Perennial Bloom Time Chart Zone 5
If you garden in zone 5, it can be discouraging to plant in April and barely see things growing by June. While neighbors farther south … Read more
If you garden in zone 5, it can be discouraging to plant in April and barely see things growing by June. While neighbors farther south … Read more
So you try to grow a lawn by broadcasting some seed, or laying down new sod, hoping for a carpet of green. And then you … Read more
Once flowers fall from nectarine tree, small green knobs will begin to appear. These are beginnings of fruit. But many times the fruit will go … Read more
‘why doesn’t mine come up?’ you say of your lawn, comparing it to that of a neighbor’s. ‘I throw down seed and I water, but…nothing.’ … Read more
When the final application of fertilizer is spread, you look up at sky hoping for rain. Now the granules of potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen lies … Read more
You plant a female holly tree and count on those red berries come winter. You feed it, water it…but no luck: No berries, just empty … Read more
You stand in the field with your seed just planted. Now all it need is heat to do its thing. It’s thermodynamic, the seeds beneath … Read more
Most walnut growers assume that if they plant a healthy tree in good soil, the nuts will just appear by autumn. When it’s just planted, … Read more
Seedlings do best if kept cool and moist; lettuce require special care for germination (it’s a small seed and fussy). Keep the soil cool, keep … Read more
When is it time to plant yukon gold seed potatoes? You’ll know when the soil says so, often weeks into the spring here. You’ll be … Read more
Think of pollination like thing that happens while you are looking around your garden checking for lettuce pests or watering your tomatoes. It is something … Read more