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How to Pick Ripe Tomatillos
Tomatillos (Physalis ixocarpa) resemble small green tomatoes wrapped in a papery husk. These dense fruits have a tangy-sweet flavor and are used both fresh and cooked. As summer annual vegetables,...
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Cockroaches & Composting
Cockroaches are winged scavenger insects that vary in size depending on the species. They belong to the taxonomic order Dictyoptera and typically have broad, flattened bodies. As scavengers,...
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How to Detect a Tree Dying
Early recognition of tree death is key in creating an action plan to care for the failing tree. A tree that is dying poses a threat to people and objects in the area. Over time, the tree becomes...
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How to Recognize Potato Blight
Potato blight is a disease caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans. Blight is typically divided into two categories: early blight and late blight. Early blight can happen every year, and it...
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How to Regrout Around Showers
When your shower grout washes down the drain with the bath water and you stub your toe in the crevices, it's time to regrout. Water enters through cracked, brittle grout and builds moisture behind your...
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How to Prune Pink Dogwood
Pink dogwood trees (Cornus florida) spread up to 25 feet wide, reach up to 25 feet tall and are sustainable in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness Zones 8 through 10. Although maintaining and...
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How to Graft Tomato Rootstocks
Many gardeners grow heirloom tomatoes for their superior taste and interesting appearance. Heirloom varieties, unfortunately, lack the disease resistance of hybrid tomatoes. By using the process of...
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When to Trim a Citrus Tree
Growing a citrus tree in your backyard doesn't just create cooling shade, it can also provide you with a fresh source of fruit. The tree's glossy, green foliage and brightly colored fruit help add...
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How to Cure a Sick Weeping Willow
The long, drooping branches of the weeping willow (Salix spp.) trail romantically, like slender fingers tracing a beloved's cheek. However, much of romance is tragic and fortune does not always smile...
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How to Arrange Things on a Glass Coffee Table
Glass coffee tables are a clever place to display collections that are best viewed at close range. When deciding what to include, determine how often you use the tabletop for other purposes, such as...
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How to Troubleshoot Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle (Lonicera) is a vining plant valued for its attractive foliage and stunning trumpet-shaped blooms, which range in color from white to pink, red, orange or deep coral, depending on the...
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How to Install Lighting Fixture Grounding
Ground wires provide a safe pathway for electrical discharge in the event of a short circuit. This vital safety feature can be overlooked by do-it-yourself homeowners when installing lighting fixtures....
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Hybrid Begonia Care
Begonias are bushy, full and low-growing flowers that are perfect for semi-shady areas and hanging baskets. Most varieties available today to homeowners are hybrids with complex parentage from original...
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How to Prune Watermelons
The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a warm-season crop prized for the large, sweet fruits it produces. Watermelon plants, which grow as long vines and can occupy a great deal of space, generally...
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How to Harvest Loring Peaches
Hundreds of peach cultivars (Prunus persica) comprise the P. persica species, including the freestone "Loring," which thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8....
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How to Pick Fresh Watermelon
The sweet, juicy flavor of a perfectly ripened watermelon provides a summer treat from the garden. A watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus) requires a long, warm growing season. So although it is viewed...
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How to Kill Squash Borers
The squash vine borer larva, a wrinkly, hairless and white- or cream-colored caterpillar that grows up to an inch long, can pose a serious threat to squash plantings. The adult borer is a moth that...
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How to Connect a Three-Wire Box With a Two-Wire Ceiling Fan
It's a good thing if you see three wires in the ceiling box onto which you plan to mount a ceiling fan because it means the circuit is grounded. The black wire you see is hot, the white wire is neutral...
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How to Root a Chamaedorea Elegans
The bright, airy Chamaedorea elegans, commonly called neanthe bella palm or parlor palm, can light up a room or a corner of your garden with its attractive feather-style foliage, showy yellow flowers...
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How to Identify Aphids on Hibiscus
Hibiscus, various species within the genus of the same name, are evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees prized for their large, colorful flowers that may appear year-round, depending on the specimen....
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