Garden Q & A

Humic acid Humic acid is a complex organic acid that is present in soil, peat, and coal, formed from the decomposition of vegetation matter. It

Differentiating the two An annual is any plant that lives for only one season. Most are divided between summer annuals which grow and produce flowers

Depends on whether the ground is wet before it rains That depends on whether the ground is wet before it rains. Fertilizer should never be

Ways to get rid of slugs and snails First, make sure you have slugs and snails, not earwigs (pincher bugs). The best way to tell

Practices to over-seed That depends on whether it is the entire lawn or just a bare spot. The best time to over-seed is early spring

An old garden technique Double digging is an old garden technique of amending the soil in a flower or vegetable garden that is still as

The best time to spray Peaches and nectarines should actually be sprayed 3 times each winter to prevent peach-leaf curl. The first (and most important)

The two words are synonyms There is no difference. The two words are synonyms. Narcissus is the botanical name for daffodils, just as ilex is

Get ants under control Not directly. But if ants are living in the soil around a plant, they can make the plant dry out and