Credit Kathy Bondar

Basil benefits from pruning. If you see flowers or flower buds on your basil, remove them. Cut back or pinch the flowering/budding just above a set of leaves no more than halfway down the...

Credit Kathy Bondar

With the lack of normal rain fall and a return to high temperatures again in SE Wisconsin, you may have noticed a few things happening to your tomato and squash plants. First off, th...

Credit Tom Tyler

As the drought we’ve been having now falls under the category of severe, proper tree care is more essential than ever. Trees in Milwaukee are dying as a result of the extremely dry condit...

Credit Melinda Myers

Don’t let summer stressors ruin your landscape’s good looks.  Instead give your plants’ natural defenses a boost and keep both vegetable gardens producing and flowers blooming. Busy ...

Credit Kathy Bondar

With the lack of rain and heat in the forecast, Don't forget your silent landscape sentinels. The trees, bushes and evergreens in your yard are also affected by the lack of rain. Evergree...

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Water pollution is a problem that needs to be fixed household-by-household, and a new public service campaign aims to teach you how you can help. Sweet Water (the Southeastern Wiscon...

Credit Shane McCoy

  “If you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas” In 2011 Wil-Kil Pest Control, a Menomonee Falls based pest control company, saw a 20 percent increase in flea jobs and alrea...

Credit Kathy Bondar

Due to our lack of rain this growing season, we compensate by watering all our plants to help them to grow. Tomatoes, Summer Squash, Peppers and Eggplants are moisture sensitive and ...