Houseplant Fertilizer: Not That Vital
Popular belief to the contrary, houseplants usually get along quite well without fertilizer. Photo: Valerii Honcharuk, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson IContinue Reading
Category: Fertilizers
Epsom Salts: No Serious Garden Use
Epsom salts are often offered as a sort of cure-all for the garden. If only it were true! By LarryContinue Reading
Warning: Ready-to-use Products Are Often Expensive
By Larry Hodgson A bit of economic advice today. When you need to buy a fertilizer or pesticide (hopefully anContinue Reading
Trying a Tero Food Waste Recycler
By Larry Hodgson This summer, I had the opportunity to try the new Tero food waste recycler, produced by theContinue Reading
Using Seaweed as Mulch and Fertilizer
By Larry Hodgson Question: I live in the Magdalen Islands. This year, I prepared my first vegetable garden. At the bottomContinue Reading
Garden Myth: The Importance of Starter Fertilizer
By Larry Hodgson When scientists first started studying how minerals affected plant growth back in the 1940s and 1950s, theyContinue Reading
Less Fertilizer, Healthier Lawn!
By Larry Hodgson The idea that a lawn absolutely needs fertilizer, and that the more you fertilize it, the betterContinue Reading
Hydrolyzed Fish: Not Dad’s Fish Emulsion
They say you learn something new every day. I certainly do. In fact, I learn quite a few things everyContinue Reading
Ready-to-Use Liquid Fertilizers: Throwing Money Out the Window
Ill.: Dirt Divas And Dudes LLC & HiClipart, montage: laidbackgardener.blog When you’re shopping for fertilizer, beware of ready-to-use liquids, alsoContinue Reading
Fertilizing Plants With Urine
“This tree looks like it could use a shot of nitrogen!” Photo: http://www.amazon.ca Comment: I think you should write aboutContinue Reading