Is Your Garden Ready For Your Vacation?
Some folks try turning their home grounds over to a “garden-sitter” while away. A friendly neighbor may feel sure he can provide the necessary care for the few weeks of
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Abused Words For The Garden
Needless confusion results when words are used improperly. This is as true in gardening as in law or chemistry. In gardening, the one word most often misused is sour, meaning
Strawberg Corn For Food And Fun
If you want to grow something different, try miniature popcorn, the red-headed glamour girl of Zea Mays everta. It pops, it’s decorative and easy to grow. However, it doesn’t grow
Tips On Handling Tomatoes in the Home Garden
The tomato is one of our most important garden vegetables. It is prepared in a greater variety of ways than any other vegetable we know. With many home gardeners, it
Don’t take the FUN out of GARDENING
Many of us who yesterday thought we were competent gardeners have been intimidated by the constant barrage of new facts and figures about insecticides, wet sprays, dry sprays, slug baits,
Lime Some Call It Chalk Others Hate It
When he first sees the white cliffs of Dover gleaming in the distance, the bosom of the homecoming Englishman is supposed to swell with pride. Mine does not. It swells
What Are Golden Age Gardeners?
Senior citizens who reside in Cleveland, Ohio’s Golden Age Center, are helping to develop a great arboretum in the nearby community of Mentor. “Never too old to learn” is the
Homegrown Vegetables, Pick ‘Em at Their Peak
Sometimes when there is a lot of work to do in the vegetable garden, and it’s hot, and I’m tired, an old question comes to mind. Is it worthwhile, in
For Gardeners Without Gardens
Consider the plight of a gardener without a garden. Many of them—at least a dozen in my town—long to plunge their hands into the soil but, alas, no soil! They
Wage War on Vegetable Enemies
If you keep a watchful eye for signs of trouble and have a well-stocked pesticide shelf to draw upon at a moment’s notice, insects and diseases will have difficulty trying