Homemade Garlic Spray
Ill.: clipartmax.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog There are so many ineffective home remedies floating around in the gardening world, especially on theContinue Reading
Author: Larry Hodgson
Garden writer and blogger, author of 65 gardening books, lecturer and communicator, the Laidback Gardener, Larry Hodgson, passed away in October 2022. Known for his great generosity, his thoroughness and his sense of humor, he reached several generations of amateur and professional gardeners over his 40-year career.
Thanks to his son, Mathieu Hodgson, and a team of contributors, laidbackgardener.blog will continue its mission of demystifying gardening and making it more accessible to all.
Preventing Bud Drop on Holiday Cactus
Holiday cactus often lose flower buds when you move them. Photo: @dkerr96 Question: My Thanksgiving cactus is blooming, but several budsContinue Reading
Negotiating a Deal in Garden Centers
It can be surprisingly easy to haggle the price down in garden centers. Ill.: dlpng.com.png When you buy a largeContinue Reading
Self-Seeding Vegetables: The Easy Way Out
You can let a surprising number of vegetables and herbs self-seed. Photo: silverserviceconsultancy.co.uk Traditionally, home gardeners buy vegetable seeds andContinue Reading
How to Force Hyacinths
Photo: ibulb.org Here is an easy little project for a gardener of any age, adult or child, or experience level:Continue Reading
How to Prevent a Walnut Tree From Bearing Nuts?
All those fallen walnuts can be quite an annoyance. Photo: thehorse.com Question: What product could I use to treat my blackContinue Reading
Guttation: When Plant Leaves Drip
Guttation mostly occurs on leaf tips or edges. Photo: missouribotanicalgarden.org Sometimes you’ll see tiny drops of sap form on theContinue Reading
Woodlice: Friends Not Foes
Photo: Katia Schulz, Wikipedia Commons You find them in almost every garden: flat, oval, usually gray creatures no more than 1/2Continue Reading
10 Persistent Houseplant Myths
Photo: Gabriela Herman, curbed.com With outdoor gardens slipping quietly into dormancy in the Northern Hemisphere, many the home gardener turnsContinue Reading
How to Water an Orchid
Don’t just pour water into your orchid’s pot while it’s in a cachepot: that can lead to rot. Photo: plantinstructions.comContinue Reading