An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. Move plants closer to windows or to sunnier exposures if plants are dropping leaves. Pot up spring-flowering bulbs with tips exposed to force blooms indoors. Moisten soil ...
Several people have commented about forsythia and magnolias and other spring or early summer flowering trees and shrubs blooming this fall. Even as I write this, there are patches of creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera) sporting pink blooms in two landscapes in ...
My favorite thing to do in fall is plan for spring by planting bulbs, bulbs and more bulbs, especially with companion perennials. Look at where your perennials are and see where you can work in some spring bulbs. As the perennials grow, they camouflage the ...
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 ...
Three great plants for fall container gardens: Mustards for Fall Cold tolerant, colors range from pinks to greens and purples, making them good to mix with pansies, snaps and other cool-season annuals for the fall container. Pansies for Fall Yes, I ...
