Have A Ball Stopping the Apple Maggot
The main apple insect pest in most home gardens is the apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella), a small fly whose larva burrowsContinue Reading
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Leave Those “Suckers” on Your Tomato Plants
(This is a repeat of a blog from last year, but I feel I should repost it, as I’ve been gettingContinue Reading
Tomatoes on the side (2)
When you start your own tomato plants indoors, they tend to be a bit wimpy: tall and thin with fewContinue Reading
The Laidback Lettuce
Most gardeners know that head lettuce (Lactuca sativa capitata) is hard to grow well (true enough!), so they usually grow leaf lettuce (L.Continue Reading
When Tomatoes See Red
For reasons still somewhat unclear, certain colors can help stimulate the growth of tomatoes… and that includes the color red.Continue Reading
Green Stars in the Shade
One of my favorite perennials, the hacquetia (Hacquetia epipactis), is blooming right now in my shade garden… and what a flower!Continue Reading
The Scarlet Runner Bean: Both Beautiful and Delicious!
The scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) is a vigorous climbing bean you find in most seed catalogs… in the annual flower section.Continue Reading
The Laidback Gardener’s Worst Enemy
Call this one a rant rather than a blog, but I’d fed up with lawns! In many ways, the lawnContinue Reading
Dude, Who Switched My Rose Bush?
That’s odd: you planted a hybrid tea rose with big double red flowers and the next year, up came a rose withContinue Reading
A Strawberry Jar That Really Works
You’ve certainly seen a strawberry jar (also called a strawberry planter or strawberry pot) before. It’s that upright urn withContinue Reading