Tips On Controlling Plants With Wandering Rhizomes
By Larry Hodgson Sometimes gardeners are faced with a plant with creeping rhizomes, that is, underground stems that produce numerousContinue Reading
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Black Spots on Crabapple Leaves
By Larry Hodgson Question: I have a crabapple tree in front of my house that has come down with the sameContinue Reading
Are All Thymes Edible?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I noticed on by the road near my house in Vermont a herb that looks and smellsContinue Reading
When Are My Veggies Ready to Harvest?
By Larry Hodgson When you’re a beginning gardener growing your first vegetables, you can generally easily find information on theirContinue Reading
Polka Dot Plant: The August 2021 Houseplant of the Month
By Larry Hodgson With its leaves appearing to be covered in freckles, the polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) or hypoestes, standsContinue Reading
Spring Bulbs Will Be In Short Supply This Fall: Order Early!
By Larry Hodgson There won’t be the usual wide choice of spring bulbs in garden centers this fall. Like lastContinue Reading
The Weedy Bellflower
By Larry Hodgson I’ve grown all sorts of bellflowers (Campanula spp.) over my lifetime as a gardener, from short, creeping orContinue Reading
Dealing With Squash Borers
By Larry Hodgson This is a new insect for me. Although native to North America, mostly east of the RockyContinue Reading
How to Tell If a Plant is a Weed
Here’s an old gardening adage you might want to apply. If you’re not sure if a plant is a weedContinue Reading
The Other Edible Parts of Common Vegetables
By Larry Hodgson We’re used to eating just one part of most common vegetables, two at the most. Immature flowersContinue Reading