Plants wilt in most situations because they’ve simply run out of available water. Water is constantly moving in a plant from the soil, into the roots up through the stems and out to the leaves. Once water enters the leaves, most of the water (typically 95% or more) escapes through the leaves into the air […]
Tomatoes are among the most popular edible plants to grow at home. Whether you choose to grow them in containers or an expansive garden plot, tomatoes usually give you a good harvest and often taste much better than what you can find in the store. However, diseases like leaf spots and blights can pop up and ruin your […]
Growing and harvesting potatoes in your garden now is easier than ever. Try this wooden potato planter with a built-in door. Since potatoes grow out of their stem, these plants can be grown almost anywhere the stem is not exposed. This means you can plant and grow potatoes even in a wooden box, garbage can, […]
Foxtail orchid plants (Rhynchostylis) are named for the long inflorescence that resembles a fluffy, tapering fox tail. The plant is distinctive not only for its beauty and unusual range of colors, but for its spicy aroma that is released in the evening when temperatures are warm. Read on to learn more about growing and caring […]
Barcelona’s Liceu opera opened on Monday for its first concert since mid-March. The audience – 2,292 plants. The Gran Teatre del Liceu filled its 2,292 seats with plants for a performance by the UceLi Quartet, which it called a prelude to its 2020-2021 season. The string quartet serenaded its leafy audience with Giacomo Puccini’s “Crisantemi” in […]
Jennifer Atkinson, University of Washington The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom. In the early days of lockdown, seed suppliers were depleted of inventory and reported “unprecedented” demand. Within the U.S., the trend has been compared to World War II victory gardening, when Americans grew food at home to support the war […]
Tomatoes are one of the most popular edible plants to grow at home. Depending on your climate, you may grow them outdoors, in a greenhouse or in a container. Companion planting can help you increase your tomato yield. It can also help with making your garden more resilient, to cope with pests and maintain fertility. […]
Basil should be a welcomed guest in your vegetable garden. It protects a number of other crops by attracting pollinators and deterring destructive insects that feed on the leaves, flowers, and fruit, like beetles (bean beetles, Japanese beetles) and worms (tomato hornworms and cabbage worms). These plants are beneficial to grow together with basil 1. […]
It may seem like a simple and straightforward task, but watering the wrong way is the #1 reason why house plants die. Learn the 5 steps to help ensure you never kill another plant by watering incorrectly. Take a look at these images to see if your plants are exhibiting any of these signs. If […]
Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is once against sounding the alarm about the urgent need to return to (and develop) a more sustainable, natural and organic system. That was the key point […]
