Use sterile, well-draining seed starting mix to prevent disease issues that can affect germination rates. Jenkins emphasizes ...
While planting your peach tree in fall has its advantages under the right conditions, be sure to prune it properly and ...
Rice grown for seed rice was the focus of a yearlong investigation by the Arkansas Rice Processing Program using X‐ray ...
If you're just starting out, beans and peas are the easiest seeds to save. You don’t want anything fresh from the supermarket, but any pod that has gone really dry, the beans inside are seeds for ...
Many flowers are generous seed producers. Marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers, and coneflowers are great choices. Let ...
For best results, select ripe fruits from healthy, vigorous plants. Cut them and scoop out the seeds along with their gel ...
MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about nasturtiums, sweet alyssum, peach trees, watermelon, herbs and mums along with nut grass and doveweed control ...
Water a young plum tree abundantly when the topsoil gets dry—this will help it develop a strong root system. “Manual watering is especially important during the first few years after planting,” ...
I’ve always known this, but sometimes tried to deny it: I have super sensitive skin that flares up from the smallest things. Stress! Eating too much chocolate. Applying something too harsh. And, I was ...
When Elizabeth Ochnio decided to become a member of the East Kildonan Garden Club in January, she couldn’t have imagined the ...
The original, “Eat an apple on going to bed and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread,” came from Wales. It took a ...