Heaving can literally lift shallow-rooted plants out of the ground, exposing the tender crowns to freezing temperatures. Other plants weather the cold above ground. Broadleaf evergreens, those staples ...
Discover which annuals, perennials, vegetables, trees, and shrubs to plant in winter. Learn how to establish seeds, bare root ...
While fighting weeds is a year-round job, weed prevention is best practiced in the fall and early spring to take advantage of ...
It boasts over 200 species of birds, 150+ species of butterflies, and a wide variety of flora. It's a home to the endangered ...
Harry Barclay says the peppercorn tree on his property loses its leaves when nearby cotton farms spray their plants with ...
Take these steps to protect your garden. Winter in the South can be hard on plants. Fluctuating temperatures, sporadic freezes, and winter winds all take their toll on the garden. Some plants need ...
Weeds can be controlled mechanically by mowing, culturally with good grazing management, or chemically with herbicides. Most poisonous plants are broadleaf plants or woody species. For general ...
For the broadleaf plant, the shallow planting has less impact as the root system forms below the seed. Second, here on the Great Plains, grasses can better survive our rainfall patterns since most ...
First, there is not one type of evergreen. Conifers, or cone-bearing woody plants, are what we typically think of when talking about plants being evergreen. However, the deciding factor is the native ...
"2.4-D is a herbicide that controls broadleaf plants. So it's used for brambles, blackberry, and any broadleaf weed in a cereal crop [like wheat] because cereal crops are grasses, so 2.4-D doesn't ...