Brand New Perennial for your Summer Garden
It’s not every day that a truly new perennial arrives on the market, but that will be the case in 2015.Continue Reading
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When You Can’t Repot, Top-Dress
When a houseplant remains too long in the same pot, the soil it grows in becomes contaminated with mineral salts. You can seeContinue Reading
Peat Pots for Fragile Roots
In this season where so many gardeners are starting their flowers and vegetables indoors, here are some thoughts on peat potsContinue Reading
Don’t Tiptoe Through the Tulips!
Memorable song, bad idea! You should try not to tiptoe, stride, walk, salsa, or even creep through a flower bed. Yes,Continue Reading
No Diapers for Houseplants!
There is a video circulating these days (How Can Diapers Help Your Plants Grow?) that several people have sent me. ItContinue Reading
Easy Eating with Burpless Cucumbers
You’ve probably noticed that cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) sometimes make you burp. This is due to the presence of cucurbitacin inContinue Reading
Seeds to Sow: Early March
Time to get started! In the Northern Hemisphere, the sowing season really begins in March, then reaches its peak in April. InContinue Reading
When A Trunk Cracks…
A frost crack is a crack in the bark of a tree that appears during the winter, especially on aContinue Reading
Clone a Plant Today through Leaf Cuttings!
It may seem strange to think that a whole plant can grow from a single leaf. This seems the stuff ofContinue Reading
No Need for a Drainage Layer
Old myths die hard and one myth that refuses to die is that houseplants need a “drainage layer”. It usedContinue Reading