What Bulbs Do After Bloom
UNITED STATES—Narcissus, daffodil, freesia, snowdrop, snowflake, grape hyacinth, various iris and most other early spring blooming bulbs and bulb like plants should be perennials....
Crop Rotation Improves Vegetable Production
UNITED STATES—A south or west facing fence is a perfect place to grow pole beans. Twine can be strung in a zig-zag pattern between...
Summer Vegetables Replace Winter Vegetables
UNITED STATES—Every year at about this time, there is the same concern that it is too early to put summer or warm season vegetables...
Pruning Late Might Be Justified
UNITED STATES—There may not be exceptions to every rule, but there are a few exceptions to the rule that winter is the best time...
Weeds Obviously Grow Like Weeds
UNITED STATES—Not many of our favorite plants grow like weeds. We must help most of them along, and give them what they want. A...
Colorful Foliage Needs No Bloom
UNITED STATES—There is no shortage of color for the garden here in our mild climates. If we want to, we can grow various flowers...
Finish Transplanting Before Winter Ends
UNITED STATES—Autumn is for planting; and for good reasons. It is the beginning of dormancy for almost all plants, including evergreens. It precedes cool...
Bulbs Are Not Finished Yet
UNITED STATES—It was easy to forget about spring bulbs after they went into the ground so unceremoniously last autumn. They got buried without so...
Plant Bare Root Plants Properly
UNITED STATES—Compared to canned (potted) nursery stock, bare root plants have a few advantages. They are less expensive, easier to handle, more conducive to...
Winter Pruning Of Fruit Trees
UNITED STATES—The vast orchards of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys might make the impression that production of fruit is easy. The trees naturally...