Olive Tree Care

Olive Tree Care

  This year, stop those nasty olive blossoms before they drop all over your walkways. Olive tree care is simpler than you might think. If you have olive trees, you may not know that you can prevent those olives from growing by applying a “growth regulator” to the tree. When

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Tips for Tree Trimming

Tips for Tree Trimming

When it comes to tree trimming, they are typically trimmed for one of three reasons: safety, the health of the tree, and aesthetic reasons, i.e. to enhance flowering. When to trim the tree comes down to a number of factors. The rule of thumb is not to trim in fall

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What’s Biting Me?

We all have experienced being bitten by an insect. Whether mosquitoes, biting flies, mites, bedbugs, fleas, or spiders, nobody likes a bug bite. The swollen or reddened skin, often irritated even more by the insatiable urge to scratch it, makes for a really uncomfortable experience. Then sometimes, adding insult to

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Bugs Don’t Hibernate

Bugs Don’t Hibernate

It’s easy to forget about insects during our brief winter here in the desert, but all kinds of insects are still around, even if you can’t see them. And they will continue to bug you if you don’t maintain a barrier between them and your home even though it’s cooler

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