Plant Health Care
Rhododendron Post-Bloom Care
The two weeks after bloom are the most important weeks of the rhododendron year. How to read three diagnostic signals and act before the window closes.
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Preventive care, spray timing, fertilization, and integrated approaches to keeping plants healthy.
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Ground Beetles: The Night Shift Working Your Slug Problem
Ground beetles (family Carabidae) are the largest predator group working your soil surface in the Puget Sound lowlands. They eat slugs and slug eggs, cutworms, crane fly larvae, and root maggots, and they do it year-round.
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Mason Bees: The Pollinators Already in Your Garden
Most people think supporting pollinators means keeping honeybees.It is an understandable assumption: honeybees are the pollinators with the public relations department.
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Do Wood Chips Steal Nitrogen From Your Soil?
Wood chips don't deplete soil nitrogen. Learn how to use them effectively as mulch without harming tree health or plant growth.
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Mulching: The Cheapest Thing You Can Do for Your Trees
You've probably seen a mulch volcano and helped create one. Here's what that pile is doing to your tree, and how to mulch correctly for the soil under your feet.
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Copper Fungicide: The One Spray That Covers the Most Ground
Copper fungicide is a preventive tool for managing bacterial canker on cherries, pears, and other stone fruits. Timing and application technique determine effectiveness.
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Dormant Season Spraying: Your Winter Window for Pest and Disease Control
The most effective pest and disease treatments happen when your trees look dead. Here is what to spray, when to spray it, and why the timing window matters.
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