Harvest Snap Beans Early and Often
Snap beans come in a wide range of colors. Photo: www.homepreservingbible.com Snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are popular garden vegetables, beansContinue 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.
One Fly Gardeners Should Learn to Appreciate
A typical hoverfly. Photo: www.kiwicare.co.nz Humans tend to revile flies as annoying, disgusting, disease-carrying, biting pests and indeed, some ofContinue Reading
Where Have All the (Lily) Beetles Gone?
Lily beetles are so brightly colored you can scarcely miss them. Photo: www.telegraph.co.uk I usually write this blog to answerContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
Ill.: www.pinclipart.com When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plantContinue Reading
Corn Slime Fixes Nitrogen… And May Save the World!
Aerial roots of Sierra Mixe corn. Photo: Jean-Michel Ané Getting nitrogen into soils in a form plants can use hasContinue Reading
A Watering Basin for New Plantings
Watering basin around a newly planted tree. Photo: ucanr.edu To ensure proper watering the first year after planting, that is,Continue Reading
Toad Exit From Window Well
Always provide some sort of exit for animals from a window well. Ill.: www.menards.com, www.homedepot.com & www.stickpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com LastContinue Reading
Strange Growths on Tomato Stems
Aerial roots on a tomato stem. Photo: dirtyurbangardener.blogspot.com Question: Some of my tomato stems have strange bumps on them. I’mContinue Reading
My Love-Hate Relationship With the Blue Poppy
How can anyone resist a plant that looks this good in a photo? Photo: www.premierseedsdirect.com Yes, the famous blue poppy!Continue Reading
What are Soil Aggregates?
Soil aggregates retained on a 4.75 mm sieve after wet sieving experiment. Credit: Nall Moonilall This article by Nall I. Moonilall ofContinue Reading