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Fasciation in Gesneriads: Focus on Streptocarpus and African Violets

Fasciation is an abnormal growth found in over 100 vascular plant families that forms weird-looking roots, stems, and…

Is Wool Good For The Garden?

For millennia, wool has been prized as a textile fiber, valued for its warmth, durability, and moisture-wicking properties…

GMO Food Labeling In The US Is Now Mandatory

GMO food labeling compliance became mandatory starting June 23, 2025, but if you look at the label on processed food in the…

Reality Time – It’s Time!

I’ve been writing about garden myths for about 15 years, and there are still many more that need attention. I have over…

Are Humans Causing Global Warming?

I know that many of you think that this question has already been settled and that 97% of scientists agree that global…

New Science on Dynamic Accumulators and Weed Tea

Gardeners talk a lot about dynamic accumulators, and they are important for techniques such as permaculture and regenerative…

Fish Fertilizer vs Miracle-Gro – Growth Test

Is fish fertilizer better than a synthetic fertilizer like Miracle-Gro? If you read the advertising for fish fertilizer, you…

Growing Streptocarpus Outdoors

Lots of people in warmer climates grow Streptocarpus outdoors, but what about growing them outdoors in colder climates where…

Growing Streptocarpus: Planting Too Deep

The common advice for growing streptocarpus is to plant fairly shallow. Soil should not go much higher than the top of the…
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