I just wanted to give you an update on our new DuraEdge pro infield. I am thrilled to tell you that the end product is outstanding. All of the problems I was battling before have been resolved with this product. The dirt maintains moisture, stays together, and yields a firm infield that keeps the ball …

Garden Maintenance: Continue to remove weeds to prevent perennial ones from having a head start in the spring and to prevent annual ones from shedding seeds into the soil. If you don’t have time to weed, at least cut off and discard the seed heads. Water trees and shrubs. This is as important as watering …

Readers of the Upstate Gardeners’ Journal love this micro-fiction series and are clamoring for more. We’ll have Jonathan Everitt and Steve Smock back soon, but in the meantime, please feel free to catch up, if you’ve missed any, or just re-enjoy the stories! PDFs of all five are embedded below, but some browsers can’t see …

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Oh those sultry dog days of summer! In the garden we can find either feast or famine depending on Mother Nature’s whim.  Will we have rain or will it be dry? We can’t say, but whether the garden is still growing in full throttle or in a lull, there is plenty we can do. If …