Pests & Disease – Life and, Well, Death

Sep 24, 2002 | Care

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Life and, Well, Death 9-23-02 — Earlier this summer a homeowner asked me what he should do about voles in his yard. Voles (also called meadow mice or field mice, genus Microtus) are small, compact rodents...

Soil – How to Install Landscape Edging

Jul 6, 2002 | Care

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Don’t install plastic landscape edging improperly. Such a simple, helpful product, yet so easy to screw up. 7-6-2002 — First off, a few notes: some gardeners don’t like to edge their beds with...

General – Essential Gardening Tools

Jun 4, 2002 | Care

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Essential Gardening Tools 6-4-02 – It appears there will be summer this year after all. Our cool days and nights have given way to eighty-degree temperatures, so perhaps it’s time to start gardening....

Winter Prep – Searching For Survivors

Apr 15, 2002 | Care

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Searching For Survivors 4-15-2002 — I spent some time poking about the garden today, against my better instincts. Like you, I couldn’t help it. It hit 75 degrees in the Twin Cities, as gorgeous a day...

Fertilizer – Mid-Season Mayhem

Jul 25, 2001 | Care

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Mid-Season Mayhem 7-25-2001 — We’re in the middle of a schizophrenic summer, a mystifying atmospheric mess defined by sudden temperature tantrums and violent meteorological mood swings. It’s...

Soil – Prison Break

Apr 19, 2001 | Care

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Prison Break 4-19-2001 — On Saturday of last week a loud, harsh bell went off across the Twin Cities, front doors swung open simultaneously, and, as if in a prison movie, two million Minnesotans took one...