Learning how to propagate plants is an exciting way to share your plants with others. Plants can be propagated by sexual or ...
PRBDIPM — aka, the Pots in Raised Beds with Drip Irrigation Production Method — combines elements of several practices.
Pots provide an opportunity to grow trees in spaces where you otherwise can’t, but make sure to choose a variety that can ...
Q: I am having a hard time finding compost to use. Will a peat moss that a local nursery sells work like compost? A: No, it won’t. When compost decomposes it does two things: It keeps the soil open, ...
What’s in the potting soil that you are using? Chances are, if you are like most gardeners, you don’t really know. It’s dark brown, it’s moist and it looks like, well … potting soil. But, if you’re ...
It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat Moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both water ...
A. One of our main gardening staples, peat moss, has interesting origins and uses. The terms "peat" and "peat moss" often are used interchangeably although they are slightly different. Over thousands ...
In case you hadn't heard, gardeners around the world are being urged to stop using peat moss in their gardens. You may rely on peat moss to boost your plants' growth, particularly at this time of year ...
My grandmother’s vegetable garden had the most wonderful rich, dark, crumbly soil I’ve ever seen. A powered tiller would have been a luxury in her world. Instead she set me to work “spading” it; ...