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Down and Dirty 10: Earwigs Are Fickle Allies in the Garden

July 2, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / Stop Bugging Me: Organic Solutions for Insect Pests / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 10: Earwigs Are Fickle Allies in the Garden I have heard stories of people experiencing a sharp pain inside an ear and pulling out an earwig a piece at a time; […]

Down and Dirty 9: Insect Pests and Diseases Usually Aren’t the Problem

June 23, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 9: Insect Pests and Diseases Usually Aren’t the Problem When your garden or landscape plants are diseased or infested with insect pests, obviously you need to deal with the diseases or […]

Down and Dirty 8: Tips for Testing Soil pH at Home with a Soil pH Meter

June 16, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 8: Tips for Testing Soil pH at Home with a Soil pH Meter GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. […]

Down and Dirty 7: Mudpies and Fizz: Easy Home Tests for Soil pH

June 10, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / Gardens Are For Fun / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 7: Mudpies and Fizz: Easy Home Tests for Soil pH GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Concerned that your soil pH may be high or low? Use these […]

Down and Dirty 6: No Tomato Harvest When You Did Everything Right

June 3, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / Nothing But Tomatoes / Organic Gardening: Vegetables / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 6: No Tomato Harvest When You Did Everything Right A gardener or landscaper can do everything else right, and still have plants that underperform, struggle, or even die from problems related to soil […]

Down and Dirty 5: What is the Mother of All Southern California Landscape and Garden Problems?

May 26, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 5: What is the Mother of All Southern California Landscape and Garden Problems? What is the mother of all problems for purposes of gardening and landscaping in Southern California? Of course it’s […]

Down and Dirty 4: Oops! Southern California Gardening Mistake #1

May 19, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 4: Oops! Common Gardening Mistakes in Southern California #1: Testing Soil AFTER You Buy or Lease Want answers to your gardening questions for Southern California? That just takes a quick internet […]

Down and Dirty 3: My Garden Crash-Landing in the San Fernando Valley

May 11, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 3: My Garden Crash-Landing in the San Fernando Valley Well, that didn’t turn out as I expected. I don’t know how many times I said that, along with many enthusiastic and colorful […]

Down and Dirty 2: Grow Your Gardening Brain Here in Sunny Southern California

April 29, 2017 Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening / The Mighty Garden Archive By: C. Darren Butler

Down and Dirty Southern California Gardening A weekly GardenZeus article series to help gardeners succeed in Southern California’s unique climates and growing conditions. Post 2: Grow Your Gardening Brain Here in Sunny Southern California Let’s be honest: California is a different world in many ways from the rest of the United States. From the comparatively mild climate […]

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