Pest Patrol with Amy Grisak
Amy Grisak is a freelance author and photographer in Great Falls, MT who specializes in gardening, foods, and sustainable agriculture. She provides information on every kind of gardening pest from earwigs to elk.
This Week's Blog
Avoid These Bad Berries in Your Yard and Garden
Growing berries in the garden is a deliciously fruitful endeavor as long as you’re raising the right ones. Several plants...
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Who’s Digging up Your Yard? Moles, Voles or Pocket Gophers?
While walking the other day, I noticed the outline of an extensive tunnel network burrowing...
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Finding Disease Resistance for Favorite Flower Varieties
When planning the vegetable garden, many of us look for disease-resistant varieties to avoid blight,...
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Try Your Hand at Winter Sowing to Gain a Jump on the Season
It’s time to start thinking about spring planting, and I’m getting a jump on the...
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Watch for Fungal Diseases on Penstemon
Penstemons are among my favorite flowers, both in the wild and garden. But even though...
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What Garden Debris Can You Compost?
Many of us are ready to clean up the garden, but what do we do...
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Keeping Stored Produce Out of the Reach of Rodents
’Tis the season to store the produce from our gardens. While many fruits and vegetables...
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