The Unique Approach To Entice Small Birds
Strictly speaking, this is for the birds. It is not for those among us who are forever searching out a new (and easier) diet! Neither is it for all the birds – it’s just for the winter midgets, who bless us with their daily calls, if we so much as leave them a crumb in the snow. ... Read More
Garden Tools For Plantation
A gardener’s trowel has a blade that curves on both edges; it is usually about three inches wide, and rounded almost to a point which is sharpened so that it penetrates the soil easily. Those forged from a single piece of steel are likely to break or bend at the neck when digging a stubborn plant or in hard packed soil. The kind with the shank permanently fastened in a smooth hardwood handle lasts longer and, too, a wooden handle is kinder to the hand and fewer blisters appear. ... Read More
The History Of Grape Culture
The classic example of long life in grape culture is the famous grape vine in Hampton Court, England, known to be hundreds of years old, with a trunk six feet three inches in circumference and one branch 150 feet long. In that northern climate it is protected by a glass grapery, but because of skillful pruning and care it is still producing large bunches of luscious white grapes. ... Read More
What Is PH?
Do you know what the pH of your soil is? Checking a soil’s pH has become so much easier today with new tools. ... Read More
Different Varieties And Uses Of Onions
Have you ever come home from work dog-tired on a cool evening and smelled fried potatoes and onions? In my book, they belong alongside freshly baked bread as a “welcome-homer.” ... Read More
Fast Growing Plants – Try Terrariums
In the making of any garden, which are in glass containers, care must be taken to provide for adequate drainage. If the depth of the container will allow it, you should use a thick layer of pebbles or potsherds in the bottom, covering this layer with one of Sphagnum moss. ... Read More
Plant Propagation And Peat Pots
“Plant pot and all” is a phrase that gardeners will see many times this year. It means that pots made of peat moss have deservedly become a “smash hit.” What could be more logical than to use a plant-starting container made of soil-conditioning peat moss? As long as the peat pot is above the soil, it will sufficiently contain plant roots. As soon as planted outdoors, the roots quickly grow through the pot walls into surrounding soil. Growth never slows. ... Read More
Keeping Flower Buds Alive – Steps To Take
Our biggest single problem is all but ignored completely – early fall and late summer drought. Moisture isn’t a problem as a rule up to mid-July because the soil keeps giving off moisture. Mid-summer, when we run into really dry weather that hurts, is when winter killing really begins. ... Read More
House Plants For Christmas
Christmas decoration fashions may change, but succeeding generations are continuing to utilize the traditional symbols and especially the favorite evergreen tree. Another Christmas green for this season is the holly with its glossy foliage and red fruits. Pyracanthas covered with scarlet berries are offered by a few florists. These two berry plants are indeed prized treasures. hut they are not suited to window garden culture. The florists’ Christmas offerings are beautiful and satisfying, yet there is also room for home grown berry plants. When we look around for unusual plants for our window gardening we may overlook some of the old favorites because they have not been called to our attention in the garden pages for some time. ... Read More
Windows Boxes – A Definite Part Of A Foundation Planting
Window boxes can become a definite part of a foundation planting as can soil wells or raised beds (also called “planters”) that some architects include in their building designs. ... Read More
