Though gardening is often thought of as a spring and summer pastime, Charleston’s mild climate and long growing season give home gardeners a planting window well into November for a variety of hardy vegetables and herbs. So if you’ve only recently been bitten by the gardening bug and feel like you’ve missed your chance to…
Last week’s column was on the schedule you should follow when planting vegetable seeds indoors. This week’s column is on the process of setting up and planting your seeds. All seeds need warm temperatures and good light to germinate properly. The best places in a house to start them are in an unused bedroom or…
This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Every year, trend forecasters predict the paint color of the year. For Behr, it was a deep ruby red called Rumors; for Valspar, it’s Encore, a bold blue; and…
Last Saturday, I was covered in dirt, my back ached, the scream of a trillion cicadas rang in my ears, and, despite my best efforts, a sunburn was developing on the back of my neck. I was in heaven. Over the course of the day, I planted my summer haul of annuals (a riot of…
Planting season is here, and both vegetables and florals are high on gardenersâ list for beautification and consumption. For Nasturtium Garden Club members, itâs all about aesthetics and community service. Sandy Fitzgerald, chair of the Community Beautification Committee, said working on the flower beds along Muskogee Avenue makes a big difference in peopleâs lives and…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls mosquitoes the “world’s deadliest animal.” It’s a weighty moniker for an insect that weighs just 2.5 milligrams, but it’s well deserved because vector-borne diseases, including those transmitted by mosquitoes, cause more than 700,000 deaths worldwide every year. According to the University of Alaska, “the oldest mosquito…
Like other Caryota palms, Caryota mitis is known as a fishtail palm due to its ragged leaftips. You may know that “fish tale” means an exaggerated, boastful story and is based on the much-observed tendency of fisherfolk to overstate their catch. For gardeners, however, the word “fishtail” evokes stately palms with gracefully ragged leaftips that…
During the height of the pandemic, when most of us were working from home, I was sent a link to a recorded Zoom video about horticultural therapy. I had never heard of horticultural therapy, but during the presentation, I learned that it is a professional practice used to improve lives by connecting people with plants….
