The Handiest Moisture Meter
It only takes a finger test to tell if your garden needs watering. Photo: www.quickcrop.ie/blog Not sure whether it’s timeContinue Reading
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What’s Wrong With My Zucchini?
Once zucchinis get started, they’re just about the fastest-producing vegetables in the home garden, from bloom to harvest in lessContinue Reading
The Potty Plant
The pitcher of the toilet pitcher plants looks much like a toilet, doesn’t it? Photo: floravitro Yes, you just knewContinue Reading
Help Conserve Monarch Butterflies by Being Part of a Monitoring Network across North America
Follow the Blitz on social media at #MonarchBlitz Join hundreds of volunteers in Canada, Mexico and the United States, fromContinue Reading
Romaine Lettuce With a Bare Stem
In the home garden, Romaine lettuce is best used by harvesting leaves from the base, a few at a time.Continue Reading
Extending the Beauty of Alliums
Spray-painted alliums add punch to the summer garden. Photo: Jana Last, Flickr The genus Allium offers a host of plants of interestContinue Reading
Day Wilters May Not Need Watering
Squash plants often wilt on hot summer days, but probably don’t actually need watering. Photo: www.groworganic.com Question: My squash plantsContinue Reading
Christmas Balls to Keep Birds Off Tomatoes
Hang red Christmas balls from your tomato plants to confuse hungry birds. Ill.: pluspng.com, www.freeiconspng.com & www.tomatodirt.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog DoContinue Reading
More Sun, More Flowers
Photo: mikealger.net The number one cause of plants not blooming is insufficient sunlight. The number one treatment the average gardenerContinue Reading
Confession: I Rarely Fertilize My Garden
Photo: esemag.com In a world where fertilizer manufacturers produce a multitude of fertilizers of all kinds, for roses, lawns, vegetables,Continue Reading