Can You Grow Apples From Seeds?
Photo: www.medicalnewstoday.com Question: I’ve been thinking of planting some apple trees, but they’re quite expensive. Can I start new ones fromContinue Reading
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How to Recuperate a Gangly Orchid
This top-heavy, wobbly orchid with lots of bare stem should have been repotted years ago. Photo: F. Hardouin Question: Over theContinue Reading
Not-Quite-a-Myth About Hostas
Hosta ‘Undulata Albomarginata’ is a fast-growing, thin-leaved, inexpensive hosta that slugs will adore. Photo: www.gardenworld.co.uk Question: I’ve heard that only so-calledContinue Reading
Pesticides or Fertilizers: Just the Right Dose
Ill.: clipart-library.com & kissclipart.com “If a little is good, more must be better!” That seems to be the motto ofContinue Reading
Winter Use for Glass Cloches
Glass cloches as they were originally used: as season-extenders for the garden. Photo: www.haxnicks.co.uk Cloches got their name because theContinue Reading
Small Plant Makes a Big Stink!
Giant carrion plant (Stapelia gigantea). Photo: World of succulents & 3.bp.blogspot.com My wife pulled me away from my morning newspaper.Continue Reading
When a Crown of Thorns Refuses to Branch
Photo: Rachel Bernier Question: I bought this plant about 2 years ago (it was much smaller then!), but it just keepsContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Cat Grass
Cat grass raised from a kit. Photo: tractive.com You’ve probably seen cat grass kits in a local pet supply storeContinue Reading
E-Collar as a Potting Tool
Repotting a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is not an easy undertaking. With its arched stems and umbrella-like, even weeping habit,Continue Reading
Help for Senior Gardeners: Making Hose Easier to Attach
Hose with hose extender and quick disconnect system. I don’t know how the hose spigot on your house is attached,Continue Reading