Russell

Be thoughtful about when you apply manures. If you do not spread manure evenly, you risk damaging crops and causing nutrients to run off in … Read more

Your soil test is on the counter and your spreader is full, so now what? How will you know if you’re wasting your money, or … Read more

A telltale pale yellow spot is forming in the middle of one of your leaves, the one with green veins. You notice it between the … Read more

Many swear by Epsom salts (which IS a salt, mind you, so can burn root systems at the wrong strength), as if it’s some magic … Read more

You see advice online about dumping some Epsom salt on those peppers that has been looking pale or growing too slowly. But magnesium isnt a … Read more

Chicken litter is a black box to you, but there’s more going on than that. It contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, salts and bedding material. Pile … Read more

So there you are with the truck three miles out of reach and you look at what’s supposed to be your vegetable garden, all weeds … Read more

Got epsom salts? I bet you do. In a box somewhere in the garage. Cheap, innocuous-looking stuff. Read the Internet: Good for roses! Good for … Read more

A bone meal isn’t a complete fertilizer. It’s mainly phosphorus, and applying too much (more than your soil requires) doesn’t produce larger flowers. Applying too … Read more

Bone meal: Peonies and bigger blooms? Sounds good to me. So you go sprinkling this stuff all over top of the bloom, as if it … Read more

If you’re thinking: Stick some fertilizer in one hole at the base of the trunk, you’re making a common mistake with tree care. But no: … Read more