Margaret Lauterbach: Gardening

Caldwell resident Wayne Englehorn, who stands 6 foot 2 inches, and his Easter lilies that he said stands 8 feet tall.

Lauterbach: Plant your Easter lily and watch it bloom every summer

Did you put your Easter lily outdoors this spring? If not, I'll bet you will next year. 2 hours ago

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GARDENING

Lauterbach: Chemists keep busy improving organic pesticides

There are new developments in pesticides, Neem having been reformulated to be used as a foliar spray or as a drench, allowing the pesticide to enter plants through roots and flow to all parts.
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Lauterbach: They're bad, and they might be coming to your yard

Japanese beetles are set to emerge this month, so be on the lookout for them. We've been lucky to be free of them until now, but a few were trapped in Downtown and West Boise last year. Some may have escaped the traps, and begun to lay eggs.
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Lauterbach: Dealing with those pesky insects; using mulch to help peppers grow

In our area, one of the most annoying insect pests is the caterpillar larva of the Tobacco or geranium budworm moth, Heliothis virescens.
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Lauterbach: This year's novel experiment is an unusual Italian veggie

For 41 years, I've been growing at least one crop each year different than I've grown before. Sometimes the newly tried vegetable or variety new to me is such a success it becomes a "must-grow"; other times it's been interesting to see how it grew.
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Lauterbach: Delphiniums need to be planted in full sun, sheltered from wind

To a fan of delphiniums, a gap or two in a spike of flowers is as unforgiveable as a missing button on a new shirt. When spikes grow short or frowsy, even a devoted fan may lose interest in that flower.
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Lauterbach: Yellow leaves? Add some iron

Treasure Valley gardeners know our soil is alkaline, too alkaline for some plants to grow. Nationally published magazines and references routinely advise adding lime or wood ashes to soil because they're expecting soil to be acidic, not alkaline, but we can't add those items without causing ourselves...
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Lauterbach: Betcha can't see just one - thrips, that is.

Thrips are so tiny you really can't see just the one unless you have a magnifying glass in hand and know what you're looking for. They're less than one- twentieth of an inch long, slender and have long fringes on the edges of their narrow wings if they're adults. Nymphs look nearly the same, but...
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Lauterbach: Comely collards are hardy, nutritious and tasty

If you're looking for a different nutritious vegetable to grow and serve, consider collard greens or collards.
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Lauterbach: Seeds, like fashion, can go in and out of style

What if you've found the perfect variety of vegetable to grow for your family, but now you can't find seeds for it? Varieties come and go, depending on sales volume.
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Cane blight claimingroses in the Treasure Valley

If you have rose shrubs in your yard, inspect them carefully. Rose cane bacterial blight is back and has killed a number of roses.