My beets were slow to grow this year, so I bought a bunch at the farmers’ market. I was taken aback when the seller chopped off the vegetable’s foliage and attempted to discard it after handing me a sad sack of leafless roots....
Read MoreIf the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors. Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to force plants to direct energy...
Read MoreI hate to break it to you, but just like your calendar can’t tell you the best time to harvest, it won’t provide you the perfect date to attack the pests waging war on your plants. Timing effective pest control is all about...
Read MoreGot weeds in your lawn? Me too. And although it’s tempting to reach for a spray bottle, that doesn’t have to be your first impulse. Believe it or not, weeds aren’t just freeloaders crashing our garden party. They’re messengers...
Read MoreSpring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ephemerals. Compared to most...
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