Instant Hedges Reach America
Millennial gardening is not like 20th-century gardening. Patiently waiting for a seed to grow into a flower or tree isContinue Reading
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How to Remove a Pot With Minimal Root Damage
The ideal time to repot your houseplants is when they start their growing season. That would be somewhere between late February and earlyContinue Reading
Willow Water: Mother Nature’s Rooting Hormone
With the return of longer days, a gardener’s mind starts to turn to plant propagation: starting plants from seeds …Continue Reading
Temperature Chart for Germinating Vegetables and Herbs
Are you getting ready to sow vegetable and herb seeds indoors? It can be very handy to know what temperaturesContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Houseplants Need a Drainage Layer
Old myths die hard and one myth that refuses to die is that houseplants need a “drainage layer.” It usedContinue Reading
Time to Start Fertilizing Your Houseplants
Normally, in temperate regions where winter nights are very long and days very short, it’s best to stop fertilizing houseplantsContinue Reading
Heat Mats: Are They Really Necessary for Sowing Seeds?
Among the products commonly sold for starting seeds are heat mats. Just lay them underneath your tray, plug them inContinue Reading
Hairy Potatoes Make Gardening Easier
A trait found in a wild potato, Berthault’s potato (Solanum berthaultii) may make growing garden potatoes (S. tuberosum) a lotContinue Reading
Match the Birdhouse to the Bird
What gardener doesn’t like to attract birds to their garden? Both for their beauty, their song, their fascinating movements … andContinue Reading
A Petunia Just for Hummingbirds
Last summer, at the Montreal Botanical Garden, I saw a petunia that was totally new to me. With an erectContinue Reading