An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
When it comes to composting, fall and winter are prime times. The leaves Mother Nature drops to the ground are the first and best ingredients to build up the pile Although compost piles are considered a sustainable way to keep landscape waste and certain ...
Probably one of the most popular shrubs for the Indiana landscape, I planted a burning bush at the corner of my lot 30 years ago. It had tiny white flowers in spring that formed into orange-red berries. Paired with the deep red leaves, burning bush was a ...
Indoors Keep poinsettia in dark for 15 hours a day for eight to 10 weeks until red bracts begin to show. Houseplants may drop leaves, especially if they spent the summer outdoors. This a natural reaction to reduced light. Water indoor plants less ...
September is the month to divide and transplant garden peonies. Most of us recognize this peony (Paeonia lactiflora) and know it is the State Flower of Indiana. There was a time when these peonies were called lawn plants because they were plopped as a ...
Indoors Dig and repot herbs growing outdoors, or take cuttings to pot up and grow indoors. Bring houseplants that spent the summer outdoors back indoors before night temperatures fall below 55 degrees. Gradually decrease light to acclimate plants and help ...
