Tree Whitewashing: Why Are Tree Trunks Painted White?
During a stroll in the countryside, you might have spotted an orchard with tree trunks painted white. This method, a natural alternative to pesticides for fruit trees, is called limewashing.
Sweet potato, a crop that grows well in cool climates
From the tropics, sweet potato thrives in temperate climates when they get enough water and warmth.
Geranium ‘Patricia’, a versatile perennial geranium
This perennial ‘Patricia’ geranium is perfect for ground cover at the foot of rose bushes, in flowerbeds or edging, and it’s also quite happy in pots and planters.
Pheromone traps, lure insects to their end… with scents!
Biological control against pest insects is all the rage, and pheromone traps are proving to be effective and natural solutions.
Holes in the garden… and in veggies? It’s the vole!
Even if you try your best to be an animal lover, voles still tend to get on your nerves. This short-lived rodent has the annoying habit of turning the ground in your vegetable garden into a vast network of tunnels. And to make matters worse,
Shrew, a cute and helpful fellow in the garden
Though mice and voles are not friends in the garden, every shrew is greatly welcomed! Indeed, this small mammal spends its nights (and days!) munching on all kinds of harmful insects that come its way.
Invasive bindweed, here is how to get rid of it. Most of all, don’t just pull!
Like quackgrass, field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) and hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) belong to this category of weeds that are hard to get rid of. Vigorous and fast-growing, bindweed winds and twines around plant stems, climbs up fences, creeps along the ground in vegetable gardens… And it teases the gardener with its pure white or pink […]
How to rid your lawn of quackgrass (and all growing beds, too)
Among the weeds that invade flowerbeds, lawns, or vegetable gardens, quackgrass (Agropyron repens or Elymus repens) is surely one of the toughest.
Spiky fescue, how to care for Festuca gautieri
In spring, spiky fescue has an acidic green color that matures to emerald green.
Biodegradable mulch fabrics: your new BFF for the garden
Made of coir, coconut fiber, hemp… These new biodegradable mulching fabrics are, for the most part, allowed in organic farming. But the question is, can we use them in our garden or vegetable patch?
