Winter Sowing
If you’ve grown tired of paying high prices for perennial plants and have tried sowing your own, you’ve probably run across “stratification required” in seed...
Cold Frames: Worth their Weight in Gold Frames
Merriam Webster describes cold frames as “small wooden or metal frames covered with glass or plastic that are used for growing and protecting plants in...
Gardening Tasks for May Days
1. Place guard stakes around lilies. 2. Prepare seedlings for transplant into garden beds. 3. Fill grow-bags and other containers. 4. Plant summer-blooming container bulbs...
Why Consider Wood Plates?
At one point in history, wooden plates were commonly used. Wood was easily accessible and could be treated to eat off of. It was during...
4 Factors That Affect Plant Growth
When planting a flower bed or a vegetable garden it is important to understand what plants need to grow. In this article, learn the 4...
March into Spring with the Following Gardening Chores
1. Start the seeds which you didn’t get started earlier. 2. Plant new berry bushes. 3. Spray your still dormant fruit trees and bushes with...
Five Garden Tasks You’ll Love for February
1. Sort your seeds according to what date you will need to sow them. 2. Sow seeds of slow-growing plants indoors. 3. Force branches of...
Five Things Gardeners Should Resolve To Do in January
1. Plan your 2018 garden. 2. Order your new plants, seeds, and garden supplies early. 3. Grow mushrooms in your basement. 4. Check on dormant...
Growing Your Own Herb Garden
Herbs are revered for both their culinary and their medicinal value. Fortunately, growing herbs to use in your kitchen or for your ailments is relatively...