Month: June 2014

I have noticed a lot of lace bug damage recently on azaleas and rhododendrons. Azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) is a relatively new insect pest in the Pacific Northwest. According […]

I have noticed a lot of lace bug damage recently on azaleas and rhododendrons. Azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) is a relatively new insect pest in the Pacific Northwest. According […]

I have noticed a lot of insects lately. I am concerned about using chemicals, especially on my vegetables and fruits. Is there a safer organic pesticide I can use on […]

I have my sprinkler clock set to run 10 minutes in each zone every day. My neighbor tells me this is too often to irrigate. What is your recommendation? With the […]

I planted my first vegetable garden from seeds this year. I am surprised about how thick the plants are growing. Do I need to remove or replant some of them […]

I have a flowering crabapple tree that has many shoots at the base of the tree trunk.  I trim them, but they grow right back.  They are unsightly and they […]

I thinned out lots of branches in my apple tree in March. Now I have lots of little branches growing straight up. Should they be pruned off now? Those little branches […]