When Tomatoes Grow on a Potato Plant
By Larry Hodgson Question: I was amazed to see that my potato plants have produced little green tomatoes. A lot ofContinue Reading
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Bees Trapped in a Squash Flower
By Larry Hodgson Comment: I just saved the lives of three bees that were trapped inside a female squash flower thatContinue Reading
How to Grow Herbs with Grow Lights
By Patrick Dinnen It’s impossible to beat a sunny, warm outdoor spot for growing healthy, tasty herbs. However, unless youContinue Reading
What Causes Bland-Tasting Tomatoes
By Larry Hodgson Question: My homegrown tomatoes are bland tasting. What can I do? Vivian Answer: This is actually quite a frequentContinue Reading
Beautiful Flowers, Wrong Season
By Larry Hodgson Question: My magnolia is blooming again in the middle of summer! There must be at least twenty newContinue Reading
Herbs Repel Insects… Sometimes!
By Larry Hodgson Have you ever noticed that herbs are rarely affected by predatory insects? Or even by mammals (rabbits,Continue Reading
Garden Myth: You Shouldn’t Put Citrus Peels in the Compost
By Larry Hodgson This is an old myth dating back at least to when I started seriously composting 40 someContinue Reading
Berried Treasures: Perennials with Decorative Fruits
By Larry Hodgson Gardeners mainly grow perennials for their flowers (think of astilbes, daylilies, peonies, etc.) or, if not, theirContinue Reading
Wasps in Your Garden: What to Do?
Social wasps (the ones that live in colonies) are usually striped yellow and black or white and black, a visualContinue Reading
Taste the Sunny Goodness of Sunflowers
Cheery, bright sunflowers: they’re the perfect plant to entice pollinators, add garden drama (the good kind, that is!), lure little onesContinue Reading