Oh Boy, did we ever have a hailstorm in the Salt Lake Valley ! Some places had hailstones over an inch in diameter. Needless to say, this caused a lot of damage to leaves on plants and trees. If your garden got hit, the best thing to do is wait a few days and see how the plants recover – or not. If plants are completely stripped of leaves, maybe they should be pulled out and replaced. Well established plants with some remaining leaf material might be able to grow new leaves. Time will tell.
Are you planting perennials that require low amounts of water? With our current drought situation in Utah, a great way to reduce water usage is to remove parts of the lawn and install xeriscape plantings. Many areas of the state will probably come under water restrictions. The good news is that there are plants that […]
Rhubarb is one of the few perennial vegetables that will grow in Utah and it is one of the first things we can harvest in the spring! Technically, it is a vegetable, but we often think of it as a fruit because it is used in sweet things like jams and desserts. On it’s own, […]
With the destruction they cause and how generally yucky they are, I would argue that aphids are certainly not our friends in the garden. Especially if you grow anything in the brassica group of vegetables. Aphids are tiny insects that proliferate quickly and suck liquids out of the leaves of plants. They exude a sugary […]
