Good Fungi Fight Bad Fungi
The importance of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, or mychorrhizae, to plant growth is fairly well known. (If this is a newContinue 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.
Grow Your Own Coleus Tree
Here is a DIY project for a laidback (because it requires little effort) but patient gardener (because it takes 18Continue Reading
Another Useless Garden Tool
Sometimes tool designers just don’t understand gardeners. They come up with all sorts of devices that look good, but when youContinue Reading
Seeds to Sow: Early February
February is very early to start sowing seeds. The days are short and the sun is still weak, conditions thatContinue Reading
Climbing Plants Like to Climb
That climbing plants like to climb may seem like a fairly obvious statement, but bear with me: it really isn’t. YouContinue Reading
2017: The Year of the Brassica
Each year the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one bulb, one annual,Continue Reading
Offset or Sucker?
These are two horticultural terms that mean almost, but not quite, the same thing. A sucker is a root sprout: itContinue Reading
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Edible Houseplants
Question: Are there any houseplants that are both edible and attractive? Clecio Turgeon Answer: There are many tropical plants thatContinue Reading
A Banana a Day Keeps the Psychologist Away!
Did you know that eating a banana can make you happier? That’s because it contains tryptophan, a type of proteinContinue Reading
How to Make Air Plants Thrive
Air plants or, more correctly, tillandsias (Tillandsia spp.) are currently very popular. They are called “air plants” because in natureContinue Reading