It finally happened; that is a killing frost with sustained temperatures of 32ºF or below. Three earlier frosts were not enough to knock out the annual flowers around the nursery although last Saturday we removed and dumped about forty huge pots of tropical plants… 
After a cold, frosty night last Monday morning, the days became sunny and much warmer like a typical October day. Predictable is the fact that fall colors are not intense as usual because of the abnormally dry weather. Sugar maples in the surrounding woods at the… 
Fall is not only for planting, but signals the important task of taking a soil test for the lawn and garden. Soil in Northeast Ohio tends to favor an acidic range due to the proximity of the Appalachian foot hills. For most plants, a PH range of neutral (7) to… 
With a decent frost last Sunday morning, the northern and western slope of the store roof was white until almost 9 a.m. Fortunately, the irrigation clock begins the watering cycle at 4 a.m. and protected the evergreen azaleas from a hard frost as the flower inside the…
