October Wonders: Grow Enchanting Mushrooms In Your Garden
Mushrooms are the most numerous, in species and numbers, during the summer months and may be found almost everywhere in the fields and woods. Yet true nature students and mushroom
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Sun VS Shade: Balancing Light Needs In Your Garden
It has often been said that late afternoon is an ideal time to visit a garden. Somehow in the high days of summer, when the sun’s glare is exceedingly bright,
Overcoming Plant Diseases: The Magic Of Medicine
Antibiotics, or the “wonder drugs,” which have proved sensational and successful in treating human diseases, are receiving wide study in the control of plant ailments. A dozen or more are
Plan And Plant This Fall
Any homeowner who aspires to have a more attractive place should not let this month go by without making plans for planting to be done this fall. There are additional
Are You Misusing The Term Hardiness?
When we consider the selection of plants, the question of hardiness immediately arises. Some hold the opinion that one particular plant is hardy, while others disagree and claim that another
Reader’s Corner: Share Your Gardening Tips And Stories
Readers’ Corner Letter Contest Here is this month’s prizewinner in our Readers’ Corner contest for the best letter on converting someone into a gardener. This is the third and last
Plant Names Can Be Intriguing
What would you expect of a plant named Chittagong Chickrassy? Is it related to chickweed, or does it have to do with temple gongs and rickshaws? They tell us that
They Used Aluminum Foil Mulch
How would you like to harvest a crop of vegetables without weeding, watering, spraying, or dusting? Or grow off-season crops such as head lettuce in August or carrots ready to
Air-Layering Made Easy
Anybody can do it! All it takes is a little bit of special plastic film called Polyethylene, a sharp knife, some moist sphagnum moss, and a little rooting powder. With
Sugar From Plants – Basic Botany for Gardeners
Plant and animal cells respire sugar. That is, within the cell, sugar is broken down in a series of steps, and the energy holding the various atoms of the sugar