Avoid Touching Your Vegetables When Their Leaves Are Wet
Immediately after it rains, early in the morning when the leaves of the plants are covered with dew, or evenContinue Reading
Category: Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day
You Know You’re Addicted to Gardening When…
You have a nagging desire pull out weeds in other people’s gardens. You steal the bags of leaves your neighborsContinue Reading
Finally! Japanese Maples for Cold Climates!
Who doesn’t like Japanese maples (Acer palmatum), with their lacy foliage and oriental look? They’re on pretty much every gardener’sContinue Reading
Garden-Friendly Trees
Here are a few examples of trees that either have deep roots or roots that are at least not tooContinue Reading
How to Cage Your Tomatoes
Tomatoes are ramblers, that is, in nature they climb, but only very weakly. They have no tendrils and their stemsContinue Reading
Flea Beetles: the Shotgun Insects
Here’s one insect where damage is certainly much more noticeable than the insect itself. The plant’s leaves – especially theContinue Reading
Plant Well So You Can Prune Less
The need some gardeners seem to feel to prune everything in sight is difficult for the laidback gardener to understand.Continue Reading
Aging Shrubs May Need a Bit of Pruning
If pruning shrubs so they look like a globe, a cube or Mickey Mouse is something better left to zealousContinue Reading
What to Do About Worm Castings in the Lawn?
Have you been seeing small coiled mounds of hardened earth on the surface of your lawn or garden? They areContinue Reading
Understanding Hardiness Zones
It’s amazing how confused some gardeners are about hardiness zones. Yet they’re really quite simple. They’re designed to tell youContinue Reading