Growing these fruits, veggies, and edible plants might seem like a good idea, but pro gardeners caution against them. Danielle Wood/Getty Images Growing fruits and vegetables is a dream for most gardeners—plants like tomatoes and strawberries grow easily, making the process smooth sailing. However, some edible plants are much more difficult to grow, requiring very…
I hope the extended weather forecast I’m looking at isn’t a joke. By the time you are reading this, we might be back in the mid-80s . It’s been a long, hot three weeks, and we aren’t done with the hot part of the summer. The cooler temperatures will let our plants recover a bit….
It seems like you just got your spring veggies in, and now summerâs here, with those tomatoes are ripening and the squash are thriving. Alice Slusher Fall seems like a distant thought, right? Especially with our long, warm autumns, you might enjoy those summer veggies well into October or November, especially if thereâs no hard…
The Fourth of July is over, the fireworks are done, fall crafts and the back-to-school sections are starting to show up in the various stores. All that means is that thoughts are starting to turn fall. For a gardener right now, tomatoes are still producing, okra is growing, but the rest of the garden is…
Salvia plants in the authorâs garden are appreciated by humans, but the aroma is not attractive to deer and other herbivores. PHOTO BY MARI LANE GEWECKE Mari Lane Gewecke COURTESY PHOTO BY NIKKI MOORE For most of us, resistance to predation by wildlife must be considered when choosing new plants for the landscape. Deer, rabbits…
SHOPPERS have been sent into a frenzy after Home Bargains unveiled brand new garden centres in time for summer. The popular retailer took to TikTok to announce the news to fellow green-fingered Brits who want to zhuzh up their outdoor space without spending a fortune. 3 Shoppers can check out the garden centres in 50…
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Every time I look out the window and see yet more snow flurries, I have to shake off wondering if we will see our gardens in production this year. I keep telling myself that there are now robins and eagles around and they wouldnât be if the end of winter wasnât here. Still, the wait…
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…
