Everyone likes a garden that is clean and neat. Weeding, thinning, and cultivating are necessary tasks for every gardener who takes pride in keeping their garden in proper order. However, in almost every garden, large or small, there is apt to be a corner where grass clippings, dead weeds, and similar debris are placed either … Read more
Most garden diseases are caused by invisible agents — fungi, bacteria, and viruses. We cannot see them without a microscope, but we can see the diseases they cause, such as leaf spots, blights, and root or stem decays. If you have not yet seen evidence of the more common diseases in your garden, state and … Read more
The three rust diseases of apples are the following: Apple Cedar Rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae) Hawthorn Rust (Gymnosporangium Globosum) and Quince Rust (Gymnosporangium Germinate) And they are caused by three fungi that live during a part of their lives on cedars and junipers and during the remainder largely on the apple, the hawthorn, and the quince. Effect … Read more
The alert observer of the out-of-doors soon learns to expect the unexpected, but it. At first glance, it is difficult to believe that “pine cones” are growing on pussy willow twigs. Only careful observation will determine that the “cones” occasionally seen on the tips of willow twigs are not cones but are terminal buds that … Read more