Moorestown Garden Club

06/09/2026

Good advice for deadheading roses.
Now is the time!

06/04/2026

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06/04/2026

Anyone in my graduating MHS class who did not go on the senior class trip got a tour of this facility. "Much more interesting" I thouht.

05/10/2026

Help recognizing poison ivy - beyond the leaves of three!

05/07/2026

Mulch can help a garden so much, but the wrong kind can create a whole new set of problems you did not plan for 🌿
🍂 I usually stick with simple options like shredded leaves, straw, arborist wood chips, or plain cardboard under mulch.
🌱 What works best for me is a light, breathable layer that holds moisture without smothering the soil.
🚫 I’m always careful with anything that heats up, mats down, or looks too processed, because that can cause trouble around roots.
🪴 Thick fresh grass clippings are one I avoid using in a heavy layer since they can get slimy fast.
🍅 Around vegetables, I like clean straw or chopped leaves because they are easy to work with and break down nicely over time.

04/25/2026

Have you ever noticed trees in your neighborhood with a strong “fishy” odor?🌳🐟 That's the Bradford pear tree, and N.J. just banned it, along with many other trees, vines, shrubs, and other plants commonly found throughout the state.

The law doesn't require existing plants to be removed, but the new rules are designed to stop further spread. Tap the link below for the list of plants that will soon be phased out.👇

04/14/2026

04/13/2026

It’s that time of year again!

Instead of filling large planters with potting mix, use one of these materials to take up space at the bottom of the planter.

03/21/2026

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03/13/2026

The brown shield-shaped insect crawling out from behind your window trim right now is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug — Halyomorpha halys. It arrived from East Asia in the late 1990s, first detected in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Within two decades it spread to 46 states and became one of the most damaging agricultural pests on the continent.

Here's the problem. There's a native insect that looks almost identical — and it's one of the best predators your garden has.

The Spined Soldier Bug is the same shield shape, the same mottled brown coloring, roughly the same size. Most people can't tell them apart, so they kill both. The difference is in the shoulders. The Brown Marmorated has smooth, rounded shoulders. The Spined Soldier Bug has sharp spines jutting out from its shoulder line. That's the fastest ID. Look at the shoulders.

The invasive one feeds on over 100 crops — tomatoes, peppers, apples, peaches, corn. It pierces the skin and injects digestive enzymes, leaving brown necrotic spots that ruin the harvest. It costs U.S. agriculture hundreds of millions per year.

The native one hunts. It eats caterpillars, beetle larvae, Colorado potato beetles, cabbage loopers. Gardeners actually buy them as biological control. One Spined Soldier Bug can take out dozens of pest insects per week.

One is destroying your harvest. The other is defending it. Check the shoulders.