Homemade Garlic Insecticide
Here is a homemade insecticide that is easy to manufacture and relatively efficient. Add a clove of garlic and twoContinue Reading
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Learning to Tolerate Spiders
Most people are uncomfortable around spiders. In fact, many even panic when they see one. I’d like to try andContinue Reading
Repot into Only a Slightly Bigger Pot
In general, when you repot a plant, it’s into a larger pot. Normally you should choose a pot only one orContinue Reading
When Good Pesticides Do Bad Things
Gardeners have a tendency to believe that organic products are always safe. After all, doesn’t “organic” sound down-to-earth, homey,Continue Reading
Not Quite the Time to Fertilize
If you live north of the Tropic of Cancer, by the end of January, your houseplants will likely have startedContinue Reading
A Brief History of the Greenhouse
What gardener doesn’t dream of owning his or her own greenhouse? I have had mine for over 25 years. It’s actuallyContinue Reading
Better Dead Than Alive
Some plants look better when they aren’t covered with leaves. This is certainly the case with the shrub commonly called HarryContinue Reading
A “Cool” Way to Start Seeds
To grow seedlings under artificial lights (and the main season for starting seeds indoors begins soon, in March in theContinue Reading
When a Cactus Lacks Light
Desert cacti grown as houseplants are more likely to lack light than other plants, because they are, for the mostContinue Reading
Kitchen Scrap Smoothies for Winter Composting
In winter, outdoor composters are often inaccessible because they are either located too far from the home at the endContinue Reading