Row covers removed from beds in the hoop house on March 16 revealed daffodils in bloom! MARCH Set up anindoor seed starting systemif you haven’t already, providing supplementary light if possible. Start seeds forceleriac, peppers, eggplants, andbasilindoors along with any herbs or flowers that...
Best Perennial Plants for Growing in Zone 9 1. Bigroot Geranium This hardy plant grows in large colonies. Its leaves are bright green and lobed. As a perennial, its bloom season is long, making it a great addition to your garden. Its saucer-shaped flowers as well as its hardiness to di...
you can still produce a lovely crop of these flowers with some carefully engineered low tunnels (or “caterpillars”) out in the field. The low tunnel concept was originally popularized by Eliot Coleman for winter veggies, but low tunnels work just as well ...
Low-growing perennial sedums (Sedum spp) are good for rock ground covers, and taller varieties are useful for borders. They have fleshy stems, thick succulent leaves and yield clusters of star-shaped flowers. They will grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9....