The Four Gardening Seasons
Medias everywhere will be telling you that today is the first day of spring. Or they did so yesterday. (It’sContinue Reading
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Seedlings in an Eggshell: Another Gardening Myth?
Did you know that you can sow seeds in empty eggshells? And that egg cartons can then be used toContinue Reading
English Cucumbers Don’t Like Company
Those long narrow cucumbers you see wrapped in plastic in supermarkets, the ones with thin skins you don’t have toContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Shamrock Indoors
It is said that on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, everybody is Irish. Okay, but are you an Irish gardener?Continue Reading
Pronouncing Botanical Names
Impressed when a guest speaker rolls off a complicated botanical name as if it were the easiest thing in theContinue Reading
Seeds to Sow: Mid-March
The choice of seeds to sow indoors explodes in mid-March! This really is the time to start so many seeds… butContinue Reading
Starting Cuttings in Water: Not Such a Good Idea
For generations, gardeners have been rooting cuttings in a glass of water placed on the windowsill. And it works… sometimes.Continue Reading
Ready-to-use liquid fertilizers: Pretty Much a Scam
When you’re shopping for fertilizer, beware of ready-to-use liquids, also called “pour and feeds”. They’re designed to be poured directlyContinue Reading
It’s Time to Repot your Houseplant When…
It’s Time to Repot your Houseplant When… …The plant begins to wilt only 2 or 3 days after you lastContinue Reading
Fascinated by Fasciation
The fasciated coneflowers that appeared in Yvon Veilleux’s garden. Question: A mutated coneflower (Rudbeckia hirta) appeared in our garden lastContinue Reading