An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
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 ...
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 ...
New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden by Kelly D. Norris, Cool Springs Press, $30, hardcover When I edited a bunch of magazines for State-by-State Gardening, Kelly Norris was one of the contributors, I always ...
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 ...
