A Handy Seed Date Calculator
Not sure when to sow the seeds of vegetables, herbs and common flowers? Johnny’s Selected Seeds has a handy-dandy on-lineContinue Reading
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Tomatoes Resistant to Late Blight
Tomatoes showing tell-tale symptoms of late blight. Photo: Downtowngal, Wikimedia Commons New strains of tomato late blight (Phytophthora infestans) appearedContinue Reading
How to Kill Your Lawn in 10 Easy Steps
Some people really seem determined to destroy their lawns! Ill.: ask.extension.org & propertifix.co, montage: laidbackgardener.com Spring is slow in comingContinue Reading
Leafy Greens From Kitchen Scraps: A Covid Project
Romaine lettuce on a windowsill: from stub to leafy greens in only days. Photo: aurooba.com Here’s a simple project evenContinue Reading
Can You Pinch a Tuberous Begonia?
Tuberous begonia sprouting from a tuber. Photo: Michèle Bénard Question: Last year, I let my tuberous begonia (Begonia x tuberhybrida) grow without interveningContinue Reading
Easter Under Lockdown
OK, I’m not really in a cage, but sometimes I feel like I am! Photo: laidbackgardener.com This is going toContinue Reading
Spring Flowers for a Happy Easter
Easter display including narcissus and muscari. Easter is the time for togetherness, colored eggs, Easter egg trees and, of course,Continue Reading
The Resurrection Plant: More Dead Than Alive
The resurrection plant can go from a ball of apparently dead leaves to a flat open rosette in just hours.Continue Reading
Beaver Proofing Your Garden
Keeping beavers away can be quite a challenge. Ill.: uihere.com, netclipart.com & www.kindpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Few animals cause damage toContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
Photo: www.bhg.com If you’ve never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden. Robert Brault