Starting your garden weeks before outdoor conditions cooperate is one of the biggest advantages of growing from seed. With the right setup, starting seeds indoors grow lights can produce compact, …
One of the easiest ways to struggle with an indoor orchid is to treat it like an ordinary houseplant. For many commonly grown orchids, especially Phalaenopsis, the roots are adapted …
Rooibos seems as though it should be easy to grow. It is a tough, shrubby legume adapted to heat, drought, and relatively poor soil. Yet anyone interested in growing rooibos …
Long before companion planting became a popular gardening term, Indigenous peoples across parts of North America developed sophisticated agricultural systems based on generations of observation and experience. One of the …
Propagating a favorite plant usually begins with a cut. You remove a stem, place it in water or growing medium, and hope it develops roots before dehydration or rot takes …
Marigolds are usually treated as the colorful border around the “real” vegetable garden. But their value can go beyond appearance. When used correctly, companion planting marigolds can add plant diversity, …
Succulents have a reputation for being easy houseplants, but there is one mistake that can quietly damage them before anything looks seriously wrong: too much water. The earliest signs of …
If your Monstera has started producing long brown or greenish roots from its stem, there is usually no reason to worry. These strange-looking growths are monstera aerial roots, a normal …
Spider Mites in Late-Summer Heat: How to Tell It’s Not Just Drought Stress By late summer, a plant with pale, dry-looking leaves seems easy to diagnose: it needs more water. …
Tulips, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, and alliums may feel like fall gardening projects, but waiting until planting season to shop can limit your choices. If you’re wondering when to order spring …