Ranunculus
Ranunculus offers a showy display in bright shades of yellow, gold, red, pink, white and orange. Related to Anemones, these hybrid camellia-flowered buttercups come in many colors, from bright reds and golds to delicious pastel pinks and whites ... [... more]
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Lovin' Cantaloupe
How do I tell if they're ripe? Well, unlike bananas, tomatoes and peaches, cantaloupes don't ripen after they're picked. That means you have to pick a ripe one to get a ripe one. Fortunately, it's a lot easier to select ripe cantaloupe than ... [... more]
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White Sweetclover Tips & Techniques
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Weeding And Cultivating The Garden Without Chemicals
Inorganic mulches such as polyethylene rolls are sold in hardware or garden supply stores by the yard or foot. The most common width is 3-4 ft. In row gardens, lay the plastic between rows leaving enough space free to plant. Alternatively, place ... [... more]
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Oregano (Origanum Vulgare)
The plant demands a well-drained soil in full sun. Plant seeds in warm soil in late spring or in pots or seed trays under glass in mid-spring. Plants can be moved outdoors when the temperatures are expected to remain above 45 degrees. Oregano is ... [... more]
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Cardiocrinum (C. Giganteum)
Plant the bulbs in the fall or early spring with the tops just at or below the soil surface. The bulbs send up nonflowering shoots each year, which then die back. After about four or five years, the stems will produce flowers and then the plant ... [... more]
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African Violets Tips & Techniques
There are thousands of varieties of Saintpaulia, and a huge variety of flower shapes and colours. I'm very partial to the muticolor varieties, such as "Fancy Pants", which has single, frilled red and white flowers, but there are African Violets ... [... more]
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Selecting Caterpillar Host Plants
This unique flower attracts both caterpillars and butterflies. Another good reason to choose the penstemon is that it also attracts the beautiful hummingbird! There are about 250 species of penstemon, with most being native to the western part of ... [... more]
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Radish Garden Basics Plants
Radishes are one of the fastest and easiest vegetables to grow, and they grow well in any climate. Many varieties can be harvested as soon as three weeks after the seeds are planted. The trick to harvesting tasty radishes is not to leave them in ... [... more]
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Brussels Sprouts
The sprouts form where a leaf grows out of the stalk. They appear on the bottom of the stalk first. To encourage early sprouts, break off all the lower branches to a height of about 6 or 8 inches as soon as you see a sprout begin to form. This ... [... more]
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Caraway (Carum Carvi)
A slender and straggly plant, caraway has delicate clusters of white flowers and small feathery leaves. It is most effective when grown in a large clump. Seedlings do not transplant well, so sow in the garden in spring or fall. Work the soil ... [... more]
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Bee Balm
Plant in spring or fall, spacing plants 1 to 2 feet apart. Prepare garden bed by using a garden fork or tiller to loosen soil to a depth of 12 to 15 inches, then mix in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost. Dig a hole twice the diameter of the plant's ... [... more]
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