Plant Root Depth Chart
Besides the ph or fertilizer blend you can argue about, what’s possibly most important to growing things well? Root depth. We tend to think of … Read more
Besides the ph or fertilizer blend you can argue about, what’s possibly most important to growing things well? Root depth. We tend to think of … Read more
Four hundred trees is what the spreadsheet says you should plant, but the truck holds only two hundred. The reason is that raw geometry ignores … Read more
Think your garden has no plan? Pull up a shovelful of soil and see: Where will you put all those seeds? There are also seed … Read more
Spacing out a walnut orchard isn’t as easy as drawing a dot-to-dot. Every tree you plant is a bet for its own future size, where … Read more
The seed packet says fresh basil; the garden center sells a large container to hold it in: a big pot, maybe a ceramic one. You … Read more
It’s a crisp September morning, and you’re digging the first row. Everything looks great: The soil comes off easy, exposing a fat line of strong … Read more
Have you ever stood in the nursery aisle staring at those black plastic pots, wondering what size they are? Up close, most of them appears … Read more
When planting an avocado orchard, it’s important to keep in mind that distance between plants will impact your bottom line. How much of an acre … Read more
The celery seeds arrive in a packet and when you open it you notice there’s not much in there. You shake the packet and some … Read more
Potatoes are easy enough to plant. Right? But when you add up the seed weight and space between plants, they becomes hundreds of pounds worth … Read more
Are you confused by circumference numbers, grade names and code words on tulip bulbs? It’s no wonder; who doesn’t want to look at a bag … Read more