Our autumn weather is quite unpredictable. Hopefully, we will recover from recent snows and still have a little time for fall yard work. This last season I did not till my garden a…
Garlic and spring bulbs are great plants for eastern Idaho. They are very cold hardy and have a unique growing season. It is fun to see these plants come up in early spring and sur…
I’ve had a number of calls in the office about preparing a lawn for winter. There are four consideration when dealing with lawns, regardless of the season: Mowing Irrigation Fert…
I love to garden. It’s my happy place until I get bit by some bug that itches like crazy. Mosquitoes pretty much leave me alone. I get stung by bees or wasps a few times a year, …
Many gardeners love flowering perennials because you don’t have to plant them every year, saving labor. However, most perennials do require occasional maintenance. A well-maintai…
When do you harvest your cucurbits? If that sounds like an inappropriate personal question, let me provide some context. Cucurbits include cucumbers, melons, summer squash, pumpkin…
The problem with weeds is, like bad habits, we don’t recognize them until it is too late. Weeds fall into one or two of five different categories: Summer annuals Winter annuals B…
Fresh, young potatoes are absolutely delicious. Fried, young potatoes with summer squash, onions, peppers, garlic, and a couple of eggs on top, with fresh salsa on it makes the bre…
Onions are a staple in our diet, and pretty easy to grow and store. As we near the end of our growing season I would like to discuss when to harvest and how to cure and store onion…
Several years ago, I received a call from a gardener who was concerned that his potatoes and tomatoes were not doing very well. He said he rotated them every year. When I looked at…
The tomatoes are starting to ripen in full force in eastern Idaho. Judging by the calls and emails I get into the office, the diseases that affect tomatoes has been fairly heavy th…
It’s kind of discouraging to see what looks like a nice tomato, only to pick it and find a dark, leathery patch on the bottom. While blossom-end rot is most often seen in tomatoe…
