The first in is corn. Pole beans are planted after a delay, and use the corn as a trellis. They also stabilize the corn, removing the need to hill it – which is good, because you’re not going to wiggle a hoe through a thriving Three Sisters mound. The beans also replace some or...
Vegetable garden planting is all about getting garden spacing and timing right between vegetables. Interplanting, succession planting, trap cropping, companion planting, and vegetable crop rotation ar
and herbs are noticeably more resilient and productive when each member supports the next. The benefits can be one-way, such as when nectar-rich flowers planted around fruiting crops, like tomatoes, improve insect pollination, or reciprocal, such as when the famous Three Sisters of corn, pole ...
Spring into Gardening Season with April Timetable; Three Sisters Planting Brings Fun, Food and Other Benefits to GardenByline: Amy Morie Spring weather has been bringing some wonderful sunshine and mild...Morie, Amy
Robert Pavlis I have been gardening my whole life and have a science background. Besides writing and speaking about gardening, I own and operate a 6 acre private garden called Aspen Grove Gardens which now has over 3,000 perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees. Yes--I am a plantaholic!
Companion planting is a great way to maximize the efficiency of your garden. For almost every vegetable you grow, there is likely to be a beneficial companion plant that will helpincrease soil nutrients, chase away pests, and help you get the most out of your garden.Here’s a list of the...
I have written about companion planting several times and have concluded thatmost recommended companions, either don’t work, or there is no scientific support for them. When the book, “Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden” was released I was defini...
so there’s bound to be one that fits your garden. Choose between those with branching stems or single stems, those that produce ample pollen for pollinators or are pollen-free (best for bouquets), those that stay small or tower above the rest of the garden, or those that produce edible...
This December, I’m once again creating awinter garden indoors with amaryllis and paperwhites. Aglaonema‘Siam Aurora’ withHippeastrum‘Grand Diva’ (dark red amaryllis on the left.) When you grow amaryllis and paperwhites, you’re not actually forcing them because they don’t need a cold ...
One Tulare County community they established was named Yettem—an Armenian word for paradise or Garden of Eden. coming to america New York's Statue of Liberty greeted many immigrants who arrived in the United States through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. Helping connect the east side of ...