Big news for the gardening community. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and if you didn’t already suspect, Indiana got ...
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November garden checklist
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 ...
October garden checklist
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 ...
How to make a new garden bed
If you want to expand a garden bed or add a new one, dig in now. The soil is usually easier to work in the fall and fall-prepared beds allow for earlier planting in spring. Work in ...
September Garden Checklist
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 ...
Why are veggies slow to ripen this year?
Like a lot of you, my tomatoes and peppers are slow to ripen this year. The cause? Smoke from wildfires. The atmosphere may not look smoky, but the UV blocking layer is several ...
What’s that white stuff on my plants?
Let’s talk about garden phlox (P. paniculata), toadlily (Tricyrtis spp.), hardy mums (Chrysanthemum spp.), and bee balm (Monarda spp.) What do these perennials have in common this ...
August garden checklist
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 ...
Is that plant real or is it AI?
When I look at images (formerly known as photos) on social media, I wonder if what I’m seeing are the real things or are they artificial intelligence, or AI as it’s referred to ...
Avoid heat illness
Gardeners need to be mindful of the various stages of heat illness. Our bodies need to maintain and regulate certain temperatures and when it gets too hot, our health is at risk. ...
