Cool Season Vegetables Begin Now
Warm season vegetables that started late last winter will be finishing their seasons soon. Cool season vegetables, or winter vegetables, should begin to replace...
Cool Season Annuals Return Annually
UNITED STATES—Warm season annuals that started late last winter should be finishing their season soon. It might seem as if they replaced their predecessors,...
White Flowers Attract Pollinators Also
UNITED STATES—Floral color attracts pollinators. Hummingbirds mostly prefer bright red, pink and orange. Butterflies mostly prefer bright orange and yellow. Bees prefer bright blue...
Late Summer Flowers Bloom Now
UNITED STATES—Spring is the season with the most flowers. Winter is generally the season with the least. That is, of course, a generalization. There...
Binding For Straighter Tree Trunks
UNITED STATES—Staking is not quite the same as binding with stakes. It is more for the benefit of the roots than the trunks, which...
Feral Flowers Are Not Wildflowers
UNITED STATES—¯Feral flowers are technically not the same as wildflowers. As their designation suggests, wildflowers grow wild. They always have, without intervention. They are...
Soil Amendment Might Be Overkill
UNITED STATES—Planting should not be complicated. The primary objective is to settle formerly contained roots into the ground safely. It includes motivating roots to...
Sun Exposure Relative To Orientation
UNITED STATES—Understory plants, which tolerate various degrees of shade, are more popular than ever. Basically, smaller modern gardens amongst larger modern homes are shadier...
Spontaneous Limb Failure Among Trees
UNITES STATES—Soil saturation is detrimental to trees for a few reasons. Excessive irrigation is almost as problematic, even without saturation. Chronic excessive moisture compromises...
Protecting Fruit From Hungry Wildlife
UNITED STATES—Dormant pruning of deciduous fruit trees last winter should finally be proving its benefits. Such pruning enhances tree vigor and resilience to disease....