SOUTH BURLINGTON – Slugs are a tenacious foe in the home garden, as they do their work at night and are capable of wreaking havoc quickly. To combat them, you need to understand what conditions they prefer, what plants they target, and how to protect your garden from their assaults. [Read More…]
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Sheet mulching for lawn-to-garden conversion
SOUTH BURLINGTON – many home gardeners are looking for ways to repurpose some turfgrass into perennial beds. The easiest and most efficient way to accomplish this is to use the sheet mulching method. Sheet mulching does not use any chemicals, employs sustainable materials, naturally reduces weeds and maintains moisture, all[Read More…]
Spring cover crops for vegetable gardens
SOUTH BURLINGTON – The ground may still be covered in snow, but now is an excellent time to start planning to improve the soil in vegetable gardens for the planting season ahead. Cover crops are effective tools in the gardener’s toolbox for soil improvement. While some are food crops, they are[Read More…]
Celebrating lake associations, Sept. 4
SOUTH BURLINGTON – The Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds annual Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 4, will celebrate the efforts of area lake associations to preserve and protect Vermont’s waters, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, in person at the South Burlington Public Library community room and via Zoom. The event[Read More…]
