Professional Gardening Tips
Gardening fads and fashions are as perennial as gardening itself. This spring giant plants such Colocasia (elephant ears) and Alocasia are all over the covers of gardening magazines and catalogs. Next year miniatures will probably return, only to be supplanted […]
There’s no shortage of DIY pest control tutorials and bargain-rate exterminators promising quick fixes for insect and rodent problems. But when it comes to long-lasting, effective protection for your home and yard, nothing compares to hiring a professional pest control […]
There are several forms of vegetables which, while the culture is not specially dissimilar, may yet, for convenience, be divided into five classes: those the edible part of which is produced beneath the surface of the soil and are known […]
Growing in Containers Everyone seems to think growing in containers is easier than growing in the ground but it can be even more difficult. In climates with lots of hot summer heat, even large pots can really heat up and […]
Growing Onions: Long Day Sweet varieties will generally mature a few weeks before the storage varieties. They will store for one to five months, so eat them fresh from the field. These varieties will do well from the mid-west to […]
Onions When the seeds are to be sown directly in the soil where the plants are to grow, the bed should be well prepared. Digging and manuring will have been carried out during the late autumn or winter and the […]
Useful and Easily Grown Flowers for Garden and Greenhouse Tagetes (Tage’tes) are annuals of great decorative value during the summer and autumn months. They are natives of Mexico and South America and belong to the Daisy family, Compositae. The name […]
The Tomato is highly esteemed as a delicious food when cooked or eaten raw and as a source of juice. It is known to be a source of health protective vitamins and because of the ease with which it can […]
Gardening is not just a hobby for those with a green thumb. It offers numerous mental and physical health benefits that can transform your life. From increased hand strength to reducing stress, gardening provides an all-inclusive package of wellness rewards. […]
Sweet PeasA most popular annual, the sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is not difficult to grow, though the richer the soil the better the results. Given good cultivation it will produce stems 2 ft. long bearing four, five or more florets. […]