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Top Signs Your Plants Are Starving For Nutrients

Ricardo Elisiário

Sometimes it’s challenging to understand what’s going on in the garden, even when we think we’re doing everything right. But are all of your plants’ needs being met?  Some symptoms will be more apparent than others, but all of them are signs that your garden is being deprived of essential nutrients. When that happens, you…

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Storing Seeds Over the Winter for Next Year’s Garden

We have long taken for granted that seeds will always be available in little packets at our local greenhouses, but will they?  The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership estimates that between one and five plant species are at risk of extinction. Their eventual disappearance will have a tremendous impact on food security, climate change, disease, and…
September 20, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Thinking Ahead: 5 Tips For Helping The Garden Survive The Heat

There are many indications that climate change is upon us, and the crippling heat waves taking place across the globe is one of them. The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions says our days will only be getting hotter; if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t significantly reduced by midcentury, scientists expect 20 record highs for every…
September 6, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

How to Choose the Best Flower Pot

Many different materials are used to build our common flowerpots. The choice is plenty, and some of us doubt that we’ve chosen the type most suitable for our plants. Here’s a rundown of some of the containers out there to help you with your choice! Clay (Terracotta & Ceramic) Clay is one of the most…
August 29, 2019
Ricardo Elisiário

Put Leftover Plant Material To Good Use In The Garden

It can be tempting to clean things up and get rid of the dead or dying biomass from crops after their harvest. Many people dispose of organic debris by either burning it, burying it or by throwing it into the waste container at the end of the road. But, there are many advantages to leaving…
August 9, 2019
Ricardo Elisiário

Turning Suckers Into Free Tomato Plants

Getting something new out of something old is always satisfying, especially when it comes to tomato plants. After pruning your existing crop of its suckers, save some of them from the compost heap and start new plants with them!  Saving Suckers It’s very easy to do. I learned about the technique in Growing Tomatoes: Your…
August 2, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs