An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
Indoors Take cuttings from plants such as impatiens, coleus, geraniums and wax begonias to winter over indoors. These are called herbaceous cuttings. Root the cuttings in media such as vermiculite, perlite, peat moss or planting soil instead of water. Keep ...
This article ran a few years ago, but the info is still good. It helps you decide priorities when it comes to caring for plants in the landscape. -- jems Whew! It’s hot. Most of Indiana is in a drought. The provisos have been in the newspaper, on television ...
We hear all the time that plants need an 1 inch of rain every week for their overall health and to produce vegetables and flowers. But how much is that when hand watering? Three 5-gallon buckets equals about 1 inch of water. Although you can lug the buckets ...
As the first tomatoes of the season ripen, a lot of gardeners find a dark, leathery spot on the fruit. The condition is called blossem end rot, aka BER, and it can also occur on peppers, squash and other vegetables. Note it’s called a condition. Not a ...
Indoors Keep an eye on houseplants that have been set outdoors to make sure they are watered properly. Hot summer breezes can quickly dry them out. Propagate houseplants by taking cuttings from vigorously growing plants. Root in moistened growing ...
