by Erin Marissa Russell You may have heard the gardening tip about putting coffee grounds in your garden, but this technique should only be used in a specific situation. Coffee grounds are acidic, and if you put them on plants that like neutral or alkaline soil, they won’t be … [Read more...]
What temperature is the frost point for plants?
QUESTION: What temperature is the frost point for plants? Is it exactly the freezing point of water -- 32 -- or is it higher or lower than that? When should I be worried when I'm looking at my weather app? - Lafina C ANSWER: Different plants have a different tolerance for … [Read more...]
8 Gardening Safety Tips — Don’t Get Hurt!
by Erin Marissa Russell In gardening as with so many other things in life, like they say, “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” It’s easy to see with 20/20 vision what we wish we’d have done differently. So many accidents that happen could be avoided if simple … [Read more...]
12 Top Tips for Growing a Traditional In-Ground Vegetable Garden
By Jennifer Poindexter A traditional "in-the-ground" vegetable garden. Is it a thing of the past? It seems everyone is growing in raised beds or containers nowadays. However, there are still a few of us that till up our plot of land and plant each year. The benefit to … [Read more...]
How do you tell if a plant is dormant or dead?
QUESTION: How do you tell if a plant is dormant or dead? We had a hard freeze and a lot of our shrubs look dead, but I don't want to replace them if I don't have to. Roger E ANSWER: There are two different types of dormancy. Predictive dormancy, which is usually triggered by … [Read more...]
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