organic gardening

QuestionI am wanting to garden completely organic. The only thing I dont know is how to get rid of the bugs that eat holes in the leaves without using sevin dust. Any ideas on this Would be great! Answe

CGM

QuestionDear LIG - I have read many of your replies in the libraries of questions and thank you for your knowledge and expertise. I am sold on CGM and was planning on laying it down in bulk this spring. We ha

ladybug houses

QuestionI live in Central Florida. Ive found 2 types of ladybug houses, the regular with one or two slots at the bottom, and another with slots all the way up the front. Do you know which would work better? AnswerS

organic fertilizer for hydroponics

Questionhi dear, can i use organic fertilizer for nutrition in hydroponics.thanks muhammad farooq AnswerBoth hydroponic fertilizers and those intended for use in soil contain the three major nutrients, nitrogen, ph

pear tree

QuestionQUESTION: Our pear trees leaves are rolling up. Our neighbor says it is a bug. They have been curled for a while and now there is a few holes in the side edges of the leaves. Is there any w

dollarweed and peanut

QuestionI put in perennial peanut,now dollar weed seems to be trying to take over .Trying to weed it out isnt working .Is there something that will kill the dollar weed and not the peanut? AnswerDear Dorothy: Doll

green beetles

Questionhow do i get rid of green beetles i live in newzealand.they attack my corn and spuds. is.there a homemade solution.. AnswerDear Erana: The website shown below provides excellent organic pest control recipe

Keeping deer away

QuestionWhat can I do to stop deer from eating my plants? AnswerDeer gardener, As a Bambi-loving Long Islander, I admit that I don抰 relate to this problem. Last time I discussed it, I was upstate, and someone

stink bugs on fruit trees.

QuestionI have recently spotted orange stink bugs on my young fruit trees - how can I get rid of them??? AnswerAdults overwinter in weeds on the ground or in protected places outside the orchard like brush piles. T

Safety of Snapshot Herbicide on fruit trees

QuestionThanks for your response to an earlier reader about the use of herbicides near edible fruit trees. I have the same problem: my husband insists on using pre-emergent (Snapshot, they tell me) on our garden ros

organic fertilizers for lawns

QuestionElyse - Corn meal can be used for organic lawns but I cannot find any at local feed stores. One feed store has chicken meal which appears to have much corn in it. Would this be a good organic law

organic fertilizer

QuestionI have been unable to find cornmeal but one feed store suggested using chicken mash which has the following ingredients: Cracked corn Soybean meal Wheat bran Calcium Carbonate Cane molasses Suncured al

Sandpaper for slugs

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Ive just begun vegetable/herb gardening about 2 months ago and am trying to grow as organically as I can. Im having problems with slugs and read that lava rocks could deter them so I had

Growing berries in Hawaii

QuestionHi, Mack, I was wondering what kind of berries would be okay to grow in Hawaii. I was thinking of growing a berry bush in a large pot in my small patio where it gets the sun half of the day. I l

How to transfer plants from out to indoors

QuestionIf plants are acquired from an extraneous source( outside ), how would you go about introducing them into your clean, pest/fungi free grow room? AnswerDear Gary: Outside plants introduced into a grow room

Trial and error?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Im interested in growing blueberries in a pot here in Hawaii and was wondering if you think I should buy a book to guide me or chance it and go down the trial and error path. I do have a

Rosemary mulch

QuestionHello again, Mack, Im learning more about vegetable/herb gardening as time passes by and I have another question. How well would rosemary work as a mulch? Ive also read online that it can be use

composting with worms

QuestionDear Vicky and Frank,I need to know about feeding worms kitchen waste.I asked expert Greg/composting and he broke down how you need a 30-1 ratio (green vrs.brown matter)for compost piles but he was not as su

20 percent vinegar for weeds/grasses in garden

QuestionWhere should I look to buy this vinegar locally? Mostly I have grass and Johnson grass will this help? AnswerIts official. The U.S. Government has declared that Acetic Acid - Vinegar - works on Weeds.

Amounts of soil

QuestionHow many gallons of soil is there in 1 cubic foot of soil? AnswerDear Carolyn: 1 gallon of soil = 0.133680556 Cubic Feet Check the webpage URL below for a handy chart to help you with future measurements: