With their bold, brightly colored flower spikes, red hot poker plants (Kniphofia species) are sought after by gardeners looking to add exotic drama to their landscapes These South African natives are also called torch lilies or poker plants for their shape. If you’re considering adding these eye-catching perennials to your own yard, read on to … Read more
A week ago we found ourselves at the doctors office for one of my children. Not a big deal this time; just a check up and physical so she could run cross country. It’s cool that a 7-year-old wants to do that! When we got out of the doctor’s office after her appointment, we saw … Read more
As a tomato grower, few things are more frustrating than walking out to your garden and finding swarms of small black bugs crawling over your prized plants. While the tomato hornworm tends to get most of the attention, there are a variety of other insect pests that can infest your tomato patch. Learning to properly … Read more
Rosemary, Salvia rosmarinus, is a perennial staple in the herb garden with aromatic, pungent needle-like leaves. Most types stay green all winter and can survive in USDA zones 8 and 9, and some can even make it through the winter in zones 6 and 7. If you live in a colder area, you can keep … Read more
I was getting my community garden plot ready for new plants last week when I found a few small piles of mystery eggs. I had never seen anything like it before, and I wasn’t sure if they were from good bugs or not. So I left them. If I had been careful and done my … Read more
Snap peas are just like fan-favorite peas but with edible pods. Sugar Snap was the first snap pea. It was bred in 1952 from a shell pea mutant and a snow pea. Dont confuse snap peas for snow peas, as there are a few key differences. Snap peas have rounded pods, they aren’t thin, flat, … Read more
Growing strawberries in bags is an easy and fun way to produce a bountiful berry harvest in a small space These compact fruit plants thrive when grown vertically in breathable bags or pouches filled with lightweight potting mix Discover the many benefits of container strawberries and how to get a healthy, high-yielding crop using this … Read more
Agapanthus is a gorgeous plant, but unfortunately, it carries a hefty price tag. If you have an adult plant, it’s easy to make more by dividing it, or you can plant agapanthus seed pods. It’s not hard to grow agapanthus plants from seeds, but keep in mind that the plants probably won’t bloom for at … Read more
Planting onions from small bulbs or “sets” is not the best way to grow large onions for storage. Plants grown from sets often begin blooming in mid-summer and stubbornly refuse to stop. Once that happens, onion bulbs dont increase much in size. Onion Sets This happens because onions are biennials. The first season they grow … Read more
Here’s a simple step by step guide on how to plant strawberries in a gutter. Using a gutter will help organize your strawberry plants and minimize weeds. We put strawberries in a basket not long ago, and they’re doing great! We love strawberries and want a lot of them, so we chose to plant some … Read more