Seeds: Which Side Goes Up?
You’ve got a seed pack in one hand and you’ve poured a few seeds into the other. The seeds canContinue Reading
Category: Gardening
When Sunflowers Kill!
Not many people know about the dark side of sunflowers (Helianthus annuus). However, the beautiful bright blooms do hide aContinue Reading
How Many Vegetables per Person?
When the time comes to plant your vegetable garden, be it at your home or in a community garden, it’sContinue Reading
Holland: the Land Without Bulbs
Today, Holland is famous for its bulbs. The vast fields of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths stretch as far as theContinue Reading
25 Celebrities Who Love to Garden
Of course, I’m not a follower of fan magazines and hardly ever watch Entertainment Tonight (and if I did, IContinue Reading
When Sapsuckers Attack
Sapsucker: it sounds rather disgusting, doesn’t it? Yet sapsuckers are actually quite pretty birds… with the nasty habit of damagingContinue Reading
Hose Down Your Houseplants
On a nice spring day, put houseplants sensitive to spider mites (Tetranychus urticae)—tiny little dustlike arthropods—outdoors and hose them down.Continue Reading
Robotic Lawn Mowers Come Out of the Shadows
Robotic mowers have been around for quite some time. The first model, the MowBot, came out in 1969 and hadContinue Reading
The Mayflower: the Flower Behind the Name
Although I’m a Canadian, I was brought up on stories of the Pilgrims and how they sailed across the AtlanticContinue Reading
Seeds to sow indoors in Early May
You thought the indoor sowing season inside was over? Not at all! There are still a lot of plants it’s worth sowingContinue Reading