Fill your greenhouse with chrysanthemums if you want a colorful show this fall and winter with plenty of blooms to cut. They are about the easiest and most satisfactory flowers you can grow. They occupy the plant benches comparatively quickly and can be grown either as a pot plant or bench crop. What’s more, there … Read more
Tender plants and bulbs for the garden started in the greenhouse are put out into their summer positions early this month. Tuberous begonias, caladiums, coleus, impatiens, fuchsias, and geraniums join the annual seedlings which were set out earlier. A searching decision must be made about each greenhouse exotic: Does it go indoors as a house … Read more
A good assortment of tools arranged for convenient use can be recommended to every greenhouse gardener. Those tools actually needed are inexpensive, and many of the most useful are homemade. The big thing: have them ready for handy use. In a small greenhouse without a potting shed like mine, spring clips and hooks can be … Read more
Now that the outdoor garden requires a more significant part of your time don’t neglect your greenhouse. Greenhouse gardening can be more than a winter proposition, mainly since the initial investment is considerable. It would be a shame not to use the greenhouse the year around and get the total return of summer fun and … Read more
It’s potting time in the greenhouse. Large plants, particularly those which have flowered and will be grown on for several years, need either top dressing with fresh soil or shifting to larger pots. Roots of smaller plants may be crowding their quarters, in which case the plants should be moved to larger containers. Rooted cuttings … Read more
Why not center your outdoor living around your greenhouse? It offers a source of water for refreshments, electricity for lights and cooking, and provides space for storage cabinets and a sink for washing dishes. But, more important than these conveniences, a greenhouse offers a cozy shelter for outdoor living in rainy weather. The Robert L. … Read more
Planting Potted Azaleas In Winter If you received a potted azalea during the winter, do the following steps: Planting Lilies At Easter Here are the tips to follow: Ideal Summer Flowers In The Greenhouse There is still time to order these plants for summer flowers in the greenhouse, lathhouse, or a protected part of the … Read more
It is a common saying among experienced gardeners that many plants are at their best just before frost cuts them down. This we know is due, at least in part, to the very helpful influence of the cooler nights. In the greenhouse, we have this condition continued indefinitely without danger of frost. This, and the … Read more