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80 of the most common insect, disease and weed problems in St. Louis
24 hour help for the St.Louis home gardener
Turf Tips from the Purdue Univesity Turfgrass Program
Woody (Trees and Shrubs) Landscape Plants; Oregon State University
Plant Facts: The Ohio State University Factsheet Database and University Search Engine
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Did You Know ?
 You can easily control your amphid problem in your gardens by adding Ladybugs.
The ugly holes in your Hosta leaves are commonly caused by slugs.
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Popular Shade Plants and Flowers
ArborQuest-A large, searchable database of woody plants
The Gardener's Guide to Finding Answers on the Web
GardenWeb: The Internet's Garden Community
Futuregarden Do-It-Yourself Guide
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Did You Know ?
Controlling dandelions in the Midwest Region of the U.S. is best done in the fall.
Mowing your lawn more than 1/3 of it's height weakens your lawn.
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Glossary of Botanical Terms
Gardening Encyclopedia
Landscape Plant Diagnostics
The Orchid Conservatory
Butterfly Garden Plant List
The Roses FAQ
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Did You Know ?
Feeding your dog several spoonfuls of tomato juice a week will stop brown spots in your lawn and plants when he/she does their business.
Keeping a dryer sheet hanging out of your back pocket while outdoors
will keep mosquitoes away.
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Quickies
Pruning Rules of Thumb :
Evergreens are best pruned when actively growing, Spring Bloomers are best pruned in Fall, Summer Bloomers are best pruned early Spring.
Slugs: This Bud's for You !
Slugs in your garden ? Bury small saucers flush within your mulch or soil, add a small amount of beer in the saucers. The yeast in the beer attracts the slugs, when they go to the edge for a quick drink they fall in and drown. Sounds primitive ...but it works !
Clay or Plastic ?
When planting in clay pots as opposed to plastic pots remember to water more often as clay pots absorb more moisture thus taking away from your plantings.
Grubs: Grubs eat the roots of your lawn therefor causing destruction of your turf. Moles enjoy dining on grubs so neither is a welcome guest. A simple test for grubs: Cut and peel back small patches of your turf around mid August, if you find 10-15 grubs per square foot heavy damage is near, it's time to start controlling them.
Lawn seeding and overseeding: When seeding a new lawn use 4 - 5pounds of seed per 1000 sq.ft. When overseeding an existing lawn use 2 - 3 pounds of seed per sq.ft.
Weed Barriers: When preparing a new planting bed be sure to choose a good quality weed barrier to keep your weeding chores to a minimum. Fiber type barriers are a little more expensive than the typical "Black Plastic" but they do a wonderful job of letting light, water and air get to your plantings while stopping the toughest weeds from popping through. "Black Plastic" can develope punctures (Especially when used under decorative rock) thus letting weeds pop up in your planting beds.
Death by Drowning: If you have a wet or low spot in your lawn or planting area and everything that's planted there seems to die from too much water, try this....dig the hole 3-4" deeper and add some gravel to the bottom before planting. This keeps the roots close enough to water yet not drowning.
Tired of mowing that slope ? Try planting ground cover, low growing junipers make excellent ground cover plants and far less maintainance than grass !
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Did You Know ?
The proper time to water your lawn is early morning, not overnight.
Mint keeps Bees away.
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