Brown Olive Scale -
The brown olive scale (Saissetia akar) occurs throughout the State on a wide variety of host plants. It is best known as a pest of citrus but also com...
Propagating Plants by Cuttings -
For many plants this is the quickest, easiest and cheapest method of propagation; one that provides a sure way of perpetuating a kind or variety in th...
White Wax Scale -
White wax scale (Ceroplastes destructor) is a pest of citrus orchards and also infests many native and introduced shrubs, such as blackthorn, lillypil...
Mulch -
Mulch can help you in many ways, from soil temperature regulation to moisture conservation and even weed control....
Grass Seed -
Except for very special purposes (making a putting green, for example) it is always better to sow a grass seed mixture than just one kind. In a way it...
Pruning Roses -
The most common error made in pruning roses is the location of the cut in relation to the dormant eyes or buds on the stems. Every rose stem, either o...
Growing Fruit and Vegetables in the Home -
For flavor, for economy, or just for the sheer joy of gardening, more and more families are now raising their own produce. Many admit, though, that a ...
Pruning Newly Planted Roses -
Make fresh cuts wherever long stubs have been left above nodes or dormant buds. Less pruning is required by climbing and shrub roses. because the orig...
Espalier -
Espalier is the horticultural technique of training trees through careful pruning and grafting with the intent of creating formal two-dimensional patt...
