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Does Applying Compost to Columbine Deter Leaf Miners?
As you can see from the top photo my Columbine were attacked by leaf miners last year. This Spring I added a one to two inch layer of compost around my Columbine. The bottom photo shows this year’s leaf miner free plants. The addition of compost appears to have eliminated the appearance of leaf miners. […]
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Helpful Hints
Make your own compost and lay it down as a mulch, about two inches deep. Wood mulch in the garden? No, but maybe a bit of liquorice root or cedar mulch on a highly trafficked footpath. Don’t prune anything in the Fall. Pruning can cause the plant to start growing again, using up the plant’s, […]
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Introduction
Carly here. I would like to share my love of gardening with you. I am a 50+ year old mother of two grown children and I now have more time to devote to my passion which is gardening. I minored in horticulture in college, and learned most of what I know by experience which I […]