My Nanking cherries are ripe now, juicy, sweet and sprightly, and abundant, pretty much with no help from me. Except for planting them. It’s nice to have a fruit — a cherry, no less! — that bears reliably with no heroic efforts in pest control, including birds, or nail-biting about late spring frosts.
Wisteria. Beautiful blossoms, but sometimes reluctant to show them off. Nice for arbors but can take over and spread. To plant or not to plant? Hmm. There is an American species that might be better. Answers to all this in my latest blog post, which is linked, click here, for your reading pleasure.
Fear of mowing off a toe was the spur for a rock wall, soil fill, and a family gathering. The family is the Heath Family, kin to many beautiful ornamental and fruiting plants. I’m very proud of my heath bed, might even brag about it. Read about how it came about and which family members — and some nonfamily members — got selected, in my latest blog post.
Fruit trees bloomed abundantly this spring. Home free? Mmmm, not quite yet. Things that might “slip twixt the [figurative] cup and the lip,” but ending on a high note, are the subjects of my latest blog post.
A late frost such as happened here about a week ago can kill tender transplants. These late frosts can’t be predicted (except very near their time) but that’s not to say you can’t use historical averages to help decide when to plant what. All of which is covered in my latest blog post.
A few pests are sure to turn up in just about every vegetable garden, even yours! Yes? All three can be thwarted by various methods described in this week’s blog post, here. How do you control them?
Free fertilizer for your garden! No, it’s not a giveaway from me, but from our friend, familiar to many gardeners, Rhizobia. Less know are Frankia and many other friends. You’re probably curious about this even if you know Rhizobia. Find out more in my latest blog post.
“Plant potatoes by the dark of the moon,” some old-timers recommended. But the instructions can get much more detailed and complicated. What are they, and what is their basis. Read more about whether this is all lunacy in my latest blog post.
People have their own definitions of “sun”, “part shade,” and “shade.” But plants have THE definition, according to their needs. For a more plant-centric definition and what plants enjoy where, read my latest blog post.
Apple trees grow and bear best if pruned every year. In my latest blog post, I step by step prune my apple trees. Read the whole blog post here, for the whole picture.
