These 5 free garden apps identify plants and diagnose ... discovery of a gray-white crust on the soil in your seed ... for iPhone and iPad will identify plants, flowers, weeds, insects, ...

Measuring the soil pH with a soil test or kit is important because rhododendrons do best in soil with a pH of 5.5-6.0. If the pH is higher than this you need to add sulfur, either in the form of ...

Penn State Extension in Lancaster County has reopened its Garden Hotline for office visits and sample drop-offs. During the COVID-19 office closure, master gardeners worked from home, answering ...

The soil lab also offers plant disease diagnosis, insect identification, and plant identification. Test results and useful recommendations are written in the soil report. agsci.colostate.edu ...

Learn how to identify garden insects, unfamiliar plants While prepping your summer garden, you might spot an interesting insect (or plant) that you haven’t seen before. You can use apps such as ...

Garden centers also sell a variety of products for testing soil pH and primary nutrients. However, you don’t need any special tools to identify your soil type—just your hands.

The key for identification is a good sample, usually in the transition area from dead to healthy. The damage to this reader's fig tree resembles chemical burn. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette) ...

I have learned a lot from North Georgia Mushroom Hunters, Insect Identification and The Garden Professors groups. Rather than looking in a book, use regional fig experts to identify your figs.