Tag: gardening
Southern Utah Gardening: How to control Colorado potato beetles
Southern Utah Gardening: How to control Colorado potato beetles
The pretty yellow-and-black-striped Colorado potato beetle is native to wild solanaceous plants of the semi-arid western...
Southern Utah Gardening: How to grow basil
Southern Utah Gardening: How to grow basil
I must admit that while I haven't been ignoring my writing obligation directly, I just haven't been doing...
Southern Utah Gardening: Attracting beneficial insects to the garden
It happens every spring. First, a few aphids appear on the coal crops. A week later, the aphids have doubled. You start to get...
Southern Utah Gardening: Backyard composting
Southern Utah Gardening: Backyard composting
There's more to backyard composting than leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen scraps. In one handful of brown compost matter exists...
Southern Utah Gardening: Transplanting a rose bush
Southern Utah Gardening: Transplanting a rose bush
My latest gardening project was transplanting a miniature rose bush I was given as a gift about two...
Four tips for dealing with problem soil
By Taun Beddes
The condition of the soil often dictates success or failure in the landscape. Before spending money on trees and plants, be sure...
Southern Utah Gardening: Nine tried and true water-wise perennials
By Taun Beddes
Temperatures will be climbing soon, and it's important to select perennials now that require less water as the summer heat wears on....
Southern Utah Gardening: Seven tips for container gardens
By Jerry Goodspeed
Container gardening has become popular as planting areas in the landscape have become smaller. Some containers are used to grow vegetables or...
Dixie Gardening: When can you plant pansies?
It's still hot. It's 97 degrees as I write this, and yet it's fall. This year, Sept. 22 marked the first day of fall,...