How we make our organic vermicompost-based fertilizer.

Let’s talk about some essential beneficial microbes that you may be missing in your soil.

Please don’t make your holiday wreaths out of poison ivy vines. It is sure to ruin your week. A quick review of some pesky vines and what to do about them this time of year.

Report from the field on a unique service that we provide for trees in dire straits.

Protect your plants from winter burn.

Brief contact with a tick nest can leave you covered in bites. These irritated red bumps are often misdiagnosed as chigger bites.

Vertical mulching project with micro nutrients, liquid biological amendments and a prayer for this historic Pine tree at the Village Green in Stony Brook Village

Common Arborvitae issues.

Take a look at adult boxwood leafminer swarming in the summer. Beating this plant pest takes precision.

Go solar!

In mid-May it's "open season" on boxwood. Several pests that feed and cause damage to boxwood become active. For the most effective organic solution, the time to treat is now.

Joel identifies poor planting practices that stunt healthy root growth of plants and trees.

Fall is a great time to fertilize with compost tea.

We have to honor the needs of plants, when we violate them, they suffer, and we complain and have to spend money unnecessarily.

Joel identifies and discusses some boxwood diseases and other common issues.

Joel diagnoses a Japanese Maple and identifies some important factors affecting the health of this stressed specimen.

Browning blotches on your holly? Joel identifies the culprit.

Joel discusses and identifies a common pest of a common Long Island ornamental plant.