Plant Care & Propagation

Scouting Pests in Unheated Cold Frames Before You Choose a Control

Scouting Pests in Unheated Cold Frames Before Y...

Learn how to inspect plants in unheated cold frames for aphids, fungus gnats, slugs and vine weevil, and match the control to the pest's location and life stage.

Scouting Pests in Unheated Cold Frames Before Y...

Learn how to inspect plants in unheated cold frames for aphids, fungus gnats, slugs and vine weevil, and match the control to the pest's location and life stage.

How to Place New Nursery Plants So They Look Good and Stay Easy to Care For

How to Place New Nursery Plants So They Look Go...

Learn how to place newly purchased nursery plants so they look good and stay easy to water, turn, inspect and repot, with practical container and access choices.

How to Place New Nursery Plants So They Look Go...

Learn how to place newly purchased nursery plants so they look good and stay easy to water, turn, inspect and repot, with practical container and access choices.

Pinching Young Fruit Trees: Which Shoots to Tip and Why the Trunk Works Differently

Pinching Young Fruit Trees: Which Shoots to Tip...

Learn how to pinch young fruit trees correctly: clear the trunk, let the leader run, tip only framework laterals, remove water shoots, and match timing to species and rootstock vigor.

Pinching Young Fruit Trees: Which Shoots to Tip...

Learn how to pinch young fruit trees correctly: clear the trunk, let the leader run, tip only framework laterals, remove water shoots, and match timing to species and rootstock vigor.

Rhizome Propagation Containers That Look Good and Work Hard

Rhizome Propagation Containers That Look Good a...

Choose propagation containers for rhizomes by matching width, depth, drainage and material to how rhizomes grow, while keeping a display you enjoy.

Rhizome Propagation Containers That Look Good a...

Choose propagation containers for rhizomes by matching width, depth, drainage and material to how rhizomes grow, while keeping a display you enjoy.

Keep Better Annual Bedding Plant Records to Plan the Next Stage

Keep Better Annual Bedding Plant Records to Pla...

Keep simple records of annual bedding plants: light, watering, transplant dates and flowering, and use them to plan next season's varieties, quantities and supplies.

Keep Better Annual Bedding Plant Records to Pla...

Keep simple records of annual bedding plants: light, watering, transplant dates and flowering, and use them to plan next season's varieties, quantities and supplies.

How Labels Make Epiphytic Orchid Care Easier to Read

How Labels Make Epiphytic Orchid Care Easier to...

Learn how to label epiphytic orchids with identity, setup and dated observation codes so you can read root, leaf and pseudobulb condition and make better care decisions.

How Labels Make Epiphytic Orchid Care Easier to...

Learn how to label epiphytic orchids with identity, setup and dated observation codes so you can read root, leaf and pseudobulb condition and make better care decisions.