A Liberal Philosophy With Plants
I like to experiment to do things that can’t be done – to plant exotic trees and shrubs not recommended for gardens around Boston, and watch them grow, even after
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Soybean Meal Fertilizer: Live and Learn
Soybean meal has been so highly touted as a fertilizer that I traipsed to the feed store and returned with a 50-pound sackful. The meal smelled good, and believing anything
Is Wilt-Pruf A Good Winter Protector?
Tired of looking at unsightly burlap winter covers on your evergreens? Spraying Shrubs With Wilt-Pruf You can banish burlap from the winter scene and protect your choice shrubs by simply
Answer: How To Use Bone Meal Fertilizer
Is bone meal fertilizer part of your gardening, growing toolbox? Growing plants domestically isn’t as cut-and-dry as allowing plants to grow in their natural habitat. One of the problems is
Answer: What Is Blood Meal Fertilizer – How to Use It
Blood meal is one of many things used to create rich soil. It is part of the decomposition process we rarely think about. As an animal corpse decomposes, every part
Using Rooting Hormone Powders And Liquids – 4 Tips for Cutting Success
Taking cuttings from healthy, mature plants is a great way to increase a plant collection. Using a rooting hormone powder will help your cuttings grow roots and take hold. Rooting
Spring Visions To Come: Plan, Plant Now The Very Essence of Spring
Daffodils seem to be the very essence of spring! After a long, cold winter almost any flower or sprig of green would be welcome and daffodils doubly so for their
The September Garden Is Full Of Color
The September garden, it is true, cannot match the great burst of bloom that comes with the spring, from the first crocus, scillas, and chionodoxa, on through the narcissus and
September Pointers… Tips for the Northern Gardeners
The first damaging frost sometimes arrives during September, in and around New York City it may occur as early as the second or third week of the month, and those
Fall Planting Guide With Images (15)
Daylilies Daylilies (below left) can be planted almost any time soil can be worked but August and September are particularly good times as plants are partially dormant. Prepare the soil