What Is Ailing Your Tomatoes?
Towards midsummer, it is common for tomatoes to fail to bloom or, if they do bloom, to drop their flowers. Often the erring plants are very healthy and unusually large,
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Agricultural Frit
Plant nutrients do not have to be soluble in water in order to enter the roots of plants. This statement is contrary to the long-standing belief of plant scientists, but
Looking Ahead The Glory Of Spring
It would be a strange situation if a gardener did not value most highly the first little spear of life that starts the spring show. Yet I have so long
Freezing Garden Produce
With home-freezing of foods steadily on the increase, fresh homegrown vegetables and fruits are still more important than ever before. Since the revival brought about by the recession, the continued
The Purple Meadow Rue
Early in the growing season, while the plants are not yet in flower, the purple meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) may be mistaken for the wild Columbine. The two plants often
Can Your Hoe Kill Weeds Effectively?
Home gardeners are always interested in the mere mention of chemical weed killers. Certainly, one would suspect that the millennium had arrived were it possible to spray some chemicals on
Old-Time Herbs For Modern Gardens: A Trendy Choice?
To herbs, our forefathers credited the most miraculous powers. Mallows would keep witches away from the house. To stop bleeding, one had to write the word “veronica” with pen and
Are Weeds Friends or Foes?
It is always stimulating to explode beliefs hoary with age. So here goes another. Weeds are not all bad. Many of the ones well known to us are important and
It’s Time For More Salad Days
So, here we are again! Just for the fun of it, dear readers, go back to your last issue of HORTICULTURE to pick up the reference to Cleopatra and her
Does Your Garden Breed Trouble?
Everyone likes a garden that is clean and neat. Weeding, thinning, and cultivating are necessary tasks for every gardener who takes pride in keeping their garden in proper order. However,