Cultivating garlic indoors offers a rewarding way to enjoy fresh greens and even bulbs year-round. Success hinges on proper chilling of cloves, well-draining soil, and ample bright light. While greens ...
The allium family of vegetables are easy to grow and often available year around. They can grow fairly close together, so they don't take up too much space in the garden. Plus, they add lovely flavor ...
You may have seen people plant garlic cloves (Allium sativum) in the garden only to harvest bulbs several months later. While growing garlic is pretty easy to do outdoors, it’s a little more tricky to ...
We’ve used pre-used potting soil and we’re mixing in a bit of bone meal. Bone meal is high in phosphates, and that promotes ...
Starting garlic indoors doesn't have to wait for spring, and a simple water setup can give cloves an early boost before ...
The end of summer tends to send gardeners into a small panic—leaves start falling, temperatures dip, and suddenly everyone thinks the planting window has slammed shut. But the truth is, the ...
When is the best time to plant bulbs in North Texas? Pro gardeners say the ideal planting window is Thanksgiving through ...
Newly planted tulip and crocus bulbs are desirable to squirrels, but they generally leave most other spring flowering bulbs ...
It’s not too late to plant bulbs, and these days you will find them on sale. There are deep discounts on daffodil, tulip and hyacinth bulbs and more.
Things in the garden are slowing down before Christmas, but there are still some fantastic vegetables to plant in December ...
If you admired your neighbor’s tulips and daffodils last spring and wished that you had some of these flowers in your yard, now is the time to plant these hardy bulbs before the ground freezes if you ...
Gardening often is an exercise in thinking ahead. Being able to enjoy flowers, foliage and food from the garden depends on whether you ticked off the requisite list of to-dos in previous seasons. That ...