For the second year in a row, I’ve grown potatoes in two resin cloth planters that I purchased at a local garden center. Potatoes are like sponges, soaking up whatever chemicals ...
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Indiana Author Fair Dec. 1, 2012 at Indiana History Center
I'm so pleased to be a part of the Indiana Author Fair, noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the Indiana History Center. For the first time, I will be among 80 authors there ...
No hanging chads this election cycle
Published originally in December 2000, this column was inspired by the hanging chads of Florida. Who’d have thought! A chad has been foraging the birdfeeders. Rather than ...
You Can Grow That! November 2012: Asters and Goldenrods
Mother Nature shows off her best decorating skills this time of year. Strewn along the roadways are asters (Symphyotrichum) and goldenrods (Solidago), native perennials in North ...
Dig in now (or not) for new garden beds next spring
One of the best things to do in fall and early winter is to make new garden beds. The bed can be dug now, then piled high with organic matter. The additives decompose all ...
Just what are those daffodils with their leaves already above ground?
We know this past summer has been a challenge, but was it enough to lure spring bulbs out of the ground in fall? That’s the question from reader L.C. in Carmel, Ind. She said ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, October 2012
I know I’m late filing this Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day report, but I’ve been in the desert and didn’t plan far enough ahead to post this on Oct. 15. Now that I’m back home again ...
Time for fall cleanup
Leaves started falling early this year because of the hot dry weather. And, recent freezing temperatures turned many perennials, annuals, vegetables and herbs to mush. Must be ...
At INPAWS conference: It’s All About the Plants
The Indiana Native Plant & Wildflower Society announces its 19th annual conference providing the know-how to help Hoosiers appreciate, grow and conserve Indiana’s rich heritage ...
Cool Wave pansies are, well, cool
The Wave brand of plants — known for petunias — has introduced a new pansy called Cool Wave, which holds its own from fall through winter and into spring. The colors are not as ...
