Do You Know The Lime Loving Plants
Lime may supply the key to success for some of the plants in your garden. My first experience with the magic which can be performed by the addition of lime
Growing Tips
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
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
Why pH is important
Do you shy away from the term pH because it sounds mysterious and hard to understand? If you do, you’re missing a chance to grow better plants with less effort
Get A Guide – If You Want To Be A Winner
With so many people displaying their green thumb talents these days, flower shows with prizes for amateur plant lovers are booming, too. The shows range from those sponsored by neighborhood
Mulch For Better Plants
Thick layers of mulching materials lessen the need for weeding and cultivating, conserve moisture (reducing the need for watering), and gradually build up soil fertility. And they effectively lower the
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
Cultivate For Better Plants
The major reason for cultivating soil is to kill weed seedlings around desirable plants. It also enables us to mix compost, manures, and fertilizers into the soil. It breaks soil
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
Exploring Ikebana
Since its origin, a studied art form in the 15th century, Ikebana has progressed along avenues so diversified as to make it a strong and virile art demanding the attention