Farming Calculator

Growing things isn’t all guesswork. There are factors like light and temperature and humidity and what growing medium feels like to calculate, too. That’s where … Read more

Do you recall purchasing the daffodil bulbs back in early November? A certain kind of quiet panic sets in. There they are, dormant and indifferent … Read more

Soft-wood cell walls is flexible and alive, so the stem ends of these herbs root fast. Woody ones have less active cell walls that needs … Read more

Something happens to daffodils that you’ll notice one particular day, though not all at once. First, their necks begins to go slightly limp, as if … Read more

When you plant daffodil bulbs in October, it can look like nobody’s home. Nothing seem to happen; the ground just sits there, as if perhaps … Read more

It’s october, and then the panic sets in. Yes, the bulbs were purchased back in August, when stock was fresh at garden centers, and all … Read more

Why don’t the tulips show up when you think they should? What happened? You planted the bulbs in October, but now your neighbor’s plants has … Read more

The calculator (above) will give you an idea about how much longer your tulip tree will last. It uses your site conditions and trunk size … Read more

If daffodils fizzle by end of weekend, this is what you’re in for: Your hopes were high; you planted them to get that first blast … Read more

What’s going on in there? It’s hard to tell when looking into a glass jar of water. Cut back the vine, stick the node beneath … Read more

When you plant tulip bulbs in october, forget about them until april, and a certain sort of panic sets in: You go out to the … Read more