Watering Plants While Away A week's vacation at the beach might be a welcome break for you, but the absence of a doting gardener can wreak havoc on your indoor and outdoor plants. Here are some tools, tips and techniques that will help plants thrive while you're away, so you can come home from your [...]
We try to pick and nurture plants to be comfortable in our area, but can never totally take into account what the weather has in store for us every summer. Many garden problems are entirely dependent on the weather. While hot and dry weather comes with its own set of difficulties in maintaining a [...]
THANK YOU, Thank You, Thank You! Bauer’s Market has been chosen Best of the Best Garden Center in our area! This is the second year in a row that La Crosse Tribune has asked readers to nominate, then vote for local businesses. For 2018, Bauer's was nominated for Best of the Best: Garden Center, Best [...]
“If it could only be like this always - always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe…” - Evelyn Waugh One of the fruits that has captured the attention of kitchens and gardens everywhere is the muskmelon. This fruit is sure to impress, unlike some other trendy foods that have been the center of [...]
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” - Audrey Hepburn Most of our kids seem to be drawn to the dirt like it is a magnet. We can’t keep them out of it, and why should we? Even as adults, most of us find something special out in our gardens with some dirt [...]
Most of us have our share of complaints about the insects and pests that come with the summer season, but few are so universally hated as the mosquito. Our favorite summer activities often involve enjoying ourselves outside - barbequing with family and friends, catching the evening on the patio with a beverage in hand, [...]
