Seed Starting: As Easy as 1-2-3
If you’ve never grown anything from seed before, you might be surprised at how easy it is to have aContinue Reading
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An Instant Kokedama!
Kokedamas. You’ve certainly seen them: small houseplants growing in a moss-covered ball, often sitting on decorative trays or plates orContinue Reading
Timetable for Sowing Vegetables and Herbs
The following list presents about 80 vegetables and herbs with the recommended sowing date for each one. If you seeContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
I have decided to be happy because it’s good for my health. Voltaire, letter to the Abbot Trublet, April 27,Continue Reading
Houseplant of the Month for February 2019?
Ferns are among the trendiest houseplants. Photo: Thejoyofplants.co.uk Ferns From bushy to stylized, and from dark green to silvery gray-green:Continue Reading
How to Get an Amaryllis to Rebloom
Getting an amaryllis to bloom once is a snap, but to rebloom? Photo: www.winwardhome.com Question: I have two amaryllis bulbs thatContinue Reading
The Garden Impatiens Is Back!
Imara® impatiens. Photo: www.twipu.com In 2013, a fast-spreading disease—impatiens powdery mildew or IMP (Plasmopara obducens)—essentially wiped the garden impatiens (ImpatiensContinue Reading
The ABC of N-P-K
Ill.: deco-de-maison.site A fertilizer, also called plant food, is composed of minerals plants need for their growth. In a soilContinue Reading
Pack Snow Down to Control Voles
All you need to do to create a vole barrier is to pack snow down around susceptible trees and shrubs.Continue Reading
The Nasturtium as a Sacrificial Plant
Nasturtium leaf infested with aphids. Photo: cuckoosvegpatch.wordpress.com In organic gardening books and web pages, the nasturtium (Tropaeoleum majus), a popularContinue Reading