QuestionQUESTION: I actually have a couple of questions; First of all, Ive read that you should mow over your leaves in the fall and spread them on your garden to build good soil. This I did. Now I read
QuestionDo you Mack where I can purchase a pheromone to attract these creatures to my garden. I have been searching the web for three days with no evail. Thanks Barbara AnswerDear Barbara: Checkout this website wh
QuestionSoil labeled organic, what does that mean as far as content? I am concerned about genetically modified matter that may be in plants or manure that may be in the product. 8
QuestionI found some comments on this site by an expert called Charlotte (who is no longer available to contact). She stated that she uses Sugar instead of fertilizers and pest control for the lawn... she wrot
QuestionIs it true that ashes from burned wood will help get rid of the carrot rust fly if worked into the soil? AnswerDear Barbara: Compost and wood ashes are effective not only on rust flies but carrot weevils,
Question Hello Mack Jean, I have been using 100% corn gluten as a pre emergent for 1 year in my flower beds. Prices on 5 lb bags are double the cost per pound as the 25 lb bags. Now the com
QuestionI am preparing to lay a new Tall Fescue sod lawn on soil that previously had alot of bermuda grass. So far I have removed as much of the bermuda as possible and tilled the soil with a 50% mixture of compost
QuestionThis is my second year of planting a garden. Last year I had a terrible time with getting rid of fire ants. I tried a few organic products I found online - I dont remember the stuff or the site (
Organic Lawn Care for Texas Gulf Coast
QuestionCan I use your methods in the Texas Gulf Coast? Or can you tell me how to alter them? Or direct met to someone with expertise in my area? Looking for weed, fireant, grub and fungus controls. Als
QuestionI recently inherited a chemical-free suburban lawn and garden (Merrick, Long Island, New York). The lawn if FULL of blossoming dandelions. Is it too late to apply corn gluten this year? &nb
QuestionCan you recommend an organic fertilizer that is good for tomatoes and the best way to use it? AnswerDear Ann: The Clean Air Gardening Company of Dallas, Texas offers an organic product called Tomato Foodil
QuestionEnjoy reading your answers, very helpful. Corn gluten sounds like a great idea. I do however, have one concern. A large per cent of corn is genetically modified with pesticide in every cell
Creating a new organic vegetable garden
QuestionI am about to create my first vegetable garden, ever. I am a converted organic locavore! I want to use a spot in the lawn in a good sunny position. However, I dont know the history of the lawn. Should I cove
how to kill weeds in a renovated lawn
QuestionQUESTION: Early spring, my landscaper renovated the front yard: removing some topsoil in bare spots, puting new soil and seeding. Now, both grass and weeds (all kinds of them!) come out. What should I do? A
QuestionIn 1974 I planted multiple Loquat seeds, in Santa Barbara, CA, which all turned into fruit bearing trees. Years after moving, I was able to obtain fruit from the trees and planted more seeds in the Oak
QuestionI am looking for a place to buy Blueberry bushes. - Prefer organic if possible. Any place that you trust ? thanks! AnswerDear JoAnn: I unaware of organic blueberry bush vendors. Listed below are ven
QuestionWould one very old landscape tie beside a garden patch leach chemicals into the soil in high enough concentrations to make the veggies grown there dangerous? AnswerDear Petra: Railroad ties are soaked in c
QuestionWe are wanting to build a greenhouse but have heard a lot about platic and toxins. Would the plastic used in greenhouses leach toxins into the ground when it becomes warm and condensation drips into th
QuestionTell me, please, is blood meal as effective as bone meal for Irises (Rhizomes),Lilies (Day or Asian). Is blood meal alkaline ? Thanks for your time, harry AnswerBlood meal will provide nitrogen. Bone
QuestionI have been taken over by johnson grass this season. I read some entries mentioning the use of sugar. Is this just regular sugar? If so, how do you use it? Or do you have a better sol
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