Spring is Not the Season for Planting Garlic
Although garden centers often offer garlic cloves (Allium sativum) for planting in the spring, it’s not the right season forContinue Reading
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A Veggie Garden in a Bag of Soil
You want to grow vegetables without the hassle of digging in the ground? That’s easy enough to do. You canContinue Reading
An Annual Palm?
You’ll be seeing it everywhere again this summer: people’s backyards, sidewalk cafés, and, especially, box stores. It’s a potted palmContinue Reading
A Handy Dandy Seed Spacer
If precision in planting is your thing, why not make a seed spacer that will always ensure you sow yourContinue Reading
Round Holes In Rose Leaves?
What in the world causes the semicircular holes you see in the leaves of your rose bushes, holes so roundContinue Reading
Yes, You Can Compost Poisonous Leaves
As you harvest your rhubarb stalks this spring, you’ll find several websites warning you against putting the leaves in theContinue Reading
Keep Cats Out of Your Garden
You just love your cat! He (or she) is smart and affectionate and would never hurt a fly, let aloneContinue Reading
Rhubarb: Just Let It Bloom
Our ancestors must have had a bit of Puritanism flowing through their veins, because they firmly believed that it wasContinue Reading
Cabbages Without Cabbageworms
There is a beautiful white butterfly with black markings called the cabbage butterfly or small white (Pieris rapae) that willContinue Reading
No Need to Dig Deep When Planting
When I started gardening about 50 years ago (I started very young!), the recommendation for planting was to dig aContinue Reading