Fuchsia Shedding Light on Gardening Success

Measuring the amount of sunlight your planting space gets is the first step toward a beautiful, successful garden.
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Diseased plant The Disease Triangle

Understand the disease triangle: the plant itself (host), the disease (pathogen) and the right weather conditions (environment).
Attracting the Good Guys to Your Garden

Lady beetle

Need some help controlling the bad guy pests on your plants? Enlist some of the good guy beneficial insects, mites and spiders you have right in your own back yard! What will beneficials do for you? Attracting native beneficial insects to your yard not only helps rid your garden of pest insects, it reduces the need for pesticide use (They’ll feed on pest insects and mites, controlling these problems so you don’t have to spray.) Learn how to attract these beneficial superheroes to your landscape.

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Lettuce Amendments to Your Soil Constitution

Before you start your next crop, learn how to amend your garden soil to ensure a healthy garden and harvest.
Deer Oh Dear, It’s Deer

Do you have trouble identifying deer damage in your landscape? Learn how to tell whether this four-legged foe is the culprit.
Palmetto Weevil Understanding & Controlling Palmetto Weevil

The palmetto weevil is a large pest that can cause large damage to palm trees. Learn more about this insect and how to control it.