How to Get an Amaryllis to Rebloom
Getting an amaryllis to bloom once is a snap, but to rebloom? Photo: www.winwardhome.com Question: I have two amaryllis bulbs thatContinue Reading
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The Garden Impatiens Is Back!
Imara® impatiens. Photo: www.twipu.com In 2013, a fast-spreading disease—impatiens powdery mildew or IMP (Plasmopara obducens)—essentially wiped the garden impatiens (ImpatiensContinue 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
Pack Snow Down to Control Voles
All you need to do to create a vole barrier is to pack snow down around susceptible trees and shrubs.Continue Reading
The Nasturtium as a Sacrificial Plant
Nasturtium leaf infested with aphids. Photo: cuckoosvegpatch.wordpress.com In organic gardening books and web pages, the nasturtium (Tropaeoleum majus), a popularContinue Reading
How to Water an Orchid
Photo: gardenerdy.com Watering houseplants is always a bit complicated, even more so with orchids, whose thick leaves don’t react muchContinue Reading
Timetable for Sowing Annuals Indoors
Start gathering your materials: it will soon be time to start this year’s annuals indoors! Photo: The Rusted Garden, www.youtube.comContinue Reading
2019 Year of the Pumpkin
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one bulb, oneContinue Reading
Can You Get A Paperwhite to Rebloom?
Sometimes you can get a Paperwhite to rebloom! Photo: www.longfield-gardens.com If you’ve been gardening for a while, you’ve certainly heardContinue Reading
Garden Your Way to Health
Ill.: clipart-library.com It seems pretty logical that gardening burns calories. It is, after all, a physical activity. Even leafing throughContinue Reading