What is sun scald? Sun scald is injury to tree trunks caused by winter sunshine. How does it damage trees? During the day, areas of the trunk that are in direct sunshine get warm. This signals spring to the cells in those areas. They come out of dormancy and want to take up fluid. When [...]
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Get Ready To Garden-Preparing The Soil
Posted in Garden Techniques, Planting, tagged Compost, PH, Soil pH, Soil test on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here in Virginia the outdoor growing season is still more than 6 weeks away. Those of us who are planning for an abundant harvest have started some plants indoors and made a list of the seeds and plants we’ll be picking up in the coming weeks. We have an idea of where our plants will [...]
Force Spring Flowering Branches Indoors
Posted in Garden Techniques, Home Decor, Houseplants, tagged forcing blooms indoors, Forsythia, Pussy willow on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There’s an easy way to bring a little spring indoors while it’s still winter outdoors… Do you have spring flowering trees and shrubs? You can prune long branches now, and force them into bloom indoors. Here’s how: Use sharp pruners to cut branches at least 12 inches long. Choose a branch with plenty of buds [...]
Strategic Gardening
Posted in Garden Techniques, tagged Garden, Kitchen garden, lettuce greens, small spaces, Tomato on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t have a big sunny place to grow a vegetable garden. What I do have is small spaces where a strategically placed container will get enough sun for tomatoes or other veggie crops. So all my gardening is done in containers, mostly in these: I love these planter bags from Bosmere. They are very [...]
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
Posted in Garden Disease Control, Garden Techniques, Insects, Organic Gardening on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Especially if it’s an organic apple! Fact: It is possible to grow apples clean enough to eat in the dark without spraying them heavily. A simple solution would be to make a mixture of 1 cup (250 ml) vinegar, 1 cup (250 ml) sugar, and 1 quart (1 liter) of water. Mix the ingredients together [...]
Getting Started
Posted in Garden Techniques, Planting, Weed Control on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently started a blog for Yardlover.com, called Modern Yardlover, which talks all about some of the products that Yardlover sells that are a little bit more current and contemporary that could still appeal to the older generation of gardeners, but is designed to target the younger generation. Today I was given control of the [...]
Finally Bloomed!
Posted in Garden Techniques on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spring after spring we waited for our wisteria vine to bloom. For seven years nothing happened. We probably should have consulted with Andre Viette after the first year or so to see what we could have done or should have done. I know you can over fertilize or even over water wisteria but that was [...]
Gardening in the New Economy
Posted in Garden Techniques on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What are you doing differently in the garden this year? As I think about the ways and places we are all cutting back, I think there are two ways to look at gardening. We can do less, or we can do things differently. I challenge us all to find ways to keep growing, and gardening [...]
A Fragrant Garden
Posted in Garden Techniques, Perennials on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Things being what they are, many of us will being spending more of our time in our own back yards this summer. We’re planning “staycations”, entertaining at home, and enjoying low cost weekends in town. Here’s an idea that will make your outdoor living at home extra special. Plant a fragrant garden. Think how wonderful [...]
What is Greensand?
Posted in Fertilizers, Garden Techniques, Organic Gardening on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What exactly is “Greensand?” Greensand is a mineral called glauconite, which is found on the ocean floor and mined for use as an organic fertilizer and soil conditioner. Greensand supplies marine potash, silica, iron oxide, magnesia, lime, phosphoric acid, and 22 trace minerals. I’ll be using Greensand on my “hard as a rock” clay soil [...]
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