Plant Care & Propagation

Help Young Shrubs Recover and Reveal Their True Character

Help Young Shrubs Recover and Reveal Their True...

A practical guide to helping young garden shrubs recover from unsuitable growing conditions, with honest diagnosis, water and drainage fixes, careful pruning and observation of each plant's distinctive habit.

Help Young Shrubs Recover and Reveal Their True...

A practical guide to helping young garden shrubs recover from unsuitable growing conditions, with honest diagnosis, water and drainage fixes, careful pruning and observation of each plant's distinctive habit.

How to Combine Potting Medium Components for Edible Container Plants

How to Combine Potting Medium Components for Ed...

Arrange coir, compost, perlite, and bark into fast, moderate, and moisture-retentive potting blocks for herbs, greens, and fruiting vegetables in containers.

How to Combine Potting Medium Components for Ed...

Arrange coir, compost, perlite, and bark into fast, moderate, and moisture-retentive potting blocks for herbs, greens, and fruiting vegetables in containers.

How to Judge Stored Seeds for Sunny Gardens

How to Judge Stored Seeds for Sunny Gardens

Learn how to run a home germination test on stored seed, interpret what the result can and cannot show, and decide whether to sow thickly or buy fresh seed for...

How to Judge Stored Seeds for Sunny Gardens

Learn how to run a home germination test on stored seed, interpret what the result can and cannot show, and decide whether to sow thickly or buy fresh seed for...

Self-Watering Containers: Matching Plants to a Reservoir System

Self-Watering Containers: Matching Plants to a ...

Learn how self-watering containers work, which plants suit a reservoir system, why related plants behave differently, and how to prepare medium, plant and maintain the setup.

Self-Watering Containers: Matching Plants to a ...

Learn how self-watering containers work, which plants suit a reservoir system, why related plants behave differently, and how to prepare medium, plant and maintain the setup.

Climbing Houseplants and Root Systems: Preventing Root Rot in Potting Mix

Climbing Houseplants and Root Systems: Preventi...

Prevent root rot in climbing houseplants by matching the potting mix and container to their epiphytic root systems. Learn about chunky mediums, drainage, pot choice and monitoring tools.

Climbing Houseplants and Root Systems: Preventi...

Prevent root rot in climbing houseplants by matching the potting mix and container to their epiphytic root systems. Learn about chunky mediums, drainage, pot choice and monitoring tools.

Product-Label Rates vs. Real Conditions in Enclosed Terrariums

Product-Label Rates vs. Real Conditions in Encl...

Learn how enclosed terrarium conditions change watering, fertilizer and light rates from product labels, and which tools help you read and manage a sealed planting.

Product-Label Rates vs. Real Conditions in Encl...

Learn how enclosed terrarium conditions change watering, fertilizer and light rates from product labels, and which tools help you read and manage a sealed planting.