Thought of the Day
Photo: SFGate & ClipartKey Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plantContinue 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.
Should You Add Earthworms to an Elevated Planter?
Ill.: clipart.email & ClipartMax, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: I have a garden box on legs, so no contact with the ground. Should I addContinue Reading
Top 15 Questions About Growing Peppers Answered…
Answers to your pepper questions from the experts at the National Garden Bureau. With so many different varieties, shapes, sizes, colors,Continue Reading
Can You Grow Vegetables in Shade?
Photo: www.pennlive.com Question: I have a beautiful garden with only four and a half hours of sunshine a day and that’sContinue Reading
What’s Eating My Barberries?
Barberry geometer caterpillars feasting on barberry leaves. Photo: ask.extension.org Question: Help! My barberries are being eaten by little caterpillars. I’m sureContinue Reading
Root Depth for Vegetables
Ill.: Park Seed I receive a lot of email from readers putting in raised bed gardens, but who seem doubtfulContinue Reading
New Stamps Feature American Gardens
If you’re a stamp collector who also gardens, you might want to take notice that the U.S. Postal Service hasContinue Reading
A Window Well Raised Bed
Raised beds made of window wells. Photo: Deborah McColley, pinterest.com If you’re looking for a quick-to-install yet long-lasting raised bed,Continue Reading
Top 15 Questions About Growing Tomatoes Answered…
Answers to your tomato questions from the experts at the National Garden Bureau. 1. What’s the difference between indeterminate and determinateContinue Reading
How to Transplant Young Seedlings
Time to move your seedlings to larger quarters. But how? Photo: greenbeanconnection.wordpress.com If you have young seedlings that are packedContinue Reading