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Garden Help Desk: Root out poor lawn-watering habits

Today, we’re looking at a vegetable garden question that’s really more about watering than about growing specific vegetables. Utah’s long-term drought seems to have no end in sight, so landscape water use and wise watering are topics we can all keep in mind.Here’s today’s ...

Garden Help Desk: Try these remedies to address small onions

<strong>Question</strong><em>: Most of my onions last year were small. They only had two or three layers. What should I do to get better onions this year?</em><strong>Answer</strong>: Good soil preparation, ...

Garden Help Desk: Jupiter and Marquis grapes are vine alternatives

<strong>Question</strong><em>: Which table grapes are the preferred varieties for this area? I know Himrod and Canadice seem to be the most common green and red varieties at the local nurseries. I heard there was a grape trial going on. Did that or ...

Garden Help Desk: Greater peachtree borers are the pits

<em><strong>Q</strong></em><em>uestion: I have young peach trees with borers. I understand there isn’t a good way to get rid of them except to dig them out from under the bark, but that seems pretty damaging. All the ...

Garden Help Desk: Red fire bugs are harmless pests

<em><strong>Q</strong></em><em>uestion: I am wondering what type of bug this is in my photo and how to manage it so that they don’t ruin my plants? There are quite a few of them in my yard. Any help would be ...