Blog List Category: Research Study

Growing Clematis From Seed

Online information about growing clematis from seed is limited. As a result, I decided to investigate clematis seed…

Eggshells – Do They Decompose in the Garden – 5 Year Study

The advice to add egg shells to the garden or compost pile is very common. In my last post I looked at some evidence that…

Eggshells – Do They Decompose In The Garden?

Lots of people add eggshells to the garden or compost pile. It is claimed that they add important calcium to the soil for…

Pruning Trees and Shrubs – Will Late Summer Pruning Harm Them?

Pruning trees and shrubs in late summer is NOT recommended because such pruning causes new soft growth that can’t…

Getting Rid of Slugs with Coffee Grounds

In the two previous posts I looked at ways to use Coffee Grounds in the Garden and the effect of coffee grounds on ants…

How To Get Rid of Ants With Coffee Grounds

How do you get rid of ants? I have found that people use 3 common home remedies to get rid of ants; diatomaceous earth, Borax…

Are Wrapped Trees Warmer in Winter?

In a previous post I discussed wrapping a tree to keep it warm. I looked at the physics and concluded that wrapping a tree…

Hardiness of Liriope ‘Super Blue’

GardenMyths.com was contacted by Formostco Inc to trial one of their new plants, Liriope ‘Super Blue’. They wanted to know if…

Growing Baptisia australis from Seed

Baptisia australis (fasle indigo) is known to be difficult to grow seedlings. Several sources report that plants die during…
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