Watering The Garden It’s no secret that a consistent supply of water is a necessity for a healthy garden or landscape. Even desert plants need water occasionally. The questions are, how much and how often. Although there is considerable variation from plant to plant and location to location, the general rule of thumb that American gardeners…
Variable Climate, Consistent Garden It’s no secret that weird weather is the norm these days, case in point: one of the strongest “El Niño” patterns in decades is developing before our eyes. This phenomenon will likely have an effect on weather conditions for several months, particularly late fall through winter, with a trend of warm,…
Soil Gardeners spend lots of time digging, weeding, fertilizing, transplanting and working at a host of other chores. Sometimes it’s helpful to take a moment to think about what we’re doing. After all, what are we trying to accomplish by gardening in the first place? We all have our personal reasons for getting a little…
It’ll Only Take A Moment As summer winds down, I’m anxiously looking forward to cooler and less humid weather, a little extra free time around the house to catch up on some “deferred maintenance,” and especially working in the fall garden. But before we head too far down that road, it’s good to take a…
Grow Your Own Growing figs in your backyard has lots of benefits. Of course, the fresh figs themselves are first and foremost. It’s nearly impossible to buy fresh figs in some areas of the country, so growing your own may be the only way to get them. Then there’s all of the recipes in which…