Garden Myth: Miraculous Banana Peels
Photo: theweekendagriculturist.wordpress.com It’s hard to miss the media hype about banana peels and their practically miraculous properties in the garden.Continue Reading
Category: Fertilizers
Pesticides or Fertilizers: Just the Right Dose
Ill.: clipart-library.com & kissclipart.com “If a little is good, more must be better!” That seems to be the motto ofContinue Reading
Discoveries From the GardenComm Conference
Photo: Janet Carson, www.arkansasonline.com Every year for over 30 years, I’ve been attending the annual GardenComm* show and conference, heldContinue 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
Confession: I Rarely Fertilize My Garden
Photo: esemag.com In a world where fertilizer manufacturers produce a multitude of fertilizers of all kinds, for roses, lawns, vegetables,Continue Reading
Fertilize Weekly… Weakly
Here’s an easy fertilizing tip for container plants, either indoors or out. Rather than fertilize monthly, the frequency usually recommendedContinue Reading
The ABC of N-P-K
Ill.: deco-de-maison.site A fertilizer, also called plant food, is composed of minerals plants need for their growth. In a soilContinue Reading
No Need to Feed a Sleeping Plant
It’s best not to feed plants when they aren’t growing. Source: Stephen Almond, commons.wikimedia.org & www.boomanfloral.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Outside ofContinue Reading
The Rusty Nail Myth
Rusty nails give nothing to plants… so why do gardeners keep adding them to their soil? Source: www.thetatoohut.com Since timeContinue Reading
With Container Plants, Double Up on Fertilizer
If you want outstanding container flower gardens or abundant, tasty vegetables in pots, you have to both water and fertilizeContinue Reading