Northern & Central Midwest
July, 2005
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
New Improved Shrub
The Texas Superstar Plant Program at Texas A & M University takes well-known plants and develops unique selections with new characteristics. In 2005 breeders improved upon a common landscape shrub...
New Corn Earworm Control
Corn earworm is a big problem for gardeners across the country. An old-fashioned yet effective organic control is to apply a several drops of mineral oil on the corn silks (where the adult moths...
Clay Controls Weeds
Over the past decade, kaolin clay was introduced as a disease and insect control for various crops (see "High Tech Dust Foils Pests" ). Now, new research from the USDA suggests that this clay...
No-Mow Grass
It's midsummer and many gardeners are getting tired of mowing the lawn. There's no getting around mowing a manicured Bermuda grass or Kentucky bluegrass lawn, but if you have an orchard, vacation...
In the Garden
A Thriving, Perpetual Vegetable Garden
I'm convinced I can have a "perpetual" vegetable garden, and I've have had some great luck this year (along with a little grumbling, I'll admit).
I've found that there are two absolutely essential characteristics you must possess if you plan to...
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Resources
Web Finds
Hummingbirds Hummingbirds.Net is a great source for all you hummer-lovers out there. It has information on...
Favorite or New Plant
Masterwort Masterwort ( Astrantia spp.) is a lovely perennial that has become a favorite recently because...
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Regional Reminders
- Deadhead Flowers
- Control Squash Vine Borers the Organic Way
- Continue Late-Summer Sowings
- Controlling Web Worms
- Look for Swallowtail Larvae on Carrot Family Plants
