Dig V-Shaped Trenches:Dig 2- to 2.5-foot-deep (or 15- to 190-cm) trenches. Lay a nourishing cushion of garden compost along the bottom and a few of those chicken manure pellets, then set your tubers into positio
Central & South American EarthBox® Garden: Spice up your garden with a variety of popular peppers so hot they’ll make you the coolest gardener on the block: Poblano (ancho chili), Anaheim, Serrano, Jalapeño (chipotle chili), Cayenne, Habanero, Aji Rojo, or Chilaca (Pasilla). Additio...
running a top wire at five to six feet with a second line 18 inches below the top wire. After the first year, there will be fruiting floricanes along the wires. Train the new primocanes into a narrow row below the fruiting canes. Directing all canes in one direction may make...
If you have a few tomato plants growing in a row, theFlorida Weave trellising methodis my favorite way to prop everything up easily and economically. (Just remember where the roots are buried so you don’t accidentally send a stake into the root ball!) ...
It encompasses parts of the Southern California coast, Florida, the Florida Keys, Northern Kauni, and the central portion of Hawaii. It has a yearlong growing season. It is best suited for tropical plants. Additionally, many other plants enjoyed by hummingbirds do grow in this fabulous plantin...
Royal Empress or Tulip Poplar, fast-growing shade trees that will provide the dappled shade Dogwoods prefer. Alternatively, you can place the Dogwood in an area where shade is given by a nearby building. However, be cautious as buildings can reflect heat, which can dry out the Dogwood ...
This has nothing to do with unwanted vegetation rising out of the ground and causing havoc in your garden or lawn.
Urban trees are now understood to be a central part of green infrastructure systems because they provide a range of benefits. They reduce the urbanheat island effect, manage stormwater quality, and provide shade that lengthens the life of pavement materials. In the summer, shadier streets also me...
ecological health of your garden, thanks to their ability to prevent erosion, generate microbial activity in the soil, attract a host of pollinators and provide habitat. Each of these species thrives in full sun to part shade, adapts to a range of soils and takes stressful conditions in ...
A gem is taken, how can it be? How dare the world go on as if nothing has shattered? The sun still rises — oblivious to all that’s been lost. Do they not see a light has gone out in our generation? Lily, my sweet cousin, my sister, ...