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
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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
Lettuce in Space
Astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren testing out red romaine lettuce on the Space Station. Photo: NASA Experiments on theContinue Reading
Spring in the Garden: Just Let Ma Nature Do Her Job
If your flowerbed looks a bit messy in the spring, just wait a few weeks. All the so-called refuse willContinue Reading
Determinate and Indeterminate Potatoes
Determinate potato (left), indeterminate potato (right). Ill.: www.supercoloring.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Most serious gardeners know the difference between determinate and indeterminateContinue Reading