Pests

Weeds

How to Grow: Stopping Invasive Plants

Learn about invasive plants, including how to stop their spread. Listen to podcast: We all enjoy the sweet smell of honeysuckle flowers in spring, the purple colors of loosestrife in summer, and the red glow of burning bush leaves in autumn. However, all three of these plants are considered exotic invasives in Vermont. So why should we care that these plants have invaded our ecosystems? Well, even though plants do naturally spread over time, exotic invasives spread quickly reducing biodiversity, choking out native plants, and becoming a...

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Vegetable Weeds

How to Grow: Wild Greens

If you forage and eat wild greens like wintercress in early spring, you’re already a fan of their flavor and texture. This spring, plant cultivated varieties of some wild greens. Lambs quarters and amaranth grow easily, look attractive in your garden, and taste mild and earthy. Now, seed companies offer certain cultivated wild greens that can be planted in your backyard gardens and raised beds. You’ll have a ready-to-pick selection of delicious wild microgreens that also look beautiful and have a milder flavor than their wilder cousins....

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How to Grow: Wildflower Meadows

Listen to this podcast on how to care for a wildflower meadow. It takes just one look outside to know what time of year it is. The goldenrod, Queen Anne's lace, and asters are blooming, so it must be late summer moving into fall. There's been a lot of attention on planting gardens for pollinating insects and butterflies. It seems like we've had a bevy of Monarchs and other butterflies this year in our garden. While creating a planted wildflower garden is a great way to help these creatures and have a beautiful garden, a simpler way to help...

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Pests

Pests

Learn how to control some of the more common insect, disease and animal pests with these easy and effective instructions. Here are articles, podcasts and videos on how to control some of the more common pests in your yard Here's a list of the insects, diseases and animals and ways to control them. How to Control Insects How to Control Diseases How to Control Animals How to Control Weeds Save Save Save...

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