SCALE: a small insect with a protective shield-like scale. It spends most of its life attached by its mouth to a single plant, sometimes occurring in such large numbers that it becomes a serious pest. Scale is an insect that comes in many varieties. Some develop soft shells and others hard or armored shells. If it is grey and on …
How do you know when it is time to divide plants or know when they are reaching the end of their life span? Each plant has different life spans and ways in which they deteriorate over time. Here’s when to relocate: 1) Is the grass or shrub dying out in the middle with little or no new growth there? 2) …
Crab-apples have gotten a bad reputation in the past for dropping their fruit in the middle of summer to be trampled or shot out like ammo from a mower. This is no longer the case. For over 20 years growers have introduced new cultivars that maintain persistent fruit. This means they keep the small apples into mid-winter as a beautiful …
