Tommacio™: Sweet Raisin Tomatoes
Here’s a totally different kind of tomato you might want to try, especially now that the plants are becoming moreContinue 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.
A Dual Purpose Hummingbird Feeder
First, let me warn my readers from outside of the Americas that there are no hummingbirds where they live. AndContinue Reading
Old-Fashioned Annuals
Forgotten Annuals Our Grandmas Used to Grow If you could travel back in time to your grandmother’s or great-grandmother’s time,Continue Reading
Topdress Annually for a Top Quality Lawn
For a beautiful lawn like you see in home and garden magazines, topdress annually with 1 inch (2 cm) of compost.Continue Reading
Polyploidy—or How Do We Get Seedless Fruit?
By Christine Bradish, Ashland Inc. It’s quite possible that you have seen a commercial for “23 and Me”, advertising anContinue Reading
A Beluga in My Garden
Actually, the lower lump of dirty white in the photo is not a beluga, although I think it looks likeContinue Reading
The Levitating Fern Certainly Spins, But Is It Alive??
Years ago, in the 1970s, a “plant” called the air fern was all the rage. It was said to thriveContinue Reading
Peonies That Make Scents
Question: I have been looking for scented peonies for five years now. Every year, I go to the nursery, I smellContinue Reading
A Simple Way of Thwarting Potato Beetles
Here’s a simple, but effective way of keeping one pest out of your plants! To avoid the Colorado potato beetle, LeptinotarsaContinue Reading
A Handy Dandy Soil Sifter/Plant Lugger
Here’s handy recycled garden tool: a plastic bakery tray, also called a bread tray, with a grid bottom. You canContinue Reading