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Cut the Grass Already?
Every spring as I drive about Elkhart County, I cringe upon seeing the yearly attempt to cut back ornamental grass clumps. Believe it or...
WBG Staff
Mar 31, 20172 min read
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Dormant Oils
Forty degrees Fahrenheit seems an important yard and garden threshold, and with air temperatures set to trend upwards again this week,...
WBG Staff
Mar 24, 20172 min read
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Early Detection of Plant Health Problems
What we do to one portion of our yard affects the many other relationships in the system. If we immediately sprayed our sunflowers at the...
WBG Staff
Mar 17, 20173 min read
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Sensational Seasonal Seed Starting Part 2
In part one of this topic we considered our seed sources. Does the supplier operate ethically? How and where is the seed produced? What...
WBG Staff
Mar 10, 20172 min read
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Sensational Seasonal Seed Starting Part 1
I am often asked if I grow any of the plants at Wellfield from seed, and if so, how do I go about selecting and ordering seed for the...
WBG Staff
Mar 3, 20172 min read
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Warming Up, Bad or Good?
I think the most common question that I am asked in February, when the inevitable slight warm stretch arrives, is “Are you worried about...
WBG Staff
Feb 26, 20172 min read
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