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
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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
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
What Is A Late Late Vegetable Show
Come to a killing frost, and most vegetable gardens are given the cold shoulder by their owners and the weather. Yet there is a long list of vegetables you can
How to Water Your Garden
Wherever you garden in the U.S., you are almost bound to face a summer that brings one or more dry spells. In some sections, you must garden through long-lasting droughts,