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- Growing Tomatoes in your Garden
Tomato varieties are classified as to how they they grow, produce, as well as how they are consumed. Tomatoes need to be ordered now and seeded in late February and early March.
- Taking a Soil Test in your Landscape
Taking a soil test in your landscape is the most important 15 minutes you will ever spend in your landscape.
- Apple Trees in your Landscape
Apple trees can offer a dual purpose in your landscape. They can offer beauty as well as providing juicy delicious apples.
- Burning Wood in a Fireplace
The safety factor in using a wood burner is in reducing the buildup of creosote in the wall of the chimney. It's much better to have a short hot fire than a long cooler fire to reduce creosote buildup.
- The History of Mistletoe
Mistletoe is one of those plants that is surrounded in tradition especially during the Christmas holidays. Actually, it's a parasite and grows mainly in maple trees along the many streets in Huntington, West Virginia.
- Repotting House Plants
Most plants need repotted every few years. When you do need to repot, it's best to use a soil-less mix that's easy to make at home.
- House Plant Care
Winter time is difficult for house plants. Managing house plants during the winter months means considering proper light, water and fertilizer.
- Spring Flowering Bulbs
Early winter is a good time to get those spring flowering bulbs planted in your landscape. Keep in mind that these bulbs need at least a 10 week cold period in the ground in order for them to bloom.
- The Great Outdoors: Gift Ideas
Gift Ideas for people who love the outdoors.
- Poinsettia Care
The poinsettia is certainly the most popular holiday flower. However, care needs to be taken to avoid insects pests, provide proper watering and eliminate warm and cold air drafts.
- Powdery Mildew On House Plants
If conditions are just right, a white film called powdery mildew can severely injure your house plants. Decreasing humidity and increasing air circulation in the house has proven to be good control methods.
- Cockroach Control in the Home
You don't have to have a dirty house to have cockroaches. However, there are some great methods to keep them out of your house.
- Attracting More Birds to Your Feeder
Planting certain shrubs and trees around your feeders will attract more birds to your landscape. However, once you start feeding your feathered friends, you need to keep it up until spring.
- Thanksgiving Day Meal Ideas
Thanksgiving day dinner is probably the most anticipated meal all year long. This year, try a different slant or recipe for the turkey table.
- Live Christmas Tree Care
Caring for a live Christmas tree during the holidays to be later planted outdoors is a great way to improve the look of your landscape. However, caring for it properly inside during the holidays will insure it will survive outside for years to come.
- Soil Test Your Landscape in Early Winter
Soil testing your soil is the best 15 minutes you will ever spend in your landscape. If needed, lime needs to be applied 4-6 months before the growing season begins in the spring.
- Providing Winter Protection For Your Landscape
During the harsh winter months, mulch and wind breaks offer landscape plants needed protection.
- Venison Is A Healthy Food Choice
The nutritional quality of venison makes it a great choice for health conscious individuals. However, certain recommendations are necessary when it goes to the freezer.
- Thanksgiving and Christmas Cactus Care
With a little house plant management know-how, your Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus can be blooming for those special holiday occasions.
- House Plant Insects
Mealybugs can suck the life out of many house plants. Before you know it, they could permanently injure your precious plant family member.
- Winter House Plant Care
House plants have a tough time surviving the winter months indoors. Humidity, temperature and water requirements need to be considered if they are to make it through the winter.
- Bat Proofing Your House
If you've had bats in your house then now, during the winter, is the best time to bat proof your house for next year.
- Buying Firewood
Buying firewood by the cord, half cord, truck load or even pickup load get confusing as to the amount of wood you are actually purchasing.
- Testing Your Garden Soil
Soil testing your vegetable or flower garden, your lawn or even under trees and shrubs is the most important 15 minutes you will ever spend in your landscape.
- Pre-Winter Landscape Chores
In order to have a healthy landscape next year, you need to manage that landscape now for winter.
- Winterizing Roses
With a little time and effort you can winterize your roses so they are productive next summer.
- Unwanted Raccoons Invading Our Environment
Raccoons may be cute when seen in our landscape, but their presence can mean certain danger to humans.
- Composting Fall Leaves
Rather than leaving those fall leaves on the lawn, why not try composting them.
- Fall Leaves On Your Lawn
Leaving fall leaves on your lawn can reduce it's quality.
- 2008 Fall Leaf Colors A Bust
This year's drought has reduced the beauty of fall foliage.
- Update on the Asian Lady Beetles
It's good news.
- Golden Delicious Apple was Discovered in West Virginia
A farmer in Clay County discovered the delicious treat on his family farm.
- John Marra's Pumpkin Pie Recipe
How about a pumpkin pie without pumpkin? John Marra has the unique choice of pie options.
- No Burning Means No Burning
John Marra says it's your job to prevent forest fires.
- Tending a Vegetable Garden in a Drought
John Marra has some ideas on how you can overcome the drought.
- Winter Maintenance: Plan Now
John Marra has tips on what you can do to plan for a healthy spring.
- John Marra Retires From Extension Service
It was a bittersweet day for our home and garden expert.
- Fighting Fruit Flies
John Marra has some tips on how to battle fruit flies.
- Tulips, Pansies and Mums: Plant Now!
John Marra says get to work now on next year's landscape.
- Growing Pumpkins Bigger and Better
John Marra has some tips for growing the biggest pumpkin around.
- Soil Testing Should Begin in October
John Marra has a step by step for you on how to test your soil and when.
- Asian Lady Beetles Prediction
John Marra goes on a limb to predict the potential for an asian lady beetle invasion.
- Preparing For Fall
John Marra has several great tips on what you can do now to prepare for the fall.
- Mums the Word
It's a flower that many of us love, simply because they're easy to grow.
- Curing Lawn Diseases
When you think of medical emergencies, you might not think of what's in your front yard.
- Protecting Your Fruit Crop
It's a bumper crop this year, but there have been some problems with the fruit harvest.
- Control Your Weeds Now
John Marra says you have to do work now to avoid trouble next year.
- John Marra: Best Fertilizers
Weeds, dead spots and just a plain ugly yard are all things that can be fixed by simply using fertilizer.
- A Landscape Maintenance Calendar
John Marra has a basic outline to handle your landscape the rest of the year.
- Storing Pesticides Properly
John Marra has some helpful hints that could keep you safe.
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