Young girl watering the vegtable garden with a hose. (C) Fotolia The first time I grew vegetables, the harvest was more than the bounty. That was the summer my then ...
Hoosier Gardener
Spring rush challenges gardeners. Is your community having a garden tour?
It’s been spring at the speed of light. Just like magical gardens, lots of plants are blooming at the same time, rather than staggering their show over several weeks. Don’t ...
Science is a big part of a well-maintained lawn
We’re moving into the gardening season, so let’s talk about the lawn. For a lot of people, that’s what gardening season is: Mowing the lawn, fertilizing it, watering it, worrying ...
Sometimes you just need to rant. And rave.
A Rant Trees are coming down all along the White River levee on Indianapolis’ north side. It’s a sad, unsettling scene. Under direction of the Army Corps of Engineers, the trees ...
Bisons aid in restoration of Kankakee Sands
A lot of Midwesterners, including many Hoosiers, think Indiana was a great prairie state. It wasn’t. Rather, about 98 percent of Indiana was hardwood forest, which gave way to ...
More than pansies for spring pots
We all love pansies and violas in spring, but did you know there are a lot more cool-season annuals and tender perennials we can use in our seasonal containers? Because most trees ...
Delicious veggies that please the eyes and palate
You know what they say, we eat with our eyes first. So, let’s talk about some foods that please our eyes and palate that are new this year. Fiesta Blend radish includes popular ...
Plant names provide lots of info
Plant tags, descriptions at online plant retailers and mail order catalogs provide a lot of information, but sometimes it needs to be translated. A lot of times, clues to the ...
Long-blooming temperennials…not at all temperamental
A new term gardeners may hear periodically is temperennial. No, it’s not describing temperamental plants, but rather, perennials that are temporary. Technically, the plants are ...
New edibles to try
Please don’t make me leave Indiana, but as a gardener I’ve only grown sweet corn once. It was a bust. The plants took up a huge amount of space in my small garden and none of the ...