Plant in Almost Any Season
Beginning gardeners often worry about when to plant the plants they buy, yet the answer is simple: pretty much anyContinue Reading
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Flush Plant Roots Before You Fly
You’re traveling far from home and you see a plant you just can’t resist. A perennial you simply can’tContinue Reading
Can You Harvest the Seeds of Hybrid Plants?
If you’re into growing plants from seed, especially vegetables and annuals, you’ve undoubtedly been warned you’re not supposed to collectContinue Reading
Surprising Facts: Bamboos are Grasses
Despite their size, the bamboos are grasses, that is, they belong to the Poaceae, like the grasses in our lawns andContinue Reading
Bulbs Leafing Out in Fall? Maybe It’s Normal!
Every year, I receive emails from concerned gardeners whose bulbs have already begun to produce leaves early in the fall.Continue Reading
How the Narcissus Got its Name
In this season when thousands of gardeners are planting fall bulbs, among them daffodils or narcissus (Narcissus spp.), it mayContinue Reading
Time to Bring Your Tomatoes In?
Every year there comes a point where you have to accept the fact that summer is over and with it,Continue Reading
Trap And Release for Squirrel Control: Not Such a Good Idea
It’s frustrating to see squirrels and chipmunks dig up and eat the tulip and crocus bulbs you just planted. FortunatelyContinue Reading
The Other Chives: Allium tuberosum
Garlic chives, also called Chinese chives and oriental garlic, is a plant grown both for its edible foliage and itsContinue Reading
Lightning Feeds Your Plants
Have you ever had the impression that the plants become greener and grow faster after a thunderstorm? It’s not yourContinue Reading