Starting New Pelargoniums From Cuttings
Photo: mariakaynova, gardeningknowhow.com Pelargoniums, also called geraniums, are popular garden plants, grown mostly outdoors as annuals. Indeed, the very popularContinue Reading
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Satin Pothos: February 2021 Houseplant of the Month
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10 Neat Things about Watering Houseplants
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Two models of 3-in-1 soil testers, square and oval. They also come in exciting designer colors! Photo: amazon.ca You’ve probablyContinue Reading
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Weird but Wonderful: The Nipplefruit
Photo: Andrew Butko, Wikimedia Commons Sometimes you just have to laugh at what Mother Nature’s accomplishments. I mean, just lookContinue Reading
A Moveable Feast: Growing Your Veggies in a Wheelbarrow
You can readily fit a small vegetable bed into a wheelbarrow. Photo: garden.com It sounds like a crazy idea atContinue Reading
How to Grow Beautiful African Violets
A typical modern African violet hybrid. Photo: Pennsylvania State University I’ve been growing African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha*) since pretty muchContinue Reading