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A Failproof Method for Growing Roses
Ha! No such thing. But if you want to be sure you dont buy something like this: Grandiflora I forgot the name of And wind up with something like this: Dr. Huey, an uninvited visitor Be sure the roses...
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5 Tips For Fall Tulip Bulb Planting
Tulip or Not to Tulip? That is the question. Happens every year, as dazzlers never seen at the florist beckon from page after glossy catalog page.In addition to being beautiful (and frequently...
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Peony Planting Time!
But before we get all excited and start spending zillions on gorgeous new ones, it's peony cleaning up time. The fungus diseases that plague peonies overwinter on dead peony leaves and flowers, so...
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How to Get Your Garden Ready for Winter
Clean up time, aka late fall, is a joyful time in the garden. The weather is pleasant, warm enough to be inviting, cool enough for work. There are no bugs. And there is major satisfaction in restoring...
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Is it Worth it To Make a Thanksgiving Feast of Wild Turkeys or Heritage Turkeys?
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Orange Eggplants and Currant Tomatoes Oh My: Are Exotic Vegetable Varieties...
Are you seduced by curvy Golden Crescent beans? By Purple Dragon carrots, cushion shaped orange eggplants or yard long Red Noodle beans? Welcome to the club. I've never been able to resist oddball...
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6 Bulbs for Beautiful Summer Flowers.
Preparing for spectacular dahlias, cannas, lilies and other colorful flower beauties.
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How to Plant Vegetable Seeds with Success
Figfip? That would be Food Gardeners' Fine Points (FGFP), a new occasional series inspired by my friends Matt and Shannon, who wrote: "We have some very exciting news. After nearly three years on the...
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How to Fight Late Blight on Tomatoes Organically
It's a major challenge, all right, but after losing all the tomatoes in New York, we're trying to see if at least one of the Maine tomato patches can fight off late blight (Phytopthera infestans), one...
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Beautiful Flowers (Finally) Arrive in Gardens
As you've no doubt noticed if you follow these things, the current fashion in bouquets has oneness at its heart. Either it's one kind of flower -- roses, say or gerbera daisies -- or it's one color:...
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New Organic(!) Tulip Bulbs for Fall Planting
It had to happen sooner or later, and sure enough here they are, catchily called Ecotulips. As usual with newly introduced organic versions of things, there still isn't much selection and prices are a...
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Grow Perfect Peas in Any Space with Containers
When it comes to "home grown is best," there is no common vegetable -- including tomatoes! -- that proves this as conclusively as peas. Three reasons: 1. Peas start turning starchy the instant they...
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The 7 Habits of Successful Gardeners
Or is it the Seven Pillars of Horticultural Wisdom, or the Ten All-time Top Garden Tips? As everyone's resolutions remind us, we love attaching a number to advice, a number smaller than the one I...
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How to Plant Healthy Trees
I know this is the age of instant gratification, but this being the season let's hear it for planting young trees. The rewards (I speak from experience) are huge: a personal forest or great big...
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Growing Your Own Garlic Is Easy!
As far as I'm concerned, garlic gets the blue ribbon for growing your own. It's absurdly easy to plant and care for; it tastes great; it looks beautiful and it takes up so little ground that even those...
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