After heat comes pests and problems
A lady beetle works on a crape myrtle that is showing signs of an aphid infestation (honeydew on the leaves, especially). (Photos: Kathy Morrison) The final numbers are not yet in, but 2020 will...
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Yo-yo weather brings out odd plant behavior
This is a blind shoot on Gentle Giant, a hybrid tea rose. Weather fluctuations confuse plants, causing blind shoots in roses, among other examples of odd behavior. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Have you noticed your...
Be on the lookout for Dr. Huey
Dr. Huey usually is grown for rootstock. If it shoots up canes and is allowed to form buds, it blooms just once a year. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Is Dr. Huey in your garden? The most...
What’s wrong with my roses? (Hint: Weird weather)
Unusual spring conditions prompt problems for Sacramento-area roses Botrytis freckles and browns the edges of a Pink Promise rose. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) May usually is the rosiest month in Sacramento. Warm, dry days coupled...
Warm almost-spring days bring out powdery mildew in the garden
This photinia is plastered with powdery mildew. Trim off infected foliage to try and curb its spread. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Spring seemed to arrive early this year – and so did the powdery mildew....