Average Lifespans for Garden Trees
The typical homeowner doesn’t really have to think much about how long the tree they plant will live. The averageContinue Reading
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When Does Rock Become Soil?
A guest blog by Barbara-Ann G. Lewis of the Soil Science Society of America Rock starts becoming soil the momentContinue Reading
When to Harvest Onions?
The onion (Allium cepa) is one of the most popular plants in home vegetable gardens and it’s not particularly difficultContinue Reading
How to Make Floral Ice Cubes
Do you want to impress your guests with something original? Why not serve ice cubes that contain edible flowers fromContinue Reading
How to Make your Blue Spruce Bluer!
Actually, the title above is a total lie: you can’t really make a blue spruce any bluer than it isContinue Reading
Your Brain Is the Most Powerful Pesticide
When the word “pesticide” comes up, you immediately think of the kind of pesticide you spray, but in fact theContinue Reading
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Garden Myth: Tums for Tomatoes
There is no limit to the human imagination … nor to far-fetched ways to treat our plants. Here’s one exampleContinue Reading
Don’t Carve Initials on Tree Bark
It just seems so romantic, doesn’t it? You’re in love, so you take your penknife and carve your initials andContinue Reading
Faked Photos Indicate an Unreliable Catalog
What you see isn’t always what you get … at least, not when it comes to bulb catalogs. Most, ofContinue Reading
Garden Myth: A Tree Wound Requires a Coat of Paint
Is it true that it’s important to apply pruning paint, paste or some other sealant (I’ll call all of themContinue Reading