This article about native plants versus exotic ones reminded me about the ongoing discussion of what is best to plant in any environment. Are “native” plants best or most environmentally responsible? What qualifies as a “native” plant? It encompasses the idea of plant diversity and even challenges the idea of what it means to “garden.” […]
Why Thinking about Your Idaho Garden in January Matters
A little planning goes a long way to making your gardening more enjoyable and productive. Obviously, we all want our garden to be enjoyable, but thinking about productivity can cause stress. After all, last year’s garden may still be hanging there limp and dead, reminding us of what didn’t get done, what got eaten by […]
16 Cheap Christmas Gift Ideas for the Gardener in Your Life
Now is a really good time to think about what Christmas gifts to get the gardner in your life. Not only will it be easier to find garden supplies or books to buy this time of year, but your gardener may have a better idea of what he (Let’s just use the grammatically correct gender […]
How to Kill Hundreds of Newly Hatched Baby Spiders with a Sticky Wand
Usually I leave spiders that are outside alone, knowing full well the benefit they are to my gardens. But on this day hundreds of newly hatched baby spiders were forming web masses all over my seedling trays. The baby spiders were thick all over those webs, like an army in waiting. Every time I turned […]
Fun Flowers to Grow From Seed: Cosmos
I grow flowers from seed in my greenhouse for three reasons. I feel a strong urge to grow things in late winter when it is fairly impossible to grow anything of significance outside. I will succumb to fewer impulses buys of flats of flowers if I know I have my own to take care of […]
