C.L. Fornari, who blogs at Whole Life Gardening, challenged fellow bloggers to consider what we learned from our gardens in 2010. Here's my response. 10. Plants need water to ...
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It’s the heat AND the humidity taking a toll in Indiana gardens
It’s painful to watch our plants struggle in the smothering heat and acting on our instinct can cause more problems than we cure. Plants respond to hot weather or the lack of ...
Purdue pathologists confirm tomato disease in Indiana
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Pruning reminders for Indiana gardeners
In the last few days, several people have complained about the lack of flowers on their big leaf hydrangea, lilac, viburnum and forsythia. When queried, they say they pruned ...
Take steps to prevent another attack of late blight
With vegetable planting season upon us, we need to take precautions to keep last year’s late blight disease from carrying over into this year’s crops. Late blight affects ...
Growing your own veggies topic at Green Scene
The Hoosier Gardener will give two free programs on vegetable gardening at the Spring 2010 Green Scene, sponsored by Indiana Living Green magazine at the Indianapolis City ...