge the health of the soil beneath a lawn is to discover how many earthworms are present.
5 Lawn watering myths debunked!
Fifty to 75 percent of all drinking water used in municipalities goes to watering lawns and gardens. In dry summer months that can increase to 80 percent or more. The amount wasted can be enormous. As population grows, more and more water is being drawn out of underground aquifers more quickly than the aquifers can recharge. Above ground reservoirs also become stressed.
Top 10 Mistakes Gardeners Make
Healthy soil = nutrients and beneficial microorganisms = healthy plants
Night-blooming jasmine and angel trumpets…haunting scents of the evening
And the night-blooming flowers open, open in the same hour I remember those I love. In the middle of the viburnums the twilight…
Honey Bees, Mites, and Neonicotinoid Insecticides…What’s causing our honey bee decline
Honey bees are disappearing at alarming rates across the globe and scientists are still scrambling to find out the causes. Since honeybees are…
Imported Fire Ants: Prolific, protective and venomous.
Keep the grits, club soda, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and coffee grounds in the pantry. None of these “folk” remedies work on fire ants.
Make your lawn a giant rainwater harvesting system
As water becomes a more precious and expensive natural resource, experts are looking at ways to conserve and extend its usefulness. This is…
Soil: A Living Layer of Earth
Good healthy plants can fend off disease and destructive insects. The absence of these microorganisms and larger organisms such as earthworms, result in compacted, lifeless soil. Lifeless soil, of course, cannot sustain life.
