A Greenhouse Made of Old Windows
A cold frame is a small greenhouse used to sow seeds of vegetables and flowers, to harden off seedlings started indoorsContinue Reading
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Phototoxic Plants: Don’t Touch When the Sun Shines!
With the outdoor gardening season starting up, it may be useful to remind gardeners (and hikers!) to avoid, if possible,Continue Reading
How Long Do Fluorescent Tubes Last?
Many gardeners use fluorescent lamps to light their plants, especially their seedlings. They are much more efficient and durable thanContinue Reading
Bone Meal: Much Ado about Nothing
Bone meal used to be a quite decent fertilizer. That’s when it was made from cattle bones full of marrow thatContinue Reading
Inspect Summer Bulbs Before You Buy
In spring, garden centers and box stores, sometimes even supermarkets, put up splendid displays of summer-blooming bulbs: cannas, callas, tuberousContinue Reading
Insecticidal Soap Is Also a Fungicide
Did you know that insecticidal soap, the popular organic insecticide/miticide so many gardeners routinely use in treating mites and insectsContinue Reading
Always (Re)read the Pesticide Label
Today, an extra simple “tip of the day,” but also extra important one for your plants, for the environment and forContinue Reading
Do You Need to Let Cuttings Callus Over?
There seem to be two schools of thought about starting cuttings: some gardeners pot up their cuttings immediately. They cutContinue Reading
Pull Your Plants Back from the Window
In spring, the light in front of a south- or west-facing window becomes more intense and abundant daily and also starts toContinue Reading
In Home Landscaping, Start With the Most Urgent
You’ve decided to do much of your landscaping yourself, step by step? Bravo! That’s perfectly feasible and will give youContinue Reading