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I have been digging a lot of holes to replant a lot of trees in the wake of Katrina's destruction. I have not found one worm in the soil or on the sidewalks and streets after a rain. Could the salt content of the storm surge killed off the worms?

Does adding perlite to soil harm the worms?

Hello! I plan to use Botanicare Soil Bloom (1.5-4-5) to feed my flowering plants. Should I start to feed immediately upon flowering initiation (I'm using

I read somewhere that you can't take cuttings from plants after they start to flower. We were hoping to grow some favorite tomatoes in hydroponics during the winter. Can you help us?

I recently transplanted a coffee plant (Coffea arabica) from a passive hydroponic system to an active homemade setup consisting of a 3.5-gallon bucket with a pump at the bottom attached to an elbow that blasts nutrient into the net pot lid sitting on

We have these little bitty white things that look like worms (but are not the worms) in our worm bin. Can you tell us what they are, and if they are harmful to the worm or the castings I put on my garden and house plants?

I have very small green worms about 1/4-inch long eating all the leaves off of my roses. What can I use to get rid of them? The roses are blooming but all the leaves have holes.

Are banana peels effective fertilizers for plants? If so, what are the qualities of a banana peel that may help plants grow? Is a banana peel better than other fertilizers?

I have an unusual problem with my tomato plants. After a couple years of spindly “windowsill” plants, this year I decided to give them a little boost. I started my plants using Sunleaves Starter Plugs (which work great!) and then put them under a 4’

How do I get rid of a yucca plant? They have long, sharp, pointed spikes with a stalk that blooms once a year. Their roots are like sweet potatoes and the more I dig up, the thicker they get. I would like to remove these plants, and nothing I have do

I bought an older home (1927) in a historical neighborhood. The front lawn is Bermuda grass and trees. I have a huge invasion of worms which leave these three to four inch piles of castings in the lawn and flower beds. It is so bad that when I mow th

I need to plant a safe groundcover so that my own pet and my neighbors’ pets won't get sick if they eat it. I will need a lot of it and would prefer a fast growing species, as decorative looking as possible. What do you suggest for the Pacific NW (Se