Beginner’s Guide to Sowing Vegetables Indoors
Photo: homegrown-garden.com/blogs That’s it: you’ve made up your mind. This year, you will be starting your own vegetable seedlings forContinue Reading
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Satin Pothos: February 2021 Houseplant of the Month
Photo: Thejoyofplants.co.uk, styling by Elize Eveleens, Klimprodukties Hanging, climbing, creeping—the satin pothos or silver pothos, also silver vine, botanically Scindapsus pictus,Continue Reading
10 Neat Things about Watering Houseplants
Here’s a great little article by the friendly people at Canada’s Local Gardener, a new garden magazine you’ll certainly wantContinue Reading
The 3-in-1 Soil Tester: A Virtually Useless Tool
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
Seed Facts for Informed Buyers
Article based on a press release from the National Garden Bureau With the new year comes new hope: for better health,Continue Reading
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
Thought of the Day
Cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium). Photo: naturespot.org.uk In a country where orchids abound, we marvel at the thistle. Larry Hodgson TranslatedContinue Reading
What Are the Types of Indoor Plants?
A guest blog offered by MantelMount. Are overly dim or dry rooms getting in the way of your dreams to becomeContinue Reading