Information and Disinformation: How Carrots Helped Win World War II
Today, in honour of Remembrance Day (Commonwealth countries) and Veteran’s Day (US), here’s a guest blog by Joanne Reed aboutContinue Reading
Category: Garden Myths
Garden Myth: You Can Tell the Sex of Peppers by the Number of Lobes
Peppers don’t really have a sex, in spite of a persistant myth that claims the contrary. Photo: www.amazon.com Question: My grocerContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Lime to Control Mushrooms
A fairy circle of mushrooms or toadstools. Photo: Cropcircles, Wikimedia Commons Do you have mushrooms (fungi) in your lawn, oftenContinue Reading
Mini Horticultural Myth: Dormant Bulbs Need Darkness
Sleeping bulbs are indifferent to light. Ill.: owips.com, www.mycutegraphics.com & www.wpclipart.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com I want to bring up a veryContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Plants Love Classical Music
Records like this actually sold well in the 1980s. Photo: www.reddit.com This horticultural myth was really big in the 1980s whenContinue Reading
Rainbow Rose Seed: Don’t Waste Your Money
Photo: www.ebay.com A reader asked me about “Rainbow Rose” seeds, offered on the Internet with a photo of a spectacularly multicoloredContinue Reading
Garden Myth: An Eggshell Barrier Will Protect Against Slugs
A very popular gardening myth claims that coarsely crushed eggshells are very sharp and that slugs would tear their bodiesContinue Reading
FYO: No, You Don’t Need to Remove Suckers from Tomato Plants
Contrary to popular belief, tomatoes do not produce suckers. Many gardeners will no doubt be shocked to hear that, becauseContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Eggshells Are a Good Source of Calcium for Garden Soils
You’re probably heard that eggshells are a good source of calcium and are an excellent addition to compost or evenContinue Reading
Can Coca-Cola Kill Slugs?
In the desperate need to prove Coca-Cola has some real use in the garden, some people suggest that you canContinue Reading