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   Get It Growing
 Home>News Archive>2006>May>Get It Growing>
High Temperatures Stress Some Vegetables, Others Like It Hot
(For Release On Or After 05/26/06) The high temperatures that will be with us from now until October take their toll on some vegetables – although others like it hot. To be successful, you should plan your garden accordingly.

Use Pesticides Wisely; You Might Not Always Need Them
(For Release On Or After 05/19/06) Insect problems increase when the weather warms up, and many gardeners still feel they should immediately get an insecticide and begin spraying when they see insects or some apparent insect damage in their gardens or landscape.

Think Of Fertilizers As ‘Vitamins’ For Plants
(For Release On Or After 05/05/06) Choosing a fertilizer for your landscape is not as difficult as it might seem – particularly if you look at it the right way.

Container Plants Popular For Variety Of Reasons
(For Release On Or After 05/12/06) Humans have a long history of growing plants in containers. That history goes back thousands of years, and the popularity of growing plants in containers continues today for many reasons.