Tomato plant killed by late blight (Cornell University) Late Blight is a serious disease of potatoes and tomatoes worldwide, with a tremendous human and economic cost. It was the arrival of late blight

Perhaps you just moved into a new home, or have decided to turn part of your garden plot into lawn, or maybe you had a bad infestation of lawn grubs this summer that destroyed a

Last week I talked about blossom end rot in tomatoes. This week I will discuss another common issue that causes problems in our tomato patches in east Idaho- Early Blight. Leaves begin to die

This is the time of year when gardeners often find an ugly and discouraging symptom in their vegetable gardens... blossom end rot. It is most common in tomatoes, but is also frequently seen in peppers,

Can you “cure” a sick tree by improving the soil? It seemed like a far-fetched idea 20 years ago when Jos Zamzow started giving customers at his Boise, Idaho nursery a brown liquid organic fertilizer in used two-liter

Living in Idaho can seem a long way from the tropics, especially during our long, cold winters. But why not bring a bit of the tropics to your patio for the summer. Jasmine

When we first got into the garden center business over 50 years ago, our top three selling shrubs were Tam Juniper, Pfitzer Juniper, and Mugo Pine. Throughout the 60's and 70's  thousands of junipers and

Cabbage Looper Broccoli is a crop that is easy to grow, but difficult to keep free of damaging insects- the cabbage looper caterpillar in particular. Someone told me that if you plant early enough, and