Late blight of tomato, a serious plant disease caused by a fungus-like organism, has been found in Indiana for the second straight year, according to Purdue University plant ...
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July 2010 HortusScope posted
Wendy Ford's July 2010 HortusScope — a calendar of garden and nature related events in Indiana — has been posted. ...
Tips for late-start vegetable garden in Indiana, Midwest
People always think that if you don’t get your vegetable garden planted by May, it’s too late. It's not and the Hoosier Gardener talks about planting a vegetable garden mid-season ...
Tiger lilies one of first Asiatic bulbs planted in Indiana
When I first started writing about gardening, I thought the orange daylilies, sometimes called ditch lilies, were tiger lilies. The late great Marge Soule of Soule’s Garden on ...
New exhibit flutters to Garfield Park Conservatory
Backyard Butterflies takes flight Saturday at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 10 minutes from downtown Indianapolis. Featured will be native butterflies in free flight, live ...
Early heat wave challenges Indiana gardeners
From Rosie Lerner, Purdue University horticulturist The early arrival of summer's steamy weather in Indiana is tough on garden plants and their gardeners. It is really ...
New installation for the Hoosier Gardener
Check out what I put up this morning...something I've wanted for years, but spurred by a broken dryer and a job in a garden center, where the sweatin' is easy, forcing frequent ...
Indiana gardens get too much rain so celebrate perennial gardening month
With all of the rain, it would be wise to give vegetables and annuals a dose of all-purpose fertilizer. Perennials, too, might use a shot, especially if leaves are turning yellow, ...
Garden tour etiquette and other tips
June is one of the busiest months for garden tours. The Hoosier Gardener talked about garden tour etiquette June 16 on Fox 59 Morning News. You can find out about garden tours ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day June 2010
The other day as I was pulling out of the driveway to head to work, I thought the landscape looked like a garden show. You know, those fakey landscapes where plants that normally ...