Ramial Chipped Wood
Photo: genastic.com Ramial chipped wood (RCW), also called BRF (from the French name, bois raméal fragmenté) refers to the wood chips madeContinue Reading
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Are Bird Droppings Harmful to Plants?
Ill.: Clipartkey, Clipartbank & pgitem.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: I was wondering if bird droppings can harm plants. Birds love to roostContinue Reading
Starve Nasturtiums Into Blooming
Nasturtiums bloom best in poor soil. Photo: store.underwoodgardens.com Question: I bought nasturtiums for my two flower boxes. For three weeks, theContinue Reading
Some Thoughts on Container Gardening in a Hot Climate
Containers thriving in the heat. 1 — Use plastic or glazed pottery pots. Group them together. 2 — Fill someContinue Reading
Strangler Tomato!
Twining petiole on a tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum). Photo: laidbackgardener.blog I just noticed the oddest phenomenon on one of myContinue Reading
Success With the World’s Worst Houseplant
Underpotted sprouting coconuts sold as houseplants were all the rage 6 or 7 years ago. Photo: gardengoodsdirect.com Back in 2014,Continue Reading
Garlic Scapes: The Forgotten Vegetable
Yep, those garlic scapes you’ve been cutting off are perfectly edible! Photo: www.bonappetit.com If you’re into growing hardneck garlic (AlliumContinue Reading
Dog Vomit Slime Mold: A Surprising Garden Visitor
Slime mold surrounding a basil plant. Photo from reader Hugo Levesque Strange things happen in gardens all the time, butContinue Reading
5 Most Common Uses of Rainwater in Landscape Irrigation
Rain barrel at the Ecological Solar House, Montreal. Photo: Benoït Rochon, Wikimedia Commons By Emily Bartels With the increasing waterContinue Reading
Staking Houseplants: Success at Last?
Photo: Hiclipart.com, clipart library & www.vecteezy.com I’ve been struggling with staking the houseplants I put outside for the summer forContinue Reading