Garden Myth: You Don’t Need to Water Succulents
Succulents may store water in their leaves and stems, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need to be watered! Photo:Continue Reading
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Succulents may store water in their leaves and stems, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need to be watered! Photo:Continue Reading
By Larry Hodgson This is an old myth dating back at least to when I started seriously composting 40 someContinue Reading
Moss growing in a shady lawn. Photo: pnwhandbooks.org There is nothing worse than a garden myth that refuses to die,Continue Reading
Sterilizing potting soil is generally a waste of time. Photo: sublimesucculents.com Question: On Facebook, I saw that you can sterilize theContinue Reading
Ill.: clipartkey.com & clipartstation.com Guest article by Jeffrey Douglas With more and more people “greening” up their daily living, itContinue Reading
Ill.: Kissclipart & uihere, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: My grandmother always warned me not to plant potatoes and tomatoes together or they would cross,Continue Reading
By Larry Hodgson There are quite a few websites that recommend planting a biennial (occasionally annual) spurge known as theContinue Reading
Ill.: clipart.library It’s that time of year again. As our favorite Christmas plant, the poinsettia, starts to pop up inContinue Reading
Photo: theweekendagriculturist.wordpress.com It’s hard to miss the media hype about banana peels and their practically miraculous properties in the garden.Continue Reading
Coffee grounds: can they really melt ice? Photo: carolinacompost.com With winter upon us, winter garden myths come to the fore,Continue Reading
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