The common advice for growing streptocarpus is to plant fairly shallow. Soil should not go much…
Japanese knotweed is one of the most notorious invasive plants in temperate gardens—but it’s also…
Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients for plants because it is almost always in short…
A lot of specialty seeds need light to germinate, but it never occurred to me that vegetable seeds…
In the good old days, commercial potting soil (media) contained no added fertilizer. Today, more and…
Gardeners normally talk about “teaspoons” of fertilizer when they make up fertilizer…
Monarch butterflies and milkweed plants share a special bond. Monarchs rely on milkweed to lay their…
Many gardeners have noticed that grass is greener and plants look healthier after a good rain. They…