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The Cheapskate Gardener Jun. 08, 2023
The only difference between gardeners and cheapskate gardeners is the amount of money they spend to ... Read More
Going Hungry Sep. 07, 2022
Starvation. Poverty. People struggling to buy medicine and fuel. Disaster happened after one governm... Read More
4 Recipes for Homemade DIY Lawn and Garden Fertilizer Jun. 29, 2022
I love a beautiful yard, but I hate spending a lot of money to get it that way, which explains why I... Read More
Crocus Problem and Salad Bowl Gardens Apr. 27, 2022
Q: Last fall we bought some crocus, daffodil and tulip bulbs. The daffodils are blooming, but the cr... Read More
Landscaping Questions Apr. 13, 2022
If you haven't bought an Easter lily, you should go buy one now. They will be on sale after this wee... Read More
Rose Questions Aug. 04, 2021
Summer is rose time, so let's answer some of your questions about roses. Q: My roses are dropping th... Read More
Cheapskate Gardening Tips and Tricks Jun. 10, 2021
Is there anything more gratifying than a beautiful garden when you just happen to be the gardener? B... Read More
V-Shaped Economic Recovery Requires Freer Trade, Not Tariffs Aug. 18, 2020
It seems obvious that President Donald Trump is going to need a blockbuster economic revival if he h... Read More
Worm Castings Jul. 15, 2020
Q: I have a problem in my lawn. Worms make it so bumpy that I can hardly walk in my yard without twi... Read More
Seasonal Grass Apr. 15, 2020
Question: When I used my drop spreader to fertilize my lawn, it made stripes of fertilized and unfer... Read More
9 Remarkable Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds Dec. 03, 2019
If you love your morning cup of joe, there's a pretty good chance you're throwing out spent coffee g... Read More
Indoor Plants Nov. 13, 2019
Q: I have tried for several years to keep houseplants indoors during the winter and then move them o... Read More
Fertilizer Numbers Oct. 09, 2019
Q: A while back, you wrote that a person could mix two fertilizers and that "each active ingredient ... Read More
Koi Pond Fish Kill Jun. 12, 2019
I was gone for most of Memorial Day. When I got home, something strange was happening in my pond. Ma... Read More
Spring Gardening Mar. 20, 2019
Believe it or not, spring is coming. It has started in the south and is moving north. Spring is an e... Read More
Protecting Landscape and Too Much Fertilizer Dec. 19, 2018
Q: Last year, we lost some shrubs to deer or rodents eating the trunks. I hope I am not too late to ... Read More
Summer Rose Care Jul. 20, 2016
Q: Last week, you said to fertilize flowers that aren't blooming. My rose bushes are supposed to blo... Read More
Preventing Black-Spot Fungus Jun. 15, 2016
Q: I've had many rose bushes for years. They look great during the year, but every summer I begin to... Read More
Mixing Fertilizer Apr. 23, 2014
Question: I have two types of fertilizer that don't have any kind of pesticide mixed in. One is for ... Read More
