by Cynthia Strawson | Feb 5, 2024 | Gardening
If you’re keen to start your own seedlings for the season, there are a few tricks of the trade that will set you up for success. Keeping your seedlings healthy until they are safe to transplant is fraught with danger. There is no shame in buying seedlings from your...
by Cynthia Strawson | Jan 29, 2024 | Gardening
It’s the little things that matter, like starting your seeds in the right mix. The miracle of your newly sprouted seed is happening below the surface of the soil. The first root (radicle) comes out and then a gossamer web of delicate new roots form as the first leaves...
by Cynthia Strawson | Jan 23, 2024 | Gardening
Common advice is to start your seeds several weeks before “last frost.” Even experienced gardeners are left head-scratching over exactly what that means. Here are some easy steps to help guide your indoor seeding plans. You’ll Need: A year-at-a-glance calendar...
by Cynthia Strawson | Jan 17, 2024 | Gardening
Every gardener I know finds partially-used seed packets and wonders if these seeds are still good. Ditto with seeds harvested from last year’s garden. Here’s how you can find out if those seeds are viable and you can expect a plant to emerge, or if they are dead and...
by Cynthia Strawson | Nov 15, 2023 | Gardening
Winter means gardeners shift to houseplants. Houseplant gardening means fungus gnat frustration. My house is no exception. Knowing as much as we can about the enemy gives us the upper hand; knowing the life cycle and habits of fungus gnats is key to controlling...
by Cynthia Strawson | Nov 15, 2023 | Gardening
While we are hunkered down in our warm homes and many, many layers of wool and fleece, the plant world is left outside to face the long fury of Old Man Winter. As the season goes on, you may see some changes in your plants as the winter wind and sun causes damage....
