Plant Care & Propagation

Compost Quality for Plants in Unheated Cold Frames

Compost Quality for Plants in Unheated Cold Frames

Learn how compost quality and intended use affect plants in unheated cold frames. Judge maturity and texture, match compost to seedlings, overwintering plants and crops, and choose useful screening, drainage...

Compost Quality for Plants in Unheated Cold Frames

Learn how compost quality and intended use affect plants in unheated cold frames. Judge maturity and texture, match compost to seedlings, overwintering plants and crops, and choose useful screening, drainage...

Choosing the Next Young Fruit Tree: Equipment and Features That Earn Their Place

Choosing the Next Young Fruit Tree: Equipment a...

Practical guide to choosing equipment for young fruit trees, from stakes and guards to watering and training tools, plus how to pick the next tree for a collection.

Choosing the Next Young Fruit Tree: Equipment a...

Practical guide to choosing equipment for young fruit trees, from stakes and guards to watering and training tools, plus how to pick the next tree for a collection.

Seedling Spacing and Airflow for Outdoor Acclimation: Keeping Several Batches Consistent

Seedling Spacing and Airflow for Outdoor Acclim...

Keep outdoor-acclimating seedlings healthy and several hardening-off batches consistent by setting a repeatable spacing and airflow standard, using suitable trays, benches, fans and cold frames, and checking every batch daily.

Seedling Spacing and Airflow for Outdoor Acclim...

Keep outdoor-acclimating seedlings healthy and several hardening-off batches consistent by setting a repeatable spacing and airflow standard, using suitable trays, benches, fans and cold frames, and checking every batch daily.

Testing Soil for Runner Plants: Translating a Spreading Habit into Better Beds and Pots

Testing Soil for Runner Plants: Translating a S...

Learn how to test soil and choose amendments for runner-forming plants like strawberries and spider plants, including sampling across the rooting strip and preparing a surface for plantlets.

Testing Soil for Runner Plants: Translating a S...

Learn how to test soil and choose amendments for runner-forming plants like strawberries and spider plants, including sampling across the rooting strip and preparing a surface for plantlets.

How to Divide Your Indoor Shelf: Arrange Compatible Plant Groups for Health and Display

How to Divide Your Indoor Shelf: Arrange Compat...

Learn how to divide indoor growing shelves into compatible plant groups by growth form, light, and watering needs. Arrange upright canes, rosettes, trailers, and low spreaders with the right containers...

How to Divide Your Indoor Shelf: Arrange Compat...

Learn how to divide indoor growing shelves into compatible plant groups by growth form, light, and watering needs. Arrange upright canes, rosettes, trailers, and low spreaders with the right containers...

Grow Lights for Overwintering Plants: Choosing Coverage and Placement That Works

Grow Lights for Overwintering Plants: Choosing ...

Choose and place grow lights for plants overwintering indoors. Match light coverage to your pots, set hanging height, add a timer, and adjust intensity as plants adapt.

Grow Lights for Overwintering Plants: Choosing ...

Choose and place grow lights for plants overwintering indoors. Match light coverage to your pots, set hanging height, add a timer, and adjust intensity as plants adapt.