Courtesy Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org I love to garden. It’s my happy place until I get bit by some bug that itches like…
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Ron Patterson, UI Horticulture Educator The problem with weeds is, like bad habits, we don’t recognize them until it is too late. Weeds fall into…
Ron Patterson | EastIdahoNews.com Fresh, young potatoes are absolutely delicious. Fried, young potatoes with summer squash, onions, peppers, garlic, and a couple of eggs on…
Ron Patterson, EastIdahoNews.com Onions are a staple in our diet, and pretty easy to grow and store. As we near the end of our growing…
Courtesy Lena Allen It’s kind of discouraging to see what looks like a nice tomato, only to pick it and find a dark, leathery patch…
Stock image We are in a drought. Farmers are having their irrigation shut off. Municipalities are limiting when and how much homeowners can irrigate. Temperatures…
Lance Ellis, EastIdahoNews.com There are certain plants that are common in all home gardens such as potatoes, corn, and peas. Less planted vegetables including Swiss…
Potato plant | Lance Ellis, EastIdahoNews.com Living in the potato state and being surrounded by fields of potatoes, most people take this humble tuber for…
How to effectively capture the look and feel of Idaho’s backcountry in your backyard | Lance Ellis, EastIdahoNews.com There is nothing as interesting and enjoyable…
Courtesy BYU-Idaho Throughout the growing season I receive gardening questions related to the timing in the season we are at, and I thought it might…