Author: Mark Koehler

Hello, my garden friends. Let’s discuss summer lawn maintenance today. As we all know, maintaining a healthy green lush lawn can be challenging here in the valley.  Our lawns start to become stressed from the first...

Well, we made it, through the middle of July, with scorching temperatures.Our trees, whether by the street or on your property, are probably stressed, due to the heat and prolonged drought. We really can’t afford to lose...

Hello garden friends. Recently I was asked to give a lecture on plant tea. No, this is not a tea for people made from plants, but a tea for plants made from ingredients found in home composts. Yes, plants can drink tea as well...

July is our hottest month of the year. The average temperature on the Westside of the Central Valley  is 98 degrees.  We gardeners need to pay special attention and walk our gardens for 10 minutes every...

Mark Koehler Growing trees, shrubs and flowers in Los Banos can be a challenge.  Most homeowners don’t think of the soil before planting.  Our soil is basically clay with some gravelly alluvium. Unfortunately, our soil is...