Question: My dad always put lime on our lawn every year when I was growing up. My wife and I just moved into our first house, and I’d like to know if I should be following in my dad’s footsteps and ...

If you plan to feed your lawn only once a year, make it a fall feeding. Cooler weather encourages root growth and winter rains can wash slow-release lawn food deep into the root zone. Janet Jensen The ...

Q. I have never limed my lawn and I have lived here for 25 years. My neighbor put lime on his lawn recently and I asked him why he did that. He said that lime sweetens the soil and it should be done ...

All gardeners know how important it is to fertilize. Vegetable plants, perennials, annuals and rose bushes will grow best when they have enough fertilizer. But, sometimes, even if you keep up with ...

I recently had the good fortune of being in Mexico on the Day of the Dead. I saw skeletons everywhere. Most people would have been spooked, but seeing all those bones reminded me that now is the time ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! What a change has occurred in the weather! Fall is definitely here as daytime highs are in the 60s and the nights are getting chilly. Get your pumpkins ...

I’m confused. Should I clear out my garden at the end of the season or not? I’ve been leaving my flowers’ seed heads for the birds and the dead stalks for pollinators and overwintering beneficial ...

Q. We are in the second year’s contract with a local lawn service. We have had very disappointing results. A supervisor came out and suggested we begin lime applications. We have mostly oaks, some ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from CM iPad section Qld Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. The object of this exercise is to raise the pH of the soil to about 7 (neutral). Gardeners ...