Want to grow some veggies but don’t have much, if any, sunlight? A fair number of vegetables and herbs do reasonably well in shaded to partly shady conditions… especially if you employ a few of these light-maximizing strategies…
Don’t let the lack of a garden stop you from planting vegetables. Most veggies grow perfectly fine in containers. Here’s how to make it work…
Here’s a look at 10 plants that turn out to be better performers in the garden later than look to be at plant-buying time in a pot.
Some plants look better in the pots at buying time than they turn out in the garden later. Others look better in the garden later than in the pots. It helps to know which is which. Here’s a look at my top 10s…
Some veggies give way more in return for your investment of time, work and space than others. Here’s a look at my top 10 choices for best payback.
I get occasional questions about whether rubber mulch is a good idea or not. Research it and you’ll get two entirely different schools of thought. Here’s what I think…
The multiple “polar-vortex” episodes of the 2013-14 winter spelled death for some bug populations, but don’t expect any 90-percent stinkbug kill-offs, as you might’ve heard.
Here’s a game plan on how to cope with winter damage to your landscape.
Salt from plowing and ice-melting in the winter is one of the more insidious causes of plant damage. Here’s a look at how salt can injure plants and what you can do about it, including lists of salt-sensitive and salt-resistant plants.
That browning you see at the tips and edges of houseplant leaves is usually fixable by repotting into a better potting mix and avoiding softened and chlorine or fluoride-treated water. Here’s a look…