Seeds to Sow Indoors: Mid-April
Mid-April is the heart of the indoor sowing season. There are still many seeds that need only a few weeksContinue Reading
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When A Top Graft Fails
Top-grafted shrubs, also called top-grafted standards or just standards, are shrubs grafted on top of the upright stem of a relatedContinue Reading
Deer Proofing Your Garden
Deer are causing more and more problems to gardeners. As homes spread out into their territory, they become habituated toContinue Reading
Darwin’s Orchid
I just saw, for the first time in my life, Darwin’s orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale). That was at the annual show ofContinue Reading
‘Prizm’: The Parsley-leaved Kale
Curly kale (Brassica oleracea acephala) is a non-heading variety of cabbage with curly, crinkly leaves… but you’ve never seen kaleContinue Reading
A Gardening Rhyme
There’s a very old rhyme variations of which have been circulating in gardening circles since at least the mid-19th century, probably muchContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Are Compost Accelerators Really Useful?
Almost every garden center (and many hardware stores) sells a product called variously compost accelerator, compost activator, compost stimulator orContinue Reading
Gardening Tip: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It!
Here’s a principle about laidback gardening that I don’t emphasize nearly enough: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” WhenContinue Reading
Garden Myth: When a Plant Doesn’t Bloom, It’s Because It’s a Male
It’s always a bit mysterious when a plant doesn’t bloom. After all, most bloom annually. How then to explain whyContinue Reading
Damping Off Disease: Down But Not Out
It’s always such a shock! Your seedlings germinate, start to grow and everything seems to be going so well, thenContinue Reading