Frequently Asked Questions
Forestry
Garden
- Are pine needles a good top mulch or addition to my compost pile? Others have said pine needles are poisonous. I live in Washington Terrace and my soil is sandy by nature.
- Do you have information on average last spring freeze dates in Utah?
- How can I protect my raspberries from insect pests?
- How can I safely dispose of excess pesticides, including herbicides?
- How can I stay on top of yard and garden problems?
- How do I get rid of snails and slugs?
- How do I get rid of squash bug?
- How do I protect my zukes and cukes from the annual onslaught of squash bugs?
- How do I prune my raspberries?
- How much sunlight do my raspberries need?
- I found a spider in my garden among some weeds that matches the description of a black widow except it has three distinct white dots on its back.
- I have a lot of earwigs and spiders in my garden and flower beds. How can I kill them off without making my bed unsafe to plant vegetables in the future?
- I have just discovered an ant colony in my outdoor herb pot. I noticed soil build up around a couple of the herbs, thyme and rosemary and also soil build up around the drain holes. This pot is 20 inches across and 15 inches deep. How can I get rid of the ants without damaging the herbs or poisoning my family? Thank you.
- I live in Dayton,Id. I seem to have a lot of trouble with blossom end rot on my tomatoes. What could I be doing wrong? To much water not enough or wrong fertilizer? Need suggestions.
- I live in Lindon and have heavy clay soil. I have been adding leaves and grass to my garden soil and it still compacts rapidly. Can I use the compost from the green and public waste dept. on a vegetable garden?
- I planted tomatoes last weekend because it looked like we were going to have warm weather, but yikes! it says it will snow tonight. How can I protect my little tomato plants?
- I want to put pre emergent down on my garden to control weeds and the tomato seeds from last year. The snow has melted. Is now the time and what should I use?
- I've been told that broccoli gets worms or flies in it in this area. Is this true, and if so is there a pesticide or other way to prevent these pests?
- Is the use of manure safe for the vegetable garden?
- My squash plants turned white and wilted this summer. What happened?
- My tomato plants look beautiful. However, most of the tomatoes, when they start to turn red, they also start to spoil and turn black from the bottom up. Why is that? Could it be bugs or too much water?
- We have been putting the dog poop in the composte pile. Is this going to be bad for our composte or for our garden?
- What causes plants to look dirty and lose their green color during the heat of the summer? One culprit is spider mites.
- What do I do about squash bugs?
Note: These questions are a portion of the questions available at the master page.
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