The secret to keeping a houseplant alive is to replicate its natural zone with humidity, light, and water. Tips for fiddle leaf figs, succulents, orchids, and more:
Check the days to maturity on whatever corn you’re thinking of growing, and make sure you have at least that many frost-free days in your growing zone. Subscribe How to Plant Corn Choose a spot with full sun and well-draining soil. Work in a couple inches of good quality compost or ...
A staple in our gardens, beets grow easily in spring and fall, and you won’t have to wait long to harvest their tasty roots. Enjoy their green tops, too—they’re a dual-purpose crop. Learn all you need to know about growing beets—from planting to harvest. Beets are delicious, whet...
This will allow the soil to dry quicker and at the same time bring oxygen to the root zone. If the plant isn’t too large, repot into a different pot. Be sure to add new soil. This will give the roots nice, clean soil to grow into. If the plant is too large to be easily re...
DoNOTcut down the remaining ferns in summer or you will ruin your asparagus bed. Allow the ferns to grow and mature; this replenishes the nutrients for next year’s spear production. Always leave at least two or three spears on the plant through the growing season. ...
"The world's business needs China. And the world's business will continue to find that China is a good place to be," Perry said. "China is a model global trader, especially to developing countries," Perry said. "Being a major trader helps keep China as part of the world and stays ...
“weedy” species in the Apiaceae family that you can often find growing on local roadside, one of which is believed to be the ancestor to modern-day carrots, and today is known as wild carrot or Queen Anne’s Lace. Some of these related “weedy” Apiaeceae species are not so ...
The first step is to purchase the Genesis Framework (now free!) directly from the creators at StudioPress. (It’s easy to find pirated copies of Genesis floating around the internet and on Etsy, but we don’t recommend it. There’s no guarantee you’ll get clean copy without malicious co...
Rub raw garlic on an insect bite to relieve the sting or itch. Find outmore uses for raw garlic. Old-time gardeners swear that garlic “learns” because it adapts to your growing conditions and improves each year. Garlic has along history of healing. ...
The first thing to remember as you’re planning your garden is that this is a fast-growing tree for a sunny spot with moist soil. The other thing to consider is that these trees are somewhat short-lived and messy as they drop an abundance of catkins in the spring and leaves in the ...