Mike will appear at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 at the Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival. It’s almost time to apply corn gluten meal for crabgrass prevention and legal lawn feeding Susan ...

As the weather starts to warm up, many people are thinking about how they will battle those inevitable weeds. Before you go to the store and buy a few bags of pre-emergence weed control, consider ...

Q: I purchased a product called Maize Weed Preventer at a local nursery to apply in hopes of preventing annual crabgrass seeds from sprouting in the lawn. Does this product work? When is the right ...

Q I am trying to avoid using chemicals on my lawn, but I am concerned about weeds. Does corn gluten control weeds and where can I find it? A Yes. Corn gluten meal, a byproduct of commercial corn ...

Is it time to apply pre-emergent herbicides? Yes and no. No, if you’re considering one of the toxic chemical choices like Balan, Barricade, Dimension, Scotts Halts, etc. Chemical herbicides can remain ...

Corn roots will tell you whether they are getting adequate nutrients to reach high yield goals this season – if you go out in fields, dig and look. High-yield corn growers David Hula and Randy Dowdy ...

As the weather continues to warm up, most homeowners are beginning to think about their lawns and landscapes. And just as kids and adults need proper nutrition to grow and maintain their health, lawns ...

One of the most effective organic gardening tools is also one of the most controversial. Whether it's black spot on roses, purple spots and yellow leaves on photinia and Indian hawthorn, brown patch ...

I just finished putting corn gluten meal on my lawn. I do it every spring and fall. In the spring it acts as an organic, pre-emergent weed control that stops seeds from growing. This includes weeds ...