Plants: Not Good at Multitasking
We all know people who seem capable of multitasking (performing multiple tasks simultaneously): answering the phone while filling in aContinue Reading
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Plant Trees without Amending the Soil
Forget the old technique for planting shrubs and trees, the one I learned when I was a kid. We were toldContinue Reading
When to Apply Compost?
Question: When should I apply compost so it will be most profitable for both the soil and my plants? DorisContinue Reading
Fall is the Time to Harvest Seed
Autumn is the main season for harvesting seeds from your garden: vegetables, annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines, etc. You can collectContinue Reading
6 Perennials for Spectacular Fall Color
You thought the gardening season was over by September and all you had to do was hang up your gardeningContinue Reading
How to Overwinter Ornemental Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) may be best known for its delicious tubers, but it has also given rise toContinue Reading
Don’t Prune Near A Power Line
Never prune or cut dow a tree within 10 feet (3 m) of a high or medium voltage power line. There is tooContinue Reading
Bring Flowers Indoors… Without Ants!
I regularly receive emails from gardeners who panic at the thought of bringing ants into their home by accident. ForContinue Reading
Happy Feast Day, Gardeners!
Did you know that gardeners have a patron saint? Saint Fiacre is little known in English-speaking countries, but much moreContinue Reading
When Does Rock Become Soil?
A guest blog by Barbara-Ann G. Lewis of the Soil Science Society of America Rock starts becoming soil the momentContinue Reading